About the Author
As an artist, educator, and author, Zebith S. Thalden honors an array of biological treasures. She shares her fascination of the numerous species on our planet: living, extinct, undiscovered, and those yet to evolve. Combining art and ecology, her work celebrates biological diversity and the interconnectivity between humans and other species. Her teaching style is supportive, thoughtful, and tailored to individual artistic advancement. She encourages direct engagement with the natural world, courageous creativity, ecological stewardship, and connection through shared wonderment. She devotes her career to instruction, creative work, public speaking, and interdisciplinary collaborations. She received a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA, focused on painting and entomology, from Goddard College. She has studied the Coleoptera Collection at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City as well as other state and university specimen collections. Her artwork has been featured in both solo and group exhibitions in galleries, cultural centers, and art museums throughout the United States and abroad.
