About Us – MKIllustrations – Medical Illustrations

Mary Kate is the owner and principal creative mind at MKIllustrations. She has been illustrating the human body for the past 23 years and works with a diverse set of clients including those in the publishing, research, medical, pharmaceutical and biotech worlds. Some of her work can be found in medical journals, patient education materials, textbooks and internal education and sales rep materials.

Mary Kate received her undergraduate degree in studio art, with a focus on painting and figure drawing, from Tulane University. She received a Masters of Science in Medical Illustration from Augusta University (formerly the Medical College of Georgia) in 2003. The graduate program followed a rigorous curriculum of science and illustration courses, including gross anatomy with cadaver lab, neuroanatomy, histology, embryology, pathology, surgical observation, surgical techniques, as well as traditional and digital illustration courses. Mary Kate is a board certified medical illustrator (CMI), which involves taking a written exam and portfolio review and requires ongoing continuing education. She is a member of the Association of Medical Illustrators and sits on the Board of Certification for Medical Illustrators

Professional Credentials and Affiliations

BA in Studio Art from Tulane University and MSc in Medical Illustration from Augusta University

Board Certified Medical Illustrator

Member of the Association of Medical Illustrators

Sits on the Board of Certification for Medical Illustrators

Member of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators

Member of the American Association for Anatomy

Member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators

Client Testimonials

As a new non-profit organization, MKIllustrations helped create our website with all original medical illustrations and our foundation brochure. We are extremely pleased with the exceptional quality and efficiency of their work. I would highly recommend MKIllustrations.

MKIllustrations always provides Cardax Pharmaceuticals with superb medical illustrations and animations, transforming complex design concepts - characterized by intricate cell signaling pathways and biological processes - into elegant solutions that are readily understood and appreciated by diverse audiences. These triumphs are undoubtedly due to the talent and work ethic of Mary Kate Wright, as typified by her responsiveness, efficiency, and attention to detail.

I had the pleasure of working with Mary Kate while communications director at a medical society in Chicago. She produced the most amazingly detailed medical illustrations, exactly what I needed, for several patient education handouts. Her pricing was more than fair and she completed the illustrations on or ahead of schedule. Our printers (and then our physician members) commented on how rich in detail her illustrations were.

Mary Kate produced several high-quality medical illustrations for a medical text I was editing. She completed them on time and was very pleasant to work with. I would recommend her for any medical illustration need.

Mary Kate is a brilliant medical illustrator. She created several detailed illustrations for me over several book projects, and delivered works of exceptional quality each time. She checked back with me during every step of each project, so that the illustrations were exactly how I wanted them to be. All the illustrations Mary Kate created for me are published in medical textbooks. She delivers quality. She is great to work with. She is diligent and efficient! I wouldn’t work with any other medical illustrator.”

Mary Kate is an extremely talented medical illustrator whose work combines scientific accuracy with remarkable visual clarity. I had the pleasure of working with her on complex visual abstracts for a journal I edited, as well as on figures for research articles. I would send her an idea of what I was thinking of and then she would generate a first draft that was close to exactly what I was looking for, which avoided endless rounds of revisions to get it right. Mary Kate is extremely intuitive and highly collaborative. She consistently produced illustrations of the highest quality that were precise, accurate, and ‘journal ready.’ She is a consummate professional and a genuine pleasure to work with. If you need a high quality medical illustration that is completed in a timely and professional manner, MKIllustrations should be your first and only choice.

Contact Us

For a no-obligation estimate, please email us with details of your medical illustration needs.

Email: marykate@mkillustrations.com