Stacie Leigh Bumgarner creates fine art, custom illustrations, and other handcrafted original works using a broad range of media and techniques – including oil painting, watercolor, charcoal & pastels, printmaking, digital media, textiles, and ceramics. her studio is located at the cedar works in west philadelphia.
steeped in the biological sciences, philosophy, and the arts, stacie’s educational background and experience doing laboratory research and teaching suffuse the nature and content of her current work and aesthetic. her work explores themes of process, contemplation, and the wonder of discovery, oscillating between the lens of student and teacher, and showing various perspectives inherent in the journey of learning. her pieces often summon storytelling, calling to the viewer to imagine a narrative, sometimes playful and other times more deeply introspective.
education
- 2001 – 2008 massachusetts institute of technology, cambridge ma
ph.d. molecular biology - 1998 – 2001 the johns hopkins university, baltimore md
m.a. philosophy - 1992 – 1997 university of michigan, ann arbor mi
b.f.a. painting and drawing, summa cum laude
b.s. biology, highest honors and highest distinction
additional training
- 2019 – 2023 the brandywine museum of art, chadds ford pa
plein air sessions with karl j. kuerner - 2017 fleisher art memorial, philadelphia pa
drypoint workshop with miriam singer - 2016 fleisher art memorial, philadelphia pa
wood engraving workshop with rebecca gilbert - 2016 fleisher art memorial, philadelphia pa
aquatint workshops with elaine erne - 2014 fleisher art memorial, philadelphia pa
etching workshop with miriam singer - 2014 fleisher art memorial, philadelphia pa
ceramic handbuilding workshops with carla liguori - 2013 fleisher art memorial, philadelphia pa
ceramic tile and mosaic workshop with carol stirton-broad
employment
- 1997 – present artist, illustrator, and maker
works in oil, watercolor, charcoal, pastels, printmaking, digital media, ceramics, and textiles
custom projects by commission - 2010 – 2012 research scientist
hhmi-mit biology education group
massachusetts institute of technology, department of biology, cambridge ma - 2009 – 2010 assistant professor
suffolk university, department of biology, boston ma - 2008 – 2009 adjunct professor/lecturer
suffolk university, department of biology, boston ma - 2008 – 2010 postdoctoral research associate/visiting scientist
laboratory of professor gerald r. fink
whitehead institute for biomedical research, cambridge ma
research fields: genetics, cellular & molecular biology - 2008 adjunct professor/lecturer
boston university, department of biology, boston ma - 2002 – 2008 doctoral candidate/graduate student researcher
laboratory of professor gerald r. fink
massachusetts institute of technology, department of biology, cambridge ma
research fields: genetics, cellular & molecular biology - 2000 – 2001 research technician
laboratory of dr. irene h. maumenee
wilmer eye institute of johns hopkins hospitals, baltimore md
johns hopkins center for hereditary eye diseases
research fields: human genetics, genetics of hereditary eye disease - 1996 – 1998 research assistant
laboratory of professor michael m. martin
university of michigan, department of biology, ann arbor mi
research fields: insect biochemistry & physiological ecology
art shows and exhibitions
- wood engravers network’s fourth triennial exhibition
philadelphia pa / two rivers wi / galloway nj / asheville nc / st. petersburg fl / lexington ky / st. peter mn
2020-2023 - lunch money print exchange and sale
new haven ct
2020 - cedar works holiday art and craftworks show and sale
philadelphia pa
2014, 2015 - go west! craft fest
the woodlands, west philadelphia pa
september 2014 - “transition: 2013 alumni exhibition”
slusser gallery, university of michigan, ann arbor mi
2013 - “reconnecting: the um art & design alumni show”
slusser Gallery, university of michigan, ann arbor mi
2007 - “look forward, glance back” b.f.a. exhibition (solo exhibition)
north campus commons gallery, university of michigan, ann arbor mi
1997 - “olives, nudes, & useful tools” (3 artists exhibition)
slusser gallery, university of michigan, ann arbor mi
1996
published illustrations and artworks
- cover of the journal cell
march 2 2023, volume 186 issue 5 - cover of the journal cell metabolism
september 6 2022, volume 34 issue 9 - graphical abstract for su c, gao l, may cl, grant sfa, wells ad, and kaestner kh. (2023) 3d chromatin maps of the human pancreas reveal lineage-specific regulatory architecture of t2d risk in cell metabolism september 6 2022, volume 34 issue 9, p1227-1410
- cover of the journal immunity
february 20 2018, volume 48 issue 2 - cover of the journal nature genetics
june 2017, volume 49 issue 6 - in the video exploring the dark matter of the microbial world (2016) at science for the public
- in popular science (2015) ichip: the future of antibiotic discovery by brooke borel
- in lewis k, epstein s, and d’onofrio a. (2010) uncultured microorganisms as a source of secondary metabolites. j antibiot (tokyo), 63(8): 468-76. pmid: 20648021
- in nichols d, cahoon n, trakhtenberg em, pham l, mehta a, belanger a, kanigan t, lewis k, and epstein ss. (2010) use of ichip for high-throughput in situ cultivation of “uncultivable” microbial species. appl environ microbiol, 76(8): 2445-50. pmid: 20173072
- in buerger sm. (2010) the scout model: a new viewpoint on microbial survival strategies. northeastern university libraries, biology dissertations
- in uncultivated microorganisms. series: microbiology monographs, vol. 10. (2009) epstein ss (ed.). springer berlin/heidelberg. isbn: 978-3-540-85464-7
- in mit special program (2005): vietnam remembered: commemorating the 30th anniversary of the end of the war with noam chomsky, ngo vinh long, & linda pinkow
scientific publications
- bumgarner sl, neuert g, voight bf, symbor-nagrabska a, grisafi p, van oudenaarden a, and fink gr. (2012) single-cell analysis reveals that noncoding rnas contribute to clonal heterogeneity by modulating transcription factor recruitment. mol cell 45(4): 470-82.
- bumgarner sl, dowell rd, grisafi p, gifford dk, and fink gr. (2009) toggle involving cis-interfering noncoding rnas controls variegated gene expression in yeast. proc natl acad sci usa, 106(43): 18321-6
- halme a, bumgarner s, styles c, and fink gr. (2004) genetic and epigenetic regulation of the flo gene family generates cell-surface variation in yeast. cell, 116(3):405-15. pmid: 15016375
- barbehenn rv, bumgarner sl, roosen ef, martin mm. (2001) antioxidant defenses in caterpillars: role of the ascorbate-recycling system in the midgut lumen. j insect physiol, 47(4-5): 349-57. pmid: 11166299
teaching experience
- classical genetics (su course cas bio 274)
professor/lecturer, suffolk university, boston ma
fall 2008, spring 2009, fall 2009 - classical genetics laboratory (su course cas bio L274)
professor/lecturer, suffolk university, boston ma
fall 2008, fall 2009 - directed study in molecular biology research (su course cas bio 599)
professor, suffolk university, boston ma
fall 2009 - genetics (bu course bi206)
adjunct professor, boston university, boston ma
summer 2008 - graduate genetics (mit course 7.52)
graduate teaching fellow, massachusetts institute of technology, cambridge ma
fall 2005 - biological regulatory mechanisms (mit course 7.25)
graduate teaching fellow, massachusetts institute of technology, cambridge ma
spring 2003