Martha Iserman
Belgrave Heights
Summary
Watercolor artist and science illustrator based in the Dandenong Ranges, Australia. With a background in biological illustration, I merge natural history and folklore through detailed, research-based works. My paintings reinterpret the systems of observation that shape our understanding of nature, blending scientific precision with imaginative storytelling.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Science Illustrator
TCI Education
09.2014 - 12.2016
Illustrator and designer of two life sciences textbooks for grades 6-12
Science Illustrator
Smithsonian Institution and Field Museum
08.2011 - 02.2012
- Illustrator the entomology department on a beetle research project
Science Illustrator
The Field Museum
03.2011 - 02.2012
- Illustrator for the invertebrate zoology department working on mollusk gill structure research
Education
Graduate Certificate - Scientific Illustration
California State University
Monterey Bay12-2011
Bachelors of Fine Arts - Fine Art
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis MN06-2006
Solo Exhibitions
- Flora Fauna and Folklore- Memo Art Center Healesville VIC 2025
- Microforest- The Arts Lounge Wyreena VIC 2024; Mushroom Forest- Cardinia Cultural Center AU 2023
- Retrospective-The Old Auction House Kyneton VIC 2023
- Petals and Wings- Melbourne, VIC 2021
- Entropy and Evolution- Hopkins Center for the Arts- Hopkins, MN 2010
- Aquatics-Aquarium Gallery- Duluth, MN 2010
Group Exhibitions
- Drawn From Nature- Burrinja Cultural Centre Upwey VIC 2024
- Art of Nature- Cube Gallery Frankston VIC 2024
- Antipodes- Beinart Gallery Melbourne VIC 2024-2026
- Ongoing Representation -Talley Gallery Hobart TZ 2022
- Camberwell Art Show- Hawthorn VIC 2023
- Dandenong Ranges Open Studios- Belgrave Heights 2022-2026
Teaching & Workshops
- 2024–2025 — Nature Journaling Workshops (Tall Trees Studio, Olinda; Healesville; Kyneton)
- 2015–2020 — Instructor, Science Illustration and Field Sketching Seminars (U.S. Museums and Research Institutions)
Selected Clients
- The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
- VICE Magazine
- The Field Museum of Natural History
- Nautilus Magazine
- The University of Minnesota Cancer Research Center
- The Science Museum of Minnesota
Timeline
Science Illustrator
TCI Education
09.2014 - 12.2016
Science Illustrator
Smithsonian Institution and Field Museum
08.2011 - 02.2012
Science Illustrator
The Field Museum
03.2011 - 02.2012
Graduate Certificate - Scientific Illustration
California State University
Bachelors of Fine Arts - Fine Art
University of Minnesota