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Christi Abraham

Also known as AnneChristi, an artist from Trinidad and Tobago living in Mississauga, Ontario. Christi uses traditional and digital media to create beautiful nature illustrations, and fine art for clients.

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Rachel Balderson

Based in Ottawa, Ontario, I create drawings and paintings inspired by nature and wildlife using graphite, watercolours, and digital media. I aim to communicate information about the natural world visually, to promote conservation and public awareness of natural landscapes.

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Kaleigh Bulford

Kaleigh holds a Bachelor of Applied Arts Illustration from Sheridan College. She loves illustrating the natural world, with an emphasis on fauna and works in a mixture of digital and traditional media.

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Catherine Cheung

With an MA in scientific illustration and BSc in biomedical sciences, Catherine is dedicated to spreading comprehensive scientific/medical ideas and closing the gap between art and science. She enjoys combining both traditional and digital techniques.

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Emily Damstra

Distinctive natural science illustrations for publications, interpretive signs, websites, and more.

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Karen Logan

Karen Logan has a background in mechanical drafting and technical illustration that influences her fine detail paintings and drawings. Over the years she has experimented with various media including charcoal, graphite, chalk pastels, watercolour, Chinese Brush Painting, acrylic and coloured pencil.

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Audrey Manuel

Audrey Manuel studied science and art at the University of Toronto for 7 years, leading to a career that has helped shape current teaching and outreach material. Audrey is known for designing figures and diagrams, painting beautiful paleoart, and creating multi-use vector graphics.

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Lillian Pasqua

A multidisciplinary artist with a background in fine arts and in interest in botany and natural science illustration.

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Dino Pulerà

Dino Pulerà is a Certified Medical Illustrator with over 20 years of experience depicting science, medicine and nature with a special interests in paleontology and animal anatomy.

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Ann Sanderson

Ann Sanderson has a degree in Zoology/Biology from the University of Toronto and she attended the University of California Science Illustration Program. Her fascination with nature and science includes a particular interest in bees and pollinators as well as Canada’s native species.

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Alisa Singh

Alisa Singh is an illustrator with a deep interest in the weird and wonderful natural world, especially unusual sea creatures. She approaches her work with research, careful observation, and creativity.

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Greer Stothers

Greer Stothers is an illustrator with a background in evolutionary biology. They have a deep interest in depicting extinct animals, and often use traditionally printed risographs as a medium.

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Alan Watson

My passion for nature began when I received my first bird guide as a 7 year old and grew into a career as a biologist, naturalist and world-wide nature tour guide. I have discovered that painting birds, other wildlife and landscapes with watercolour is a meaningful way to share my deep appreciation of our natural world. I live and paint in Ancaster ON.

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David Wysotski

For nearly three decades, David Wysotski has combined his two loves of art and nature into a successful career painting all forms of life. Educated in both Fine Art and Illustration, his style varies from painterly interpretations to accurate realism. David illustrates with both digital and traditional media.

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Kirk Zimmerman

Kirk Zimmerman is a technical and scientific illustrator with a degree in illustration from Sheridan. He likes to work in both traditional and digital media, is detail oriented and enjoys combining learning with illustration.

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Welcome to the Southern Ontario Nature & Science Illustrators!

We are a regional organization of illustrators whose works focus on science and nature. We meet every month or two throughout the year, primarily in locations between Kitchener and Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Anyone with a genuine interest in nature and science illustration is welcome to join. Keep watching this site for:

news of our members
how to become a member
illustrator interviews
tips and techniques
stunning artwork, vivid photography and lucid illustrations about the world around us.

If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment, or contact us at sonsigroup [at] gmail [dot] com.

Our artists run the gamut from seasoned professionals to excited amateurs. If you see any images you like, be sure to contact the individual illustrator regarding use, even if it’s just a re-post online. Everything you see here is copyright © to the original artists, (and we have trained bombardier-beetles for dealing with violators -grr). Or why not commission an illustration of your own? 😉

Be sure to check out our Statement of Goals, as well as our Joining SONSI page.