Mary Kate has a passion for details.

Drawing the details, that is.

In her opinion, the fun really begins when an illustration she is working on is good, but not amazing. This is when you really get to get in there and focus on the tiny details – the snodgrasses, textures, cast shadows and reflective lights - that make a medical illustration stand out. This is why she loves medical illustration – for the details. Any artist can paint a landscape. But painting a cervical vertebrae which demonstrates spondylosis of the facet joint with medical accuracy requires just this type of passion.

It was this passion that led her to start up MKIllustrations in 2006 (and the move across the globe to Hawaii that her husband’s military career brought them on). Mary Kate is currently sole proprietor of MKIllustrations and her award-winning work has been published in journals, newspapers, medical textbooks, brochures, and newsletters. She enjoys the flexibility, creativity, and challenge that comes with owning her own business and is always looking for new exciting projects.

When not drawing blood and guts, Mary Kate enjoys dabbling in children’s book illustration. She is proud to announce her first children's book will be published in the Fall of 2010. (More on that to come!) 

CREDENTIALS: Certification in Medical Illustration; Master of Science in Medical Illustration from the Medical College of Georgia; Bachelor of Art in Studio Art with a minor in Media Arts from Tulane University.

AWARDS: Award of Excellence in Typography and Illustration (2005) and Grand Award in Design and Illustration (2004) in the Apex Awards for Publication Excellence; The Stenstrom Award of Excellence (2003) in the Annual Student Scientific and Medical Illustration Judged Exhibition; Certificate of Merit in Instructional Color (2002) in the Association of Medical Illustrators’ Student Salon.

AFFILIATIONS: Association of Medical Illustrators; Health and Science Communication Association; Guild of Natural Illustrators; Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators.

For a complete list of experience, awards, and affiliations please contact us for a current resume.