Hi! I’m Ren

I am a natural science illustrator based in Philadelphia with a passion for accessible and engaging educational design. I use both traditional and digital mediums to create interactive exhibit designs and illustrations that engage and inspire visitors for museums and educational institutions. I am a member of the Philadelphia Society of Botanical Illustrators and have interned at the Please Touch Museum in the Exhibit Department.

My Resume
An person with glasses, wearing a yellow bandana and a gingham, smiling with their chin resting on their hands against a green background.

Interested in Working Together? 

Contact: renslagel@gmail.com

I am available for:

Full-Time or Part-Time Exhibit Design Roles
Freelance Scientific/Educational Illustrations
Wholesale Orders

Find My Products Here!

Richard M. Nixon County Park

5922 Nixon Dr, York, PA 17403

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Bartram’s Garden

5400 Lindbergh Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19143

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Gather 256

256 West Philadelphia St, York, PA 17403

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The Art Shop at Moore

1916 Race St, Philadelphia, PA 19103

Shop Online and In Person

Interested in a wholesale order?
Find my catalogue here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/190-2VEIp4VBlUFeYpJ3GF89CBUDRbh8l/view?usp=sharing

Close-up of a black and white cat, looking down and to the side in a cozy indoor setting.

Zeus is my loyal studio assistant

Featured Clients

York County Parks

Please Touch Museum Logo; yellow sticker shape of goofy monster with purple text

Please Touch Museum

Logo of Hungry Hook Farm with a line drawing of a rabbit sitting, surrounded by plants, with the farm name next to it.

Hungry Hook Farm

York County Envirothon

View of a rocky shoreline with seaweed-covered rocks and ocean water, under an overcast sky.
A person sitting on rocks by the water with a sketchbook and sketching supplies overlooking a calm body of water with rocky shoreline of the Maine coast below.

Exhibitions

2026 - Moore Senior Show - The Galleries at Moore; Philadelphia, PA

2026 - 17th Annual Phillustration Exhibition - The Sketch Club; Philadelphia, PA

2025 - Hexapodian Days - The North Museum of Nature and Science; Lancaster, PA

2025 - 16th Annual Phillustration Exhibition - The Sketch Club; Philadelphia, PA

2025 - Art for Food - Philabundance and Moore College of Art and Design; Philadelphia, PA

2025 - Annual Student Show - The Galleries at Moore; Philadelphia, PA

2024 - 15th Annual Phillustration Exhibition- The Sketch Club; Philadelphia, PA

2024- June Pride Group Show - Gather 256; York, PA

2026 - Marian Locks Senior Award awarded by Moore College of Art and Design

2026 - Philadelphia Water Color Society Award

2025 - Frieda Fehrenbacher Leadership Fellowship awarded by Moore College of Art and Design

Awards


Philadelphia Society of Botanical Illustrators

Guild of Natural Science Illustrators

American Alliance of Museums

Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums

Small Museum Association

Professional Memberships