Donna Cox



Donna J. Cox has exhibited computer images and animations in more than 100 invitational and juried exhibits in the past nine years, including shows at the Bronx Museum of Art in New York, Everson Art Museum in New York, Feature Gallery in Chicago, Feature in Chicago, Frick Art Museum in Ohio, Oregon Art Museum and Milwaukee Art Museum in Wisconsin. She has authored many book chapters, articles, and monologues on the use of visualization in art, science and design imaging. Her writings were some of the first to outline visualization techniques for scientific data using computer graphic iconic symbols. She coined the term "Renaissance Teams" in 1986 to describe interdisciplinary groups of experts who collaborate to solve visualization problems. Media coverage of her work has included the Disney Channel, PBS and national radio shows. Her work on "Cosmic Voyage" IMAX film has been reviewed internationally, and the film was nominated for an Academy Award in 1997. She has lectured around the world in more than 120 presentations and has enthusiastically supported interdisciplinary collaboration efforts among the arts and the sciences. From 1995-1997, she was appointed to the National Research Council,Committee on Modeling and Simulation: Opportunities for Collaboration Between the Defense and Entertainment Research Communities, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board. She is currently serving as an elected council member of the University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development (UCAID) Strategic Council, Internet 2 Commission.

EMAIL: dcox@ncsa.uiuc.edu