Epigraphic Artist
Since 2016, Dominique has worked as an artist in Luxor, Egypt, for the Epigraphic Survey of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC), The University of Chicago. Founded in 1924, “Chicago House” sets the highest standards for epigraphic art, documenting the hieroglyphs and wall reliefs of ancient Egyptian temples and tombs for publication and posterity.
Archeological MISSIONS & Sites of Work
Epigraphic Artist — American Research Center Egypt (ARCE), Khonsu Temple, within the Karnak Temple Complex, Luxor Egypt, 2023 - 2024
Epigraphic Artist — Epigraphic Survey, Medinet Habu Temple, Luxor Egypt, 2016 - 2023
ink and digital epigraphic drawings documenting hieroglyphs and wall reliefs in the Small Amun Temple, the Taharqa Gate monument, and the Nectanebo Portico Gate
Epigraphic Artist — Epigraphic Survey, Khonsu Temple, within the Karnak Temple Complex, Luxor Egypt, 2023
documenting hidden surfaces of reused blocks by foiling between gaps in the blocks (technique developed by Dr. W. Raymond Johnson) creating 1:1 scale drawings on acetate for final digital epigraphic drawings
Digital Epigraphic Art Training — Epigraphic Survey, Luxor Temple, Luxor Egypt, 2019
digital art training mentored by artist and Egyptologist Krisztián Vértes
Volunteer Artist — Theban Tomb TT223 of the Priest Karakhamun, 2011
overseeing the clearance of debris from the tomb seeking carved or painted fragments, pottery shard drawings, and independent epigraphic drawings, forensic skull reconstruction artwork from mummies, and tomb diagrams
ADDITIONAL ASSIGNMENTS
Contributing Author — “Epigraphic Recording” in Methods and Aims in Egyptian Archaeology: A Sourcebook edited by Sue D’Auria and Peter Lacovara (Lockwood Press, forthcoming)
Contributor — The Ancient Egyptian Heritage and Archaeology Fund - Deir El Ballas Fieldwork brochure design in Arabic
Epigraphic Artist for Nicholas Brown’s UCLA PhD dissertation, forthcoming
Illustrator — Abu Simbel and the Nubian Temples by Nigel Fletcher-Jones, AUC Press 2020
DIGITAL EPIGRAPHY ARTICLES
On behalf of https://www.digital-epigraphy.com and in collaboration with colleague Egyptologist and artist Krisztian Vertes, Dominique has written several articles about her work with the Survey and other histories of our epigraphic documentation:
