Colloquium is a collection of interviews with international
​science and art practitioners in the SciArt Initiative community. 


Dr. Ahna Skop 
Professor of Genetics and Founder of Skopology

Mia Cardenas: Hi Ahna! Please tell us a little bit about your background and journey as a scientist working with art.

Ahna: I was the child of artists. My father, Michael Skop, was a bit of a Renaissance man and was a classically trained fine artist who studied with Mestrovic (a pupil of Rodin) and also taught college-level anatomy. My father operated an art school at their home studio for over 30 years and attracted artists, musicians, and philosophers from all over the world. My mother was a high school art educator, ceramicist, and has dabbled in fiber art, sculpture and painting...