Growing
up in Rennebu, Norway, Maria's main interest in life were art and animals.
Her senior year of high school she came to the US as a foreign exchange
student, then attended Iowa State
University and received a Bachelor of Science in Animal Science. She then enrolled in Iowa State University's Veterinary College, pursuing her lifelong dream to study and work with animals. During her first year of veterinary school, Maria worked with
a gentleman with a very interesting major she had never heard of, BPMI (Biological and Pre-Medical Illustrations). After researching the program she knew she was on the wrong career track and
enrolled in the BPMI program at Iowa State the next fall. Maria is currently a freelance illustrator in Ames, Iowa and does work in the US and abroad.
University and received a Bachelor of Science in Animal Science. She then enrolled in Iowa State University's Veterinary College, pursuing her lifelong dream to study and work with animals. During her first year of veterinary school, Maria worked with
a gentleman with a very interesting major she had never heard of, BPMI (Biological and Pre-Medical Illustrations). After researching the program she knew she was on the wrong career track and
enrolled in the BPMI program at Iowa State the next fall. Maria is currently a freelance illustrator in Ames, Iowa and does work in the US and abroad.
MGS Studio provides illustrations
for all areas of science as well as portraits of people and animals.
Illustrations on this site have been done in traditional media and in
digital media for 2D and
3D art(Illustrator, Photoshop, Cinema 4D).