Bio

Erin Ellis is an illustrator specializing in hand lettered design and natural science subjects. With a background in traditional illustration and the lettering arts, she also holds postgraduate certificates in Type Design from The Cooper Union, and Science Illustration from CSUMB, including an internship with the Department of Botany at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

With 20 years’ experience in the industry, Erin has worked with clients including the California Institute of Technology, University of California Santa Cruz, Chronicle Books, Ten Speed Press, Artisan Books, Williams-Sonoma, Lululemon Athletica, Wildsam Travel Guides, and Meta, and her botanical illustration work has been published in Harvard Papers in Botany.

Erin participates in her local arts and science communities by teaching nature journaling for the Western Flyer Foundation and running an events calendar for her fellow swing and ballroom dancers. An East Coast native, she now calls the central coast of California home.