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Portrait of Julia O'Brien

Honor Society® member

Julia O'Brien

  • art therapy
  • Class of 2027
  • USA

Member since November 2023

About

Julia is an artist passionate about mental health and social justice. Her experience with medical issues since childhood made her interested in accessibility and healthcare justice. Julia uses her comic arts to raise awarness and educate about LGBTQ , feminist, indigenous, and disability issues.

Education

  • School of the Art Institute of Chicago

    fine arts

    2019 – 2023

Honors and awards

  • PB&J leadership

    leadership at university

  • Body Builder Award

    creative writing award about fashion

  • American Society for Bioethics and Humanities honorable mention

    art and design for bioethics and humanties

Goals and interests

Career goal

Mental Health counseling

Graduate school interests

Adler University

Outside the classroom

Dance , cosplay , face paint

Experience

  • gymnastics instructor

    chicago parks and recreation

    Aug 2025 – Present

  • freelance illustrator

    American Medical Association Journal of ethics , Sixty Inches from Center, Southside weekly

    Jan 2022 – Present

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