Cynthia Fan is an artist and researcher with a background in plant science and floristry. Her work weaves together scientific inquiry and visual expression, using the networks of interaction between plants, human beings and their environments as a research focus for exhibitions, installations, and writing. She holds a PhD in plant molecular biology and has presented work internationally. As a contributing writer for Plant Magazine and a former artist-in-residence at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, her work reflects an ongoing relationship with the plants around her. 

Photo credit: Jesse Navarre Vos