Hello! My name is Jill Pelto
I am an Artist and a Science Communicator.
My work focuses on communicating human-environment connections. I incorporate scientific data directly into my paintings to engage broad audiences using climate and conservation graphs. I’m passionate about outreach and collaboration, and I work with students and adults around the country in creating their own data-art. I’m also the Art Director of the North Cascade Glacier Climate Project, which I co-lead with my dad, Science Director Dr. Mauri Pelto.
I am 33 and currently based in Bellingham, Washington. I grew up in Massachusetts, lived in Maine for a decade, and New Mexico briefly.
I completed a Masters of Science in August 2018, which focused on studying the sensitivity of the Antarctic Ice Sheet to changes in our Earth-Climate system. I underwent this degree at the University of Maine, where I also completed B.A. degrees in Studio Art and Earth Science. I have conducted research on the mountain glaciers of Washington and British Columbia, in the Dry Valleys and Transantarctic Mountains of Antarctica, in the Falkland Islands, and in New Zealand.
Photo by Claire Giordano
