National Academies:

New Heroes is a portrait project celebrating the people behind our greatest scientific, medical, and technological advances.

As the Artist-in-Residence at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, my role is to illuminate the human side of discovery. Through portraiture and storytelling, I aim to reveal the intellect, passion, and perseverance of the individuals shaping our world — from Nobel laureates and astronauts to frontline doctors and early-career researchers.

Science isn’t just equations or breakthroughs. It’s people. A physicist at the blackboard, a surgeon on the cusp of innovation, an engineer chasing a bold idea. These stories deserve to be seen.

Some of these heroes are household names. Many are not. All are building the future. This work is about making their contributions visible — to inspire trust in science, to celebrate human ingenuity, and to remind us that progress is always personal.