About

Sydney Sieh-Takata is a medical illustrator, animator, and fiber artist. She strives to communicate complex medical and scientific topics in a clear and visually engaging manner. Her primary focus is on creating medical legal as well as editorial and didactic illustrations and animations for student and general audiences. She values the research process in developing an accurate and informative visualization while conveying an appropriate level of detail and context that will not overwhelm the viewer. Sydney is a member of the Association of Medical Illustrators (AMI) and has received an AMI Salon Award of Merit in editorial illustration.

Sydney received her BFA in Fiber Art and graduated summa cum laude from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). After discovering the field of medical illustration, she took the prerequisite science courses in Anatomy and Physiology, Biology, and Chemistry before pursuing a master’s degree. She earned her MS in Biomedical Visualization from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), one of the only five accredited graduate medical illustration programs in North America. While in the Biomedical Visualization program, she was able to expand upon her training in textile art and drawing in traditional media with 3D modeling, animation, and digital illustration. She also enhanced her scientific background with courses in Gross Anatomy, Pathophysiology, and Neuroscience. Her Master’s research project investigated the use of textiles to depict the tissues of the oral cavity and how principles of multisensory learning can inform the design of anatomical models.

When Sydney is not in the studio, she enjoys baking and solving crossword puzzles.