Gayle Cole
Education
Ph.D. Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.S. Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
B.S. Plant Biology, University of California-Berkeley
Courses Taught
FMS 183: Biology through Art
BIO 105: Science of Life in our World
BIO 499: Research
About
Hunter Cole, PhD, is an artist and scientist who reinterprets scientific concepts through art. Her work spans paintings, photography, digital art and living pieces created with bioluminescent bacteria.
She also created the course Biology Through Art, later taught at Loyola University Chicago, then adapted into an online version at Loyola University New Orleans, and now into a collaborative version at the University of North Carolina Greensboro.
Notable projects include the Living Light photographic series created by the glow of bioluminescent bacteria; GLOW: an Illuminated Living Art Experience (Oct. 10, 2019) at the Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center in New Orleans; and Biological Domains, a 2016 permanent installation commissioned by Loyola University Chicago for its Lakeshore campus consisting of 14 biology-themed paintings, 6 of the largest highlighted by LED lights. She will create Moon Glow: An Illuminated Living Art Experience on Oct. 22, 2026, at Studio 503 in Greensboro.