Biography

Katie Chenard is an artist and scientist living in Tucson, Arizona, whose art is rooted in a lifelong fascination with natural history.

Katie earned a PhD in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology from the University of Arizona and now works as a postdoctoral research fellow in avian neuroscience. Since her first formal art classes at the University of Maine, Chenard has spent her painting career closely observing animal form and behavior.

Her passion for art is integrated with her scientific work; teaching animal illustration classes at local Tucson schools, and painting custom commissions of wildlife and landscapes, along with scientific illustrations for research publications. Her artwork was featured as the logo of the American Ornithological Society’s conference in 2018 as well as magazine illustrations and t-shirt designs.