EDUCATION

M.F.A. Studio Art, 2013.

University of Arizona. Tucson, Arizona.
Thesis: Symbionce.
Chair: Ellen McMahon

B.F.A. Studio Art, 2010.

University of Arizona. Tucson, Arizona.
Illustration Emphasis.
Magna Cum Laude.

AWARDS

• First Place in Nature Drawing, Festival Internacional de Imagem de Natureza (FIIN), Vila Real, Portugal, 2023.

• Second Place in Science Illustration, Festival Internacional de Imagem de Natureza (FIIN), Vila Real, Portugal, 2023.

• Second Place, Arizona AIGA’s Best of AZ 2022 exhibition, 2022.

  ↳ Work was on display in the Phoenix Art Museum during Phoenix Design Week, held by the Arizona chapter of the AIGA (American Institute for Graphic Arts). Attendees at the large weekend conference voted for their favorite works on display.

• Manifest Grand Jury Prize Finalist, Manifest Creative Research Gallery & Drawing Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2020.

  ↳ Finalists’ works had scored the highest in their respective exhibitions held from 2019–2020 (season 16). Long’s piece was one of 53 finalists, which were chosen by jury from 420 pieces that had been selected for exhibition, out of 9,500 international entries across the season.

• First Place in Science Illustration category, Festival Internacional de Imagem de Natureza (FIIN), Vila Real, Portugal, 2018.

• Second Place in Nature Drawing category, Festival Internacional de Imagem de Natureza (FIIN), Vila Real, Portugal, 2018.

• Critic's Choice Winner for Best Imagery, EDDY Awards, Edible Communities, 2015.

• Honorable Mention, Art of Our Century Juried Exhibition, Utah, 2014.

• Finalist, Adobe Design Achievement Awards, 2013:

  ↳ From a total of 3,752 submissions worldwide, Long was 1 of 3 finalists in Illustration, the second largest of 10 categories, with 715 submissions. Finalists from around the globe were flown by Adobe and the International Council of Communication Design to NYC for awards, design studio tours, and the Create Now World Tour tradeshow.

• Gold and silver medals, The 37th Annual VisCom Juried Exhibition, 2013.

• Best in Show, The 36th Annual VisCom Juried Exhibition, 2012.

• Fine Arts Graduate Tuition Scholarship, University of Arizona, 2012.

• Fine Arts Grad College Fellowship, University of Arizona, 2012.

• Edward Francis Dunn Scholarship, University of Arizona, 2011.

• Fine Arts Graduate Tuition Scholarship, University of Arizona, 2011.

• Misto-Ertz Art and Art Education Scholarship, University of Arizona, 2010.

• Fine Arts Graduate Tuition Scholarship, University of Arizona, 2010.

• Outstanding Visual Communication Senior Award, University of Arizona, 2010.

• Gold and silver medals, The 35th Annual VisCom Juried Exhibition, 2011.

• Silver medal, The 34th Annual VisCom Juried Exhibition, 2010.

PUBLICATIONS

• INDA 15 (juried, international exhibition-in-print of contemporary drawing), vol. 15. Cincinnati: Manifest Press, 2022.

  ↳ This juried project received 1386 submissions from 335 artists from 44 states, Washington D.C., and 21 countries. The publication includes 132 works by 80 artists from 30 states and 8 countries including Australia, Canada, England, India, Italy, The Netherlands, Taiwan, and the United States.

• Vila Real | O Destino da Biodiversidade (exhibition-in-print of photography from Festival Internacional de Imagem de Natureza). Municipality of Vila Real, Portugal, 2019.

• INDA 12 (juried, international exhibition-in-print of contemporary drawing), vol. 12. Cincinnati: Manifest Press, 2018.

  ↳ The juried project received 1540 submissions from 476 artists from 42 states, one U.S. territory, and 28 countries. The publication includes 120 works by 76 artists from 20 states and 11 countries, including Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, Northern Ireland, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, and the United States.

• Hofer, Charles. “The Night Shift.” Edible Baja Arizona Magazine, July/Aug 2016.

• Kimble, Megan. “Ark of Taste.” Edible Santa Fe Magazine, April/May 2016. 

• Edible Baja Arizona Magazine [cover], May/June 2015.

• University of Arizona Alumni Magazine [cover and half pages], Spring 2015.

• Sagarin, Rafe. The Desert Sea at Biosphere 2: A Vision Portfolio.Tucson: University of Arizona College of Science, 2015.

