Christopher P. Sloan (born September 28, 1954) is an artist, science communicator, art director, author, and avocational paleontologist.
He wrote two feature articles, including a cover story about the discovery of a juvenile Australopithecus afarensis in Ethiopia, “The Origin of Childhood.
A photo caption in the story described the fossil found in China as "a missing link between terrestrial dinosaurs and birds that could actually fly."
The firm focuses on creating and promoting content related to science, environment, history, art and design through exhibitions, television, digital media, and books.
While Art Director as well as paleontology and archaeology editor at National Geographic, Sloan traveled to numerous field sites and worked with many researchers.
Sloan was responsible for National Geographic being the first mass media to show photos of the feathered dinosaurs Sinosauropteryx, Caudipteryx, Sinornithosaurus, and Beipiaosaurus.
He led National Geographic's efforts to support scientists in revealing the feather colors of Anchiornis huxleyi, the second dinosaur to have this distinction.
In 2004, while on a dig in western China led by Xu Xing and James Clark, Sloan discovered the fossilized remains of[10] a new genus of prehistoric crocodile, which now bears the name Junggarsuchus sloani.
Specifically, he suggests that in a time of global crises, the role of artists should be to direct their talents toward raising public awareness and realizing change.
His 2020 solo show, Salient Points: Thoughts on the Future of Humanity, included his work from the Extreme Arts program and also focused on the mass extinction crisis and technology.