Ian van Coller

Ian van Coller is a Professor of Photography at Montana State University (2006–Present) and a 2018 Guggenheim Fellow. His affiliations include the Piece of Cake Collective, The Last Glacier Collective (since 2012), and the Antarctic Artists and Writers Collective (since 2020). His research examines climate change and deep time through photography and artist books, collaborating with paleo-climatologists globally.

Key research interests include:

• Visualizing glacial retreat and paleoclimate data
• Interdisciplinary art-science methodologies
• Environmental advocacy through large-scale artist books
• Cultural impacts of ecological change

His publications emphasize:

• Glaciology and cryosphere dynamics
• Intersections of art, science, and public engagement
• Decolonial perspectives on environmental narratives

Awards:

• 2018 John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship

Collaborations involve fieldwork in extreme environments (Antarctica, Kilimanjaro, Svalbard) and partnerships with institutions like the Long Now Foundation. His work is archived in major museums and libraries worldwide.