• Kimble, Megan. “Ark of Taste.” Edible Baja Arizona Magazine, Jan/Feb 2015.

• Soto, William, and Michele K. Nishiguchi. “Microbial Experimental Evolution as a Novel Research Approach in the Vibrionaceae and Squid-Vibrio Symbiosis.” Frontiers in Microbiology 5 (2014): 4. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00593.

• Nabhan, Gary Paul. “Honey, Don’t Forget the Pollinators: The Pivotal Role of Baja Arizona Foodscapes in Bee and Butterfly Recovery.” Edible Baja Arizona Magazine, Sept/Oct 2014.

• Hernandez, Gwendoline. “This Sopita is Haunted.” Edible Baja Arizona Magazine, May/June 2014.

• Edible Baja Arizona Magazine, [cover and inside spot], Jan/Feb 2014. 

• Nabhan, Gary Paul. “Nomadic Nurseries, Guerrilla Grafters, and SNAP Seed Sowers.” Edible Baja Arizona Magazine, Nov/Dec 2013.

• Baker, Dave. “Death by the Sea.” Zombies Vs. Cheerleaders #2, Chicago: Moonstone Books, 2013.

• McMahon, Ellen, Ander Monson, and Beth Weinstein, eds. GROUND|WATER: The Art, Design and Science of a Dry River. Tucson: Confluencenter for Creative Inquiry, 2012.

• Persona: The University of Arizona Magazine of Art and Literature, COVER, vol. 32. Tucson: University of Arizona Poetry Center, 2010.

• Garrison, Lane, and Sasha Meschkow, eds. Persona: The University of Arizona Magazine of Art and Literature, vol. 31. Tucson: University of Arizona Poetry Center, 2009.

INSTALLATIONS & COLLECTIONS

• Undersea Discovery exhibit. Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium, Tucson. Permanent display: 2023–present.

• Wild World of Bugs exhibit. Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium, Tucson. 2021–present.

• Sharks: Magnificent and Misunderstood exhibit. Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium, Tucson. Permanent display: 2019–present.

• The Critical Zone exhibit. Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium, Tucson. 2016–2021.

• University of Arizona Insect Collection (UAIC). Illustrations on display among 2 million insect specimens. Permanent display: 2016–present.

• Biters, Hiders, Stinkers & Stingers: Toxicity and Other Amazing Adaptations exhibit. Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium, Tucson. 2012–2014.

EXHIBITIONS

• Festival Internacional de Imagem de Natureza (FIIN), Vila Real, Portugal. 2023.

• Best of AZ 2023 (exhibition during AIGA Arizona’s Phoenix Design Week). Virtual. 2023.

• GNSI Annual Juried Exhibition (Guild of Natural Science Illustrators). International. Virtual. 2023.

• Best of AZ 2022 (exhibition during AIGA Arizona’s Phoenix Design Week), Phoenix Art Museum. Phoenix, AZ. 2022.

• GNSI Annual Juried Exhibition (Guild of Natural Science Illustrators). International. Virtual. 2022.

• DRAWN: 9th Annual International Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing, Manifest Creative Research Gallery & Drawing Center. Cincinnati, OH. 2022.

  ↳ Jury selected 25 works by 18 artists out of 616 entries submitted from around the world.

• GNSI Annual Juried Exhibition (Guild of Natural Science Illustrators). International. Virtual. 2021.

• GNSI Annual Juried Exhibition (Guild of Natural Science Illustrators). International. Virtual. 2020.

• GNSI and AIMBI Juried Exhibition (Guild of Natural Science Illustrators; Australian Institute of Medical and Biological Illustration), Queensland Museum and Science Center theater and foyer. Brisbane, Australia. International. 2019.

• DRAWN: 6th Annual International Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing, Manifest Creative Research Gallery & Drawing Center. Cincinnati, OH. 2019.

  ↳ Jury selected 43 works by 33 artists out of 542 entries submitted from around the world.

• Festival Internacional de Imagem de Natureza (FIIN), Vila Real, Portugal. 2019.

• Bug-Insectum. Manifest Creative Research Gallery & Drawing Center. Cincinnati, OH. 2019.

• Festival Internacional de Imagem de Natureza (FIIN), Vila Real, Portugal. 2018.

• Food Ink (presented by Edible Baja Arizona magazine), Café Passé. Tucson, AZ. 2017.

