About

Dominique Vassie is a multidisciplinary illustrator, designer and educator from the UK currently based in Tokyo. Since graduating her first degree in Biological Science from the University of Oxford and her MSc in Biodiversity and Conservation from the University of Leeds, she has worked on a wide range of projects including board game illustration, natural history illustration, museum exhibition design, graphic design, science communication and hands-on nature conservation work. 

She also teaches workshops on microscopy and drawing.

Clients include: Carpenter & Stone, 3DTotal.com, Birdwood Games, Quillsilver Studio, Failbetter Games, Natural England, School of International Futures, Superflux, Marshmallow Laser Feast, Blue Marine Foundation, Skylab Workshop and Somerville College.

In March 2026, she had a solo exhibition of artworks at GalleryBlue3143 in Aoyama, Tokyo.

Contact

I am open for new projects, workshops, collaborations, freelance work and potential employment opportunities. Please get in touch by email. 

niqvassie.art(at)gmail.com

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Publications

• Sketching from the Imagination: Creatures and Monsters • 2019 • published by 3DTotal.
• Fundamentals of Creature Design • 2020 • published by 3DTotal.
• Alive: a sketchbook of animal life • 2020 • self-published artbook
• Phylogenetic Soup • 2019 • self-published artbook
• Floodmeadow Sketchbook 01 • 2022 • self-published artbook
• Inspired by Nature • 2024 • published by 3DTotal.
• Designing Dragons • 2025 • published by 3Dtotal.

Science

• MSc thesis: 'The use of documentary film footage to understand the behaviour of fig wasps' - the 20 minute film created to go alongside it is viewable on Figweb.
• Tyler, K., Vassie, D., & Sasaki, T. (2024) Does the history of option quality affect nest site choice in the Acorn ant? Insectes Sociaux. doi.org/10.1007/s00040-024-00969-0