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.
I work full-time as a Graphic Artist 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, as well as part-time with Dr. Javier Ortega-Hernández at the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University as a Paleoartist/Scientific Illustrator.
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
Science Illustration Graduate Certificate Degree from California State University Monterey Bay
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CLIENTS
University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine & Open Critical Care
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
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
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
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
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
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/
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#
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
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
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.,
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
Illustrating Nature, 2019, Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, Pacific Grove, California, United States
Guild of Natural Science Illustrators 2020 Juried Member Exhibit, Virtual Conference
Guild of Natural Science Illustrators 2021 Juried Member Exhibit, Visual SciComm Conference
Guild of Natural Science Illustrators 2022 Juried Member Exhibit, Visual SciComm Conference