Kaitlin Walsh specializes in abstract anatomical watercolor and oil paintings. From a young age, she exhibited an immense fascination with both art and medicine. She focused her studies on both disciplines, eventually receiving a graduate degree in Biomedical Visualization from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Soon after graduation, Kaitlin had a child in the NICU for several months. That harrowing experience fleshed out a deep-rooted purpose: To appreciate and showcase the tremendous beauty of the human body through painting. She launched her studio, Lyon Road Art, in 2015 and has now sold over 60,000 prints of her work and is a well-known name in the anatomical art community. She lives happily in Madison with her husband and three healthy children.

Using inspiration from both the form and function of human anatomy, my paintings explore the obscure, dynamic beauty hidden within the body. Through my studies, I have found that the human interior looks deceptively chaotic and haphazard. In reality, every inch of the body is put together in a defined and methodical way, making possible both the functions of which we are all capable, and also the uniqueness of every individual. Yet these capabilities, and the intricate structures that make them possible, are often disregarded: We consider the activities of the body background noise and fail to marvel at their power. But what if we could find the profound in the seemingly mundane? My work seeks to do this by unearthing the stories inherent to our anatomy. I hope to inspire a tradition of respect and appreciation for the overlooked.