Precision meets perspective.
A boutique NYC studio executing rigorous visual strategy across science and hospitality. We handle the complexity, so you can focus on driving impact.

Laura Roy
Founder & Board-Certified Medical Illustrator
A JHU-trained, board-certified medical illustrator, culinary graduate, and certified sommelier based in Yorkville, Manhattan. Laura moves with the rhythm of the city—mornings running the East River, afternoons painting in Central Park, and constantly tracking the hidden structural logic shared by a neural network and a pastry crumb. Bringing a rare, polymathic lens to visual problem-solving, her work actively bridges the gap between the laboratory, the boardroom, and the gallery. Whether architecting visual frameworks for wireless spinal implants, publishing 3D congenital heart defect printing research in JAMA, or defining the brand identity for Michelin-caliber restaurants, Laura translates high-stakes complexity into elegant, deeply strategic visual narratives.
education
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
location
New York, NY
current obsession
Taiwanese street food
Mastery & Credentials
Academic Foundations
MA, Medical & Biological Illustration • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
The Frank H. Netter & Chester Reather Awards (Highest honors in the JHU Art as Applied to Medicine program)
BA, Biological & Pre-Medical Illustration • Iowa State University
BA, Visual Arts (Studio) • Iowa State University
BA, Philosophy • Iowa State University
Professional Certifications
Board-Certified Medical Illustrator (CMI) • Association of Medical Illustrators (AMI)
Inez Demonet Award Scholar • The Vesalius Trust
Sensory Foundations
Certified Sommelier • Court of Master Sommeliers
AAS, Culinary Arts • Iowa Culinary Institute
Certificate of Enology • Iowa Culinary Institute
Educational Leadership
Assistant Teaching Professor • Iowa State University, BPMI (now SciViz) Program
Instructed the next generation of illustrators in digital scientific illustration, traditional media, and figure drawing.
Co-Chair, Online Learning Committee • Association of Medical Illustrators (Volunteer Leadership)
Assistante d'Anglais • Les Lilas, France
Teaching Assistant, Comparative Chordate Anatomy • Iowa State University
Grading Assistant, Department of Philosophy • Iowa State University

Association of Medical Illustrators

Board-Certified Medical Illustrator

Vesalius Trust Inez Demonet Award Winner

education
New York Academy of Art
location
New York, NY
current obsession
19th-century pigment science
Mastery & Credentials
Academic Foundations
MFA, Painting • New York Academy of Art
BFA, Integrated Studio Arts • Iowa State University
Sensory Foundations
AAS, Culinary Arts • Iowa Culinary Institute
Certificate of Enology • Iowa Culinary Institute
First Level Master Sommelier • Court of Master Sommeliers
Educational Leadership
Faculty • New York Academy of Art
