Hi :) I’m Amber Griffiths
I work on environmental and social projects, and have academic and applied backgrounds in both science and illustration/design practices. I’m as comfortable wrangling complex datasets as I am handling traditional media and materials for artistic outcomes, and the blend of these skills forms the basis of my work.
I have a research, design and development studio called Then Try This - my illustration work goes into lots of those projects but also spreads beyond that into personal projects and commissions.
Clients include: Natural History Museum (London), University College London, Oxford University, Eden Project, Deutsches Museum (Munich), Rothamsted Research, University of Exeter, University of Edinburgh, Cornwall Council, and many others.
CONTACT: amber@thentrythis.org
CV: I’m currently doing a Masters in Illustration: Authorial Practice (2024-2026), and I have a BSc in Biology (2003), MRes in Animal Science (2005) and a PhD in wildlife genetics (2008). I’ve published in academic journals covering topics from climate impacts and genomics, to data visualisation and sound art, finding hopping between and merging disciplines a natural and fun place to be. I’ve won two major research fellowships (Academy of Finland, and EU Marie Curie) and held a permanent lectureship at the Environment and Sustainability Institute (University of Exeter, 2012-2014), supervising three PhD students to completion. I’ve also worked at the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology translating science for politicians, and in science publishing. I’ve delivered commissions for major international visitor attractions like the Deutsches Museum (Munich), Natural History Museum (London) and Eden Project (Cornwall), and held several funding panel positions on interdisciplinary and public engagement calls for UKRI, as well as advisory and evaluation roles for charities and galleries.