Naturalistic and scientific illustration combines rigour and artistic creativity, allowing me to recreate inaccessible beings and scenes. I am a biologist and naturalist. I collaborate with conservation-focused organizations and educational projects, including The Nature Conservancy, WWF, Stanford University, Missoury Aquarium Society, South America Birfaire, Orchids of Galapagos, IRD, Bichir Handbook, Ecuador Terra Incognita, and Nature - Scientific Report, to bring life to educational materials and biodiversity stories.

Dorian Noel

Naturalistic and scientific illustration combines rigour and artistic creativity, allowing me to recreate inaccessible beings and scenes. I am a biologist and naturalist. I collaborate with conservation-focused organizations and educational projects, including The Nature Conservancy, WWF, Stanford University, Missoury Aquarium Society, South America Birfaire, Orchids of Galapagos, IRD, Bichir Handbook, Ecuador Terra Incognita, and Nature - Scientific Report, to bring life to educational materials and biodiversity stories.

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Naturalistic and scientific illustration combines rigour and artistic creativity, allowing me to recreate inaccessible beings and scenes. I am a biologist and naturalist.

I collaborate with conservation-focused organizations and educational projects, including The Nature Conservancy, WWF, Stanford University, Missoury Aquarium Society, South America Birfaire, Orchids of Galapagos, IRD, Bichir Handbook, Ecuador Terra Incognita, and Nature - Scientific Report, to bring life to educational materials and biodiversity stories.

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Language

Spanish; Castilian
Fluent
English
Advanced
French
Fluent

Work Experience

Assistant professor, Arte y Conservacion workshops at Arte y Conservacion (Ecuador)
January 1, 2019 - October 28, 2025
Assists and conducts workshops on scientific illustration and conservation education.
Freelance Illustrator at Self-employed
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021
Illustration work for publications and clients; publications include Sea Shepherd Kid (France), Reserve Jardin de los Suenos (Ecuador), Global Big Day Mindo (Ecuador), Red List of Birds of Ecuador, Courrier de la Nature (French naturalist magazine), Ecuador Terra Incognita (Ecuador naturalist magazine), FISH (English magazine), Museum de Historia Natural de Quito, Red Ecuatoriana de Ichtiologia.
Ichthyologist at HYDRECO Laboratory (Kourou, French Guiana)
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2012
Fish diversity and water quality research.
Ichthyologist at French Fishing Association
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2015
Research on eel protection and water quality.
Tourism agent, tour guide and administrator at Nature Experience (Quito, Ecuador)
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2015
Ornithological and naturalist tourism agency; full-time in early years, paused during pandemic and then part-time.

Education

Master of Tropical Biology at University of Point-à-Pitre
January 1, 2008 - October 28, 2025
Biology studies at University of Rennes
January 1, 2002 - January 1, 2007
Self-learning in Art, Design, Naturalist illustration at Online Classes
January 1, 2015 - October 28, 2025

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Life Sciences, Non-Profit Organization, Professional Services