• DRAWN: 4th Annual International Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing, Manifest Creative Research Gallery & Drawing Center. Cincinnati, OH. 2017.

  ↳ Jury selected 43 works by 33 artists out of 913 entries submitted from around the world.

• Symbiosis: an Exhibition of Biological Art, University of Arizona School of Mind, Brain, and Behavior. Tucson, AZ. 2016.

• [SOLO] Groundward, Genius Loci Foundation riparian preserve. Tucson, AZ. 2016.

• Weird Wildlife, International Wildlife Museum. Tucson, AZ. 2015.

• Symbiosis: an Exhibition of Biological Art, University of Arizona School of Mind, Brain, and Behavior. Tucson, AZ. 2015.

• The Birds and the Bees, Nave Gallery Annex. Somerville, MA. 2015.

• Art of Our Century, Woodbury Art Museum. Orem, UT. 2014.

• Faculty Show, Joseph Gross Gallery. Tucson, AZ. 2014.

• Perdiendo Terreno / Círculos Desvaneciendo (Losing Ground / Vanishing Circles), Las Musas Museo de Arte de Sonora. Hermosillo, Mexico. 2013.

• The 2013 Adobe Design Achievements Awards, Affinia Hotel. Manhattan, NY. 2013.

• The 2013 Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, University of Arizona Museum of Art. Tucson, AZ. 2013.

• The 37th Annual VisCom Juried Exhibition, Lionel Rombach Gallery. Tucson, AZ. 2013.

• The 36th Annual VisCom Juried Exhibition, Lionel Rombach Gallery. Tucson, AZ. 2012.

• The Chautauqua National: Living With Others, Giles Gallery. Richmond, KY. 2012.

• AHGSA Auction, Fluxx Studio & Gallery. Tucson, AZ. 2011.

• Peripheral Histories, Book Stop Inc. Tucson, AZ. 2011.

• Press Print, Lionel Rombach Gallery. Tucson, AZ. 2011.

• Something Interdisciplinary Maybe, University of Arizona Graduate Gallery. Tucson, AZ. 2011.

• The 35th Annual VisCom Juried Exhibition, Lionel Rombach Gallery. Tucson, AZ. 2011.

• MFA Show, University of Arizona Graduate Gallery. Tucson, AZ. 2011.

• The 34th Annual VisCom Juried Exhibition, Lionel Rombach Gallery. Tucson, AZ. 2010.

• First Year Invitational MFA Exhibition, University of Arizona Graduate Gallery. Tucson, AZ. 2010.

• JuiceBox, Lulubell Toy Bodega. Tucson, AZ. 2010.

• [SOLO] Illuminations, Caffè Lucé. Tucson, AZ. 2010.

• BFA Exhibition, University of Arizona Union Gallery. Tucson, AZ. 2010.

• The 33rd Annual VisCom Juried Exhibition, Lionel Rombach Gallery. Tucson, AZ. 2009.

• Fragments and Repositories, Lionel Rombach Gallery. Tucson, AZ. 2009.

• [SOLO] Shadowbox, University of Arizona Student Union. Tucson, AZ. 2008.

• 2D Exhibition, Lionel Rombach Gallery. Tucson, AZ. 2008.

EMPLOYMENT

Associate Teaching Professor of Visual Communication. Northern Arizona University.
Flagstaff, AZ. (2017 – Present)

• Classes taught: Intro to Digital Graphics (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign); Graphic Design I, Graphic Design II, Graphic Design IV; Typography II; Photoshop Techniques; Digital Illustration, Advanced Illustration, Drawing for Design, Senior Capstone. 

• Build curricula. Prepare lectures, material and software demonstrations, and assignments. Build online course pages and rubrics in Blackboard Learn interface for assignment submission and grading. Guide and evaluate student work individually, lead group critiques. Manage teaching assistants in sections containing 40 students or more.

• Coursework generally assesses understanding of composition, color theory, and the creative workflow (brainstorms, sketches, roughs, comprehensives, critiques, final). Topics include image/typography integration, logo design, infographics, combined media illustration, prototyping for interactive design.

• Highlight student achievements by regularly displaying top student projects for exhibition in the School of Communication gallery.

• Class sizes: 18–130 students.

• Manage, upgrade, and maintain the VC Print Lab, a well-equipped printing lab and collaborative workspace for Visual Communication students. Aside from the computer stations, we have drawing tablets, scanners, trimming stations, Cricut vinyl cutters, light tables, a laser printer, and two inkjet printers: Epson P6000 (24”) and Epson P9570 (44”).

