Christopher P. Sloan

Christopher P. Sloan (born September 28, 1954) is an [https://christopherpsloan.com artist], science communicator, art director, author, and avocational paleontologist. He describes himself as a conceptual realist and is an advocate for [http://art-for-our-sake.com/ Art for Our Sake], a term he uses to distinguish art with a purpose from art for art's sake. He teaches modern approaches to science art, animal anatomy, and information visualization online for the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, and the [https://www.mica.edu/ Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)]. Sloan is a four-time award-winning author of children's books written for the National Geographic Society. Sloan started a science media and exhibitions company, [http://www.sciencevisualization.com Science Visualization] , in 2010. He closed the company in 2021 to pursue his art interests. He served as executive director of the [https://www.alleganyartscouncil.org/ Allegany Arts Council] in Cumberland, Maryland from 2014 to 2018. He was appointed to the [https://msac.org/ Maryland State Arts Council] by Maryland Governor Larry Hogan in 2021. Provided by Wikipedia