Meet the Artist
Sienna Cenere
2D Mixed Media
Sienna Cenere lives in Portland, Oregon and is a self-taught artist with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. Her distinctive style, known as Numberism, involves meticulously hand-writing thousands of tiny numbers and equations to create meditative and educational artworks. Each piece is composed of scientific data relevant to the subject’s form and function, bridging the gap between art, science, and public outreach. Sienna has presented her work in multidisciplinary lectures across the Pacific Northwest and the United Kingdom, in collaboration with organizations such as NW Noggin, the Washington State Emergency Nurse Association, and Physiology News Magazine. She has exhibited at several local galleries and currently maintains an art studio in North Portland where she produces original work and fine art reproductions.
Sienna is preparing to embark on a SciArt collaboration with research scientist Dr. Amanda Grunwald, which will take her from doing field work in the Andean rainforest, to historical analysis and specimen illustration at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. The project will culminate in a fine art exhibition and lecture series at the Climate Action Museum in Chicago. This exhibit will be presented to scientists, students and the general public to engage and educate a broad audience about how climate change affects vulnerable species.
Sienna’s drawing technique, Numberism, is similar to pointillism where artists draw with dots, but instead she draws with numbers and equations. Each piece is hand drawn with thousands of tiny numbers and equations, which are pulled from months of research, and take 50-100 hours to draw.