Freelance Illustrator and Designer.
Tucson and Flagstaff, AZ. (2010 – Present)

• Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium. Tucson, AZ. (2012 – 2024).

• Feral Ecologies Lab. Rotterdam, the Netherlands. (2023).

• Soil Food Web School. International. (2022).

• Caffè Lucé Coffee Roasting Company. Tucson, AZ. (2007, 2010, 2016).

• Edible Baja Arizona magazine. Tucson, AZ. (2013 – 2016).

• Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. Tucson, AZ. (2010, 2015).

• Arizona Alumni Magazine. Tucson, AZ. (2015).

• Oceans, Forests, Streams Aquaculture. Tucson, AZ. (2014 – 2015).

• Patagonia Orchards. Rio Rico, AZ. (2014).

• Biosphere 2. Oracle, AZ. (2014).

• Rillito River Project. Tucson, AZ. (2011 – 2012).

Adjunct Instructor. Pima Community College.
Tucson, AZ. (2015 – 2017)

• Taught two Basic Design (2D and 3D art foundations) classes per semester.

• Prepared lesson plans and syllabi. Taught students to identify and interpret creative problems using principles and elements of design via lectures, slideshows, and projects. Guided student work individually, led group critiques, evaluated work, graded projects.

• Coursework assessed understanding of composition, basic drawing, basic painting, color theory, collage, and sculptural materials.

• Class size: 24–25 students of all ages, from a wide range of majors and backgrounds.

Adjunct Instructor. University of Arizona College of Fine Art.
Tucson, AZ. (2013 – 2014)

• Taught Senior/Graduate Illustration, Figure Illustration, and Illustration Studio 1 in Visual Communication department.

• Prepared lesson plans and syllabi, lectured, demonstrated traditional and digital media, prepared slideshows, guided student projects individually, mentored, led group critiques, evaluated students’ work, and graded projects.

• Created curriculum which incorporated contemporary artists, trends, and techniques.

• Connected students with real-world client (Native Seeds SEARCH of Tucson, AZ) upon creation of “Seed Diaries” project. Students illustrated the cultural significance of native plants for this nonprofit organization that conserves, promotes, and distributes seeds native to the Sonoran region. The plants' rich stories and histories were made accessible through exhibition and printed media. Work was selected for display at the Seed Conservation Center and for traveling exhibition.

• Served on exit interview committee for seniors graduating from Visual Communication area.

• Class size: 18–23 students.

Instructor of Record. University of Arizona College of Fine Art.
Tucson, AZ. (2011 – 2013)

• Taught Illustration Studio 1 in the Visual Communication department and Introductory Painting in the Foundations department.

• Prepared lesson plans and syllabi, lectured, demonstrated traditional and digital media, prepared slideshows, guided student projects individually, mentored, led group critiques, evaluated students’ work, and graded projects.

• Created curriculum which incorporated contemporary artists, trends, and techniques.

• Painting class included students from non-art backgrounds, so I made the material accessible and relevant to their needs.

• Class size: 11–22 students.

Digital Print Lab Technician. University of Arizona College of Fine Art.
Tucson, AZ. (2011)

• Processed student and faculty digital files to be printed on array of Epson large-format inkjet printers.

• Offered demonstrations and answered questions regarding printing, scanning, and image manipulation.

• Cropped, resized, profiled, and adjusted files with Adobe Photoshop and ImagePrint RIP software.

• Color-calibrated monitors and projectors.

• Loaded rolls of archival papers, loaded inks, performed printer maintenance/troubleshooting, handled fine art prints, and charged customers’ accounts.

Model Coordinator. University of Arizona College of Fine Art.
Tucson, AZ. (2011)

• Contacted instructors and models to organize and schedule modeling sessions for all levels of figure drawing and figure painting courses.

Teaching Assistant. University of Arizona College of Fine Art.
Tucson, AZ. (2010 – 2011)

• Learned teaching techniques from observing two professors and their students in Video/Sound Art and Illustration Studio 1 courses.

• Created and assigned my own project, worked with students individually, and led project critique.

• Class size: 16–18 students.

Illustration Intern. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department.
Tucson, AZ. (2010)

• Illustrated anatomy of three Porcelain Crab species in Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mexico during internship with Dr. Katrina Mangin (University of Arizona Marine Biology).

• Conducted research in tide pools during stay at CEDO (Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts & Oceans).

