Olivia Mercurio is a visual development and storyboard artist based in Savannah, Georgia. She is currently finishing work on her MFA in Animation at Savannah College of Art and Design, where she also earned her BFA in Sequential Art and Storyboarding. Her master’s thesis film, Specimen 7, is a speculative science-fiction story that touches on themes of scientific ethics, interstellar colonization, and the hidden cost of knowledge. She has also contributed to several award-winning student productions and design competitions.

Interests include sci-fi, bees, and ukiyo-e.