| Mara G. Haseltine | |
|---|---|
 Mara G. Haseltine inside her Sculpture SARS Inhibited Biopolis in Singapore, 2006 | |
| Born | February 22, 1971 Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Oberlin College San Francisco Art Institute |
| Notable work | Waltz of the Polypeptides, SARS inhibited, Homologous Hope, Transcriptease |
| Movement | Sci-Art, Geotherapy, Environmental Art |
| Awards | Scholarship Aspen Institute Leadership Program, 2012 Explorers, FLAG No. 75, 2011 Artist in Residency Imagine Science Films, 2012 Artist in Residency at Trinity College Dublin for Microscopy, 2011 |
| Website | http://www.calamara.com |
Mara Gercik Haseltine (born 22 February 1971) is an American artist and environmental activist who has shown and worked internationally. She collaborates with scientists and engineers to create her work, which focuses on the link between human's shared cultural and biological evolution.
Early life and family
Her father is an American geneticist Dr. William A. Haseltine, a professor of biochemistry at Harvard University.
Career
Haseltine has worked internationally and collaborated with scientists and engineers to focus on the link between human's shared cultural and biological evolution.
Artist
Haseltine worked for feminist French-American artist Niki de Saint Phalle and created mosaics in Normandy and France. She has built the 'Waltz of the Polypeptides,' 'SARS Inhibited.'
Environmental activist
She is the Art Director of Geotherapy Art Institute Associates.
Recognition
Haseltine has featured in the film 'Invisible Ocean: Plankton & Plastic' to reveal a microscopic threat found beneath the ocean. She has been featured in the book 'Confronting Morality with Science and Art,' written by Pascale Pollier-Green.
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References
- ^ "From father to daughter". The Scientist Magazine®. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "Proteic grace". Protein Spotlight. 18 December 2006. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ "Our October Issue is Out!". SCIART MAGAZINE. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ Schmidt, Benjamin (2014-11-27). "Mara G. Haseltine Presents Her 'Portrait of Our Oceans in Peril' Exhibition". The Source. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- "Invisible Ocean: Plankton & Plastic". Wild & Scenic Film Festival. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
- Pollier-Green, Pascale (2007). Confronting Mortality with Art and Science: Scientific and Artistic Impressions on what the Certainty of Death Says about Life. Asp / Vubpress / Upa. ISBN 978-90-5487-443-0.