Alicia Goode

Bio 

Alicia Goode is an award winning wildlife artist and museum professional living in Oakland, California.  She has worked in the Natural History field since 1996 and has had an interest in the earth sciences from the time she was old enough to screw the lid on a jelly jar.  Alicia received training in the traditional methods of specimen preparation for museum collections and scientific research through the internships and many volunteer hours logged as a young adult with curatorial & collections staff at several Bay Area institutions.

Throughout the years, Alicia has worked as Senior Preparator for The Bone Room in Berkeley, CA (1996-2005), Wildlife Rehabilitation Hospital Supervisor for the Lindsay Wildlife Museum (2003-2007), Curatorial Assistant & Specimen Preparator- Dept. of Ornithology & Mammalogy at the California Academy of Sciences (2006-2011). In 2010 she joined the team of Preparator staff that rebuilt the Gallery of California Natural Sciences at  the Oakland Museum of California. She is currently working at OMCA as Taxidermist & Preparator Supervisor, overseeing the maintenance of the permanent exhibits in the three Core Galleries and leading preparation and fabrication work for the Gallery of California Natural Sciences.

Outside of her 9 to 5, Alicia takes commissions for private collectors, hunters, nature centers, and museums across the country.

If you would like to get in touch, please visit the CONTACT page of this site, or send an email to: info@aliciagoode.com.