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Amber Maykut's work has been featured in The Guardian, The New York Times, The LA Times, VICE Magazine, National Geographic, New York Magazine, Brooklyn Magazine, TimeOut NY, and many other print and online publications. She was profiled on The Guardian, Oxygen TV's In Progress, Discovery Science's TV series Oddities, and others. She also created custom taxidermy mice for cult film director John Waters.

"I am a Greenpoint, Brooklyn-based taxidermist and entomology artist. My first formal taxidermy training was at Anderson's Whitetail Taxidermy School in upstate New York, where I studied under Bill Anderson in 2012. Following this I found a mentor in John Youngaitis of Cypress Hills Taxidermy, in Queens, NY. At the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, I interned in the special exhibitions/fabrication department and studied the art of the diorama under Tom Doncourt. At Buckshot Taxidermy in Sussex, NJ, I became certified in bird and mammal taxidermy after completing training under Mark Van Leuven. I've also taken lessons from John Bollman from Wildlife Preservations Taxidermy in NJ, the go-to taxidermist for NYC's American Museum of Natural History. I have produced a sizable body of taxidermy work over the years, much of which I owe to my fantastic teachers!" -Amber