G. Gessert was born in 1944 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A.He studied at the University of California-Berkeley, the University ofWisconsin-Madison, and Art Students League. He began as a painter,printmaker and illustrator of educational materials. Since 1985 his work hasfocused on the overlap of art and genetics. He has exhibited at theExploratorium (San Francisco), the Smithsonian Institution, Exit Art (NewYork), Le Lieu Unique (Nantes), Zeche Zollverein (Essen), the CentraalMuseum (Utrecht), Centre of Contemporary Art (Seville) and elsewhere. Hiswritings have appeared in many publications including Leonardo, Art Papers,Design Issues, and Northwest Review. His most recent Leonardo article is"Gathered from Coincidence: Notes on Art in a Time of Global Warming" (Leonardo 40: 3, 2007) In 2005 he was awarded a Pushcart Prize. Currently heis editor for art and biology for Leonardo.