MEGAN E. B. FOLDENAUER is an artist, medical/scientific illustrator, and anatomist based out of Ypsilanti/Ann Arbor, Michigan.  They have several degrees and certifications:

  • Bachelor of Fine Arts - The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

  • Bachelor of Science - Eastern Michigan University

  • Master of Arts - The Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Dept. of Art as Applied to Medicine

  • Doctor of Philosophy - Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Dept. of Anatomy & Cell Biology

THEIR WORK IS HIGHLY REPRESENTATIONAL AND DIVIDED BETWEEN:

  • the scientific/medical topics illustrated for clients

  • the drawings & paintings of everyday (and often overlooked) small objects

  • large-format carbon dust portraiture, especially depictions of the human eye

THEY INTERNED WITH:

  • The Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL

  • The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

THEIR WORK HAS APPEARED IN:

  • A TEDx talk about the intersection of art and science. (Photos)

  • Biomedical journals:

    • Science (Translational Medicine), Journal of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgical Focus, Neurosurgical Pediatrics, Pediatric Radiology, Journal of Immunology, IVOS, Journal of the American Association of Lab Animal Science, Zoologica Scripta

  • Educational volumes published by:

    • Thieme, University Press, Elsevier, Wolters Kluwer Health, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Pearson Education, Academic Press, ACOG

    • University of Michigan, Johns Hopkins Hospital, University of Connecticut, University of Bergen (Norway)

  • Popular media:

  • Exhibitions & Fairs:

    • ArtPrize @ The B.O.B., Grand Rapids, MI

    • The 2017 Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, The Original in Ann Arbor, MI

    • Watercolor Exhibition Winner @ Fusion Art, online

    • Figures & Faces - Exhibition Finalist @ Fusion Art, online

    • ArtPrize @ The Women's City Club, Grand Rapids, MI (a Top 25 finalist in the public time-based category!)

    • Black & White Exhibition @ Riverside Art Center, Ypsilanti, MI

    • Light & Shadow @ Fusion Art, online

    • The 2016 Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, The Original in Ann Arbor, MI (a juried art fair)

    • A Bout Face @ MICA, Lansing, MI - 1st Solo Exhibition! (see a virtual tour here)

    • ArtPrize @ The B.O.B., Grand Rapids, MI

    • Face It @ OnSite:Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY

    • Toys, Toys, Toys @ The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH

    • Silver Medal Exhibition @ The Scarab Club, Detroit, MI

    • ArtPrize @ The Mitten Brewing Company, Grand Rapids, MI

    • Derwent Pencil Art Prize Competition in London, UK

    • Women's Work (Portraits of 12 Scientific Illustrators from the 17th to 21st Century) @ Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering & Technology, Kansas City, MO

    • Bugs, Blooms & Beasts @ The Scarab Club, Detroit, MI

    • STILLEVEN @ The Carlson Tower Gallery, Chicago, IL

    • Mighty Minis @ Ian Sherwin Gallery, Chicago, IL (news item here)

    • Wings & Things @ The Laporte County Symphony Center, Laporte, IN

    • Noteworthy @ The Laporte County Symphony Center, Laporte, IN

    • La Petite XIII @ The Alder Gallery, Eugene, OR

    • Thalmus (two-person exhibition) in Three Oaks, MI & Michigan City, IN

THEY ALSO LOVE TO TEACH:

  • Workshops about scientific illustration:

    • Drawing Science @ Belleville Public Library (kid's program)

    • Illustrating Science: From Anatomy to Zoology @ The Ann Arbor District Library

    • From Max to Macs (a retrospective of medical illustration) @ The Taubman Health Sciences Library, The University of Michigan

    • The Biomedical Illustration Graduate Student Experience @ The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

  • Courses in anatomy & physiology:

    • Supplemental Instructor - Eastern Michigan University

    • Visiting Instructor - Purdue University North Central

THEIR RESEARCH HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS:

AND, THEY LOVE TO VOLUNTEER TIME AS: