Talks

Public Lectures

17 Sep 10

The Art and Science of Iridescence. Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham.

27 Nov 09

Franziska Schenk in Discussion with Prof. Frederic Fol Leymarie. Thursday Club, Goldsmiths University of London.

24 Nov 09

In the Eye of the Beholder: The Art of Evolution. School of Art, Birmingham City University.

13 Feb 09

In the Eye of the Beholder: The Art of Evolution. Darwin Day, University of Birmingham.

06 Mar 08

Fluctuating Colour in Nature and Art. Nature and Life, Natural History Museum, London.

13 Dec 07

Art and Science: A Dialogue. Public lecture followed by panel discussion, Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham.

Nov 04

Mantel of Many Colours. National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth.

Conference presentations

June 10

Invited research visit to Department of Neurophysics, Groningen University, NL.

13 July 09

Bio-inspired ‘Pigments’ and their Conversion to the Painter’s Palette. Conference: Bio-inspired Photonic Structures, San Sebastian, Spain.

31 March 09

Biophotonics: An Inspiration for Fine Art Painting. SciArt Colloquium: Biophotonics – Bioinspiration, Fondation des Treilles, France.

24 Oct 08

Capturing Nature’s Fluctuating Colour on Canvas. Conference: Colour in Art, Design and Nature, Edinburgh Academy.

31 July 08

Reflections on the Natural History Museum: The Art of Iridescence and Nature’s Jewels. 3^rd Int. Conf. on the Arts and Society, Birmingham.

16 Apr 08

Art and Iridescence: The Museum’s Collection as Exemplar. New Perspectives Research Workshop, Natural History Museum, London.

June 07

Nano Paints: An Artist’s View of Sepia. 6th Workshop of Hydrozoan Society, Marine Biological Association, Plymouth.