Stefanie Lenk has eighteen years of professional experience as a graphic designer and illustrator. Born and raised in Canada and based in Berlin since 2010, she has worked both in-house and as a freelancer for clients in Germany, the UK and North America, in industries ranging from book and magazine publishing and Canadian national television to medical/academic research and general service providers.


In 2012 Stefanie completed an MSc in Medical Art at the University of Dundee in Scotland, augmenting her skill-set with additional in-depth knowledge of human anatomy and medical practise as well as medical research and ethics, which has been of great benefit to her work with clients in the medical sector. Ranging from clean simple vector illustrations to highly detailed drawings with precise attention to scientific accuracy, Stefanie provides innovative visualisation solutions which uniquely bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical understanding.

From 2016-2021 Stefanie worked (in addition to freelance contracts) as a part-time academic research assistant at the Freie University Berlin, writing for academic publications and teaching workshops on conceptualising and drawing visual narratives. Her continued interest in knowledge visualisation extends beyond the boundaries of medicine and health into projects revolving around social practise, education, and technology. She presently works as a scientific illustrator and graphic designer at the BIFOLD centre for AI research affliiated with the Technical University Berlin.

In her free time she runs a bi-monthly public discussion group called the Taboo Symposium where strangers meet to discuss uncomfortable things, creates artwork and graphic narratives that have been described as ‘utterly surreal and decidedly melancholy’, and makes bicycle pilgrimages across European countries with a small stuffed rabbit in tow.