Jill Pelto: Glacier Monitoring as a Lifelong Muse

Jill Pelto, a climate artist and art director for the North Cascade Glacier Climate Project, shares her lifelong connection to Earth's cryosphere through her evocative paintings that reflect environmental and Earth science monitoring data. Growing up in Massachusetts, Pelto's love for snowy winters and glaciers led her to join her glaciologist father on field surveys in Washington's North Cascade Mountains at just 16 years old.

After pursuing a double major in studio art and Earth and climate science at the University of Maine, Pelto realized her passion for combining art and science, leading her to build a business around her artwork. Her work focuses on glaciers, forests, oceans, and savannas, blending real data into the landscape and form of her paintings.

Pelto's dual passions for glaciers and painting have inspired her to continue her work with glacier monitoring as the art director of the North Cascade Glacier Climate Project, where she coordinates with artists, journalists, and writers in field efforts and communicates their findings.

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