Photographic Retouch/Repair Artist. U-Photo Digital Imaging Lab.
Beltsville, MD. (2007)

• Digitally repaired, retouched, and reconstructed photographs, both new and old.

• Digitally captured thousands of photographs from albums before cropping and setting color balance.

• Wrote invoices, offered customer service, and handled money at register.

ARTIST LECTURES & PRESENTATIONS

• Out of Sight, Out of Mind. My work and process as they relate to principles of science illustration including: clarity, condensation, emphasizing, opening inaccessible spaces, humanity and approachability, time compression, choosing variables, and the cutaway view. EcoInformatics Seminar (Environmental and Ecological Informatics PhD students), Northern Arizona University: 2024.

• Out of Sight, Out of Mind. School of Communication Colloquium Series, Northern Arizona University: 2023.

• Out of Sight, Out of Mind. SciTalks at the Flagstaff Festival of Science, Coconino Center for the Arts theater (published here on YouTube), Flagstaff, AZ: 2023.

• Breakout speaker at the AIGA Phoenix Design Week conference (Arizona chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts). Invited to give a forty-minute presentation on my biological illustration and process. Phoenix Art Museum: 2022.

• On the Tip of a Pencil: Biological Illustration of NearsightGraphite. One of six one-hour guest lectures in the 2022 Summer Seminar Series, presented by the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Northern Arizona University: 2022.

• Common Ground #16: Exhibiting Artists Panel Talk. Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, Cincinnati, OH: 2022.

• Guest lecture on freelance illustration and self-marketing to student AIGA chapters of Northern Arizona University and Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University and online: 2022.

• Guest lectures on freelance illustration and self-marketing for senior visual communication students, Northern Arizona University School of Communication: 2018 – Present.

• Guest lectures on natural science illustration for art students at the Northern Arizona University: 2018–present.

• Guest lectures on freelance art and digitally integrated illustration techniques for junior/senior visual communication students at the University of Arizona School of Art: 2013–2017.

• Buchmann, Stephen. “Plants and Pollinators with Dr. Stephen Buchmann.” Illustration used in seminar for the Wildlife Habitat Council, online: 2015.

• Sagarin, Rafe. “Managing Conflict in a World Adrift.” Illustration used in keynote for panel discussion with the United States Institute of Peace, Washington, DC: 2015.

• Art & Environment Network Luncheon, Institute of the Environment, Tucson, AZ: 2015.

• Infuse art and creative writing showcase, La Cocina, Tucson, AZ: 2012.

• Sweetwater Wetland Journal, Water Resources Research Center, Tucson, AZ: 2011.

• Sweetwater Wetland Journal, Institute of the Environment, Tucson Festival of Books, Tucson, AZ: 2011.

WORK-RELATED TRAINING

• Marine Science Watercolor course at California State University Monterey Bay under Amadeo Bachar: Summer 2016.

• Self-taught and proficient in Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator: 2008 – Present.

• Trained in 3D modeling in Autodesk Maya and Fused Deposition Modeling (3D-Printing): 2013.

• Trained to use wood shop, metal shop, and foundry equipment including wood saws and drills, TIG welder, and sandblaster, in conjunction with school projects and extra-curricular shop-monitoring: 2010 – 2013.

• Trained to use and maintain large-format Epson inkjet printers and scanners, ImagePrint RIP software, and color-calibration tools: 2011.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

• GNSI (Guild of Natural Science Illustrators), an association of individuals who communicate science visually and clarify scientific ideas. 2018–Present.

RELATED EXPERIENCE

• Advanced amateur aquarist, small coral and invertebrate reef system: 2015–present.

• Primarily self-taught photographer, specializing in natural subjects and macro-photography.

• Travel in Spain and Portugal, visiting art museums/galleries, natural history museums, and aquariums: Summer 2019.

• Artist Residency at Genius Loci Foundation, Oracle, AZ: Summer 2015.

• Travel in Germany, Italy, Austria, France, Monaco, and Washington DC, visiting art museums/galleries, natural history museums, and aquariums: Summer 2014.

• Began “Seed Diaries” collaboration between my illustration students and Native Seeds SEARCH, Tucson, AZ: 2013.

• Guest artist in comic book anthology by Moonstone Books: 2013.

• Art director and cover artist, Persona: The University of Arizona Magazine of Art and Literature, Issue 32: 2010.

• Travel in Austria after study abroad in Italy: Summer 2009.