ABOUT THE ARTIST
Holly A. Sullivan
MAKING LEARNING VISUAL
Being able to incorporate animals into a career filled with art and learning are my main goals in life. As a science illustrator, I aim to educate as well as invoke interest and appreciation for science and the natural world through my artwork. I specialize in projects pertaining to zoology, evolutionary biology, natural science, veterinary medicine, and animal science.
When not working, I can be found wherever animals are. Whether it be out hiking and hoping to catch a glimpse of the elusive local wildlife, wrangling livestock, or spending time with my studio sidekick, Walden the dog.
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I work full-time as a Senior Graphic Artist and Scientific Illustrator at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. Outside of this position, I work part-time with Dr. Michael Lipnick at the University of California San Francisco Medical School/Open Critical Care as a contract Scientific Illustrator and Graphic Designer.
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When I have the time, I'm happy to take on freelance scientific illustration projects!
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EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Animal Science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Graduate Degree in Science Illustration from California State University Monterey Bay
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CLIENTS
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University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine & Open Critical Care
World Health Organization (WHO)
Harvard University: Museum of Comparative Zoology
MIT Lincoln Lab: NASA TROPICS Mission
The Biomimicry Institute: AskNature
This Podcast Will Kill You - The Midroll, LLC
UMass Amherst: Dept of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Neuroscience and Behavior Program
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
CSU Monterey Bay
Betsey Lehman Center for Patient Safety
UMass Amherst: Animal Science and Pre Veterinary Department
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PUBLISHED ILLUSTRATIONS & GRAPHICS
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Gervasi, M. G., & Visconti, P. E. (2017). Molecular changes and signaling events occurring in spermatozoa during epididymal maturation. Andrology, 5(2), 204–218. https://doi.org/10.1111/andr.12320
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Roberto, S. A., Bayes, J., Karner, P. E., Morley, M. G., & Nanji, K. C. (2018). Patient Harm in Cataract Surgery: A Series of Adverse Events in Massachusetts. Anesthesia and analgesia, 126(5), 1548–1550. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000002526
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Nanji, K. C., Roberto, S. A., Morley, M. G., & Bayes, J. (2018). Preventing Adverse Events in Cataract Surgery: Recommendations From a Massachusetts Expert Panel. Anesthesia and analgesia, 126(5), 1537–1547. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000002529
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Meyer, J., & Novak, M. (2020). Assessment of Prenatal Stress-related Cortisol Exposure: Focus on Cortisol Accumulation in Hair and Nails. Developmental Psychology, 10.1002/dev.22021. https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.22021
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Prates, S., Leroset-Aubril, R., et al. (2021). The diverse radiodont fauna from the Marjum Formation if Utah, USA (Cambrian: Drumian). PeerJ - Life & Environment, https://peerj.com/articles/10509/
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Neuron: CellPress, Volume 109, Issue 9, p 1411-1582, May 5, 2021,
Cover Art for Norman, S. L., et al. (pages 1554–1566) Single-trial decoding of movement intentions using functional ultrasound neuroimaging
https://www.cell.com/neuron/issue?pii=S0896-6273(20)X0010-9#
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Parry, L., Lerosey-Aubril, R., Weaver, J., Ortega-Hernández, J. (2021). Cambrian comb jellies from Utah illuminate the early evolution of nervous and sensory systems in ctenophores.
iScience: CellPress, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004221009111
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Mapalo, M. A., Robin, N., Boudinot, B. E., Ortega-Hernández, J., Barden, P., (2021). A tardigrade in Dominican amber. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Biological Sciences, Volume 288, Issue1960, https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2021.1760
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Schmidt, M., Hou, X., Zhai, D., Mai, H., Belojević, J., Chen, X., Melzer, R. R.,
Ortega-Hernández, J., Lui, Y., (2022). Before trilobite legs: Pygmaclypeatus daziensis reconsidered and the ancestral appendicular organization of Cambrian artiopods. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Biological Sciences, Volume 377, Issue 1847.
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rstb.2021.0030
Lasso, S. R., & Ortega-Hernández, J., (2022). Claspers in the mid-Cambrian Olenoides serratus indicate horseshoe crab–like mating in trilobites. Geology, (2022) 50 (8): 897–901.,
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Geology: Geo Science World, Volume 50, Issue 8, ISSN 0091-7613, August 1, 2022.
Cover Art for Lasso, S. R., & Ortega-Hernández, J., (pages 897-901) Claspers in the mid-Cambrian Olenoides serratus indicate horseshoe crab–like mating in trilobites.
https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/geology/issue/50/8
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EXHIBITS
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Illustrating Nature, 2019, Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, Pacific Grove, California, United States
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Guild of Natural Science Illustrators 2019 Juried Member Exhibit, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Guild of Natural Science Illustrators 2020 Juried Member Exhibit, Virtual Conference
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Guild of Natural Science Illustrators 2021 Juried Member Exhibit, Visual SciComm Conference
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Guild of Natural Science Illustrators 2022 Juried Member Exhibit, Visual SciComm Conference
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Guild of Natural Science Illustrators 2023 Juried Member Exhibit, Visual SciComm Conference
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