Thinking Made Visible
April 27th, 2024 – April 27th, 2025
Left to right: Da-ka-xeen Mehner, Kristin Link, Laerah Barker
A UAMN special exhibition exploring the human instinct to express thought through line, form, and color. It is an immersion in possibility and process – honoring and encouraging the practice of slowing down and spending time with an idea, an object, a place.
Perception, communication, and invention are explored through nature journals and cartoons, maps and scientific fieldnotes, architectural, art, and exhibit design – memory and sensory experience given form by the humble sketchbook.
See hundreds of sketches by engineers, artists, scientists, and Alaskans of all ages.
Create art and discover the benefits of sketching -- for everyone.
Explore the exhibit media in the gallery and online.
Download your own Nature Journal Zine.
Download this step by step instruction sheet.
Map an Island
Come see the exhibit to see more island maps and make your own!
"The surprising thing about drawing with a prompt is it brings out thoughts and ideas that you didn't know you had."
- Elizabeth Eero Irving
The exhibit is supported by the Edward L. Hutton Foundation, City of Fairbanks Discretionary Fund, Advance Printing, Golden Heart Community Foundation, Golden Heart Emergency Room Physicians, Radiology Consultants, and visitors like you.