Her illustrations are tributes to the transcendent beauty of her current muses: the flora and fauna of California's rich Elkhorn Slough. Currently, a CSUMB science illustration graduate student, von May's perspective and art practice reflect the influence of her upbringing in Oakland and her family connection with Peru's Andes-Amazon montane forest.

Von May attended the Oakland School for the Arts under the tutelage of painter Josh Keyes and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with a B.A. in history. She spent the past few years in Tucson, studying biology and ecology while illustrating plant-animal partnerships of the Arizona Upland Sonoran Desert. Her artwork is in service of biodiversity conservation and is utilized in research publications, educational materials, and exhibitions.

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Karin von May es una artista e ilustradora de ciencias naturales basada en Monterey, California. Sus ilustraciones se distinguen por mostrar observaciones detalladas y arte reflexivo y son un tributo a la belleza de sus temas actuales, la rica flora y fauna nativa de el pantano, Elkhorn Slough. La visión y práctica artística de von May refleja su crianza multicultural y la influencia de haber crecido en la Bahía de San Francisco, así como su conexión familiar con la selva alta Amazónica del Perú.