Haley Grunloh is an illustrator and animator from New Haven, CT. She earned her BFA in 2D animation from Pratt Institute, and a certificate in science illustration from California State University Monterey Bay. She is dedicated to developing educational content, and in creating work that can help connect a general audience with the scientific community. Aside from realistic natural history illustration, she also has a great love for the art of children’s books, informed by her background working in a public library. In her work she aims to use humor, storytelling, and fun imagery to spark curiosity about nature. She has collaborated with Bay Nature Magazine, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, and the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

SCBWI March 2025 Featured Illustrator Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg7bEM0u8lE

Awards and Residencies:

2026 - Graves Mill Farm Artists Residency, Madison VA

2025 - Artist-in-Residence, Hog Island Audubon Camp, Bremen ME

2023 - Tentacles & Wings Scholarship

Exhibitions:

2025 GNSI Juried Members’ Exhibition Lakeville Public Library, Lakeville MA

2025 Nosegay: A Plant Based Exhibition The Institute Library, New Haven CT

2025 Sisters! Visualizing Solidarity and Resistance The Institute Library, New Haven, CT

2024 Illustrating Fort Ord Natural Reserve UCSC MBEST Center, Marina, CA

2024 Illustrating Nature Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, Pacific Grove, CA

2024 Art Of Nature Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, Santa Cruz, CA

2023 Solo Exhibition Volume Two: A Never Ending Books Collective, New Haven, CT

2022 GNSI Juried Members’ Exhibition Guild of Natural Science Illustrators

2021 Virtual Conference Juried Member Exhibit Guild of Natural Science Illustrators