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  • EDUCATION

    University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
    Master of Science in Biomedical Visualization
    May 2005

    The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health, Columbus, OH
    August 2000 - August 2002

    Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
    Department of Visual and Environmental Studies
    Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude with Highest Honors, concentrating in Painting
    Honors Thesis, summa cum laude, Studio Art, 30 oil portrait paintings
    May 2000


  • WORK EXPERIENCE

    Medical Illustrator,
    Artery Studios
    70 St. Patrick St., Toronto, ON
    March 2007 - Present

    Scientific and Medical Illustrator, American Museum of Natural History,
    Exhibitions Media Dept., 200 Central Park West, New York, NY
    Summer 2005 - Winter 2007

      Lead illustrator for the Hall of Human Origins, the renovated permanent hall with the new illustrations will open in February 2007

      Created illustrations and short Flash animations for "How Are We Related?" interactive in the "Darwin" exhibit.

    Freelance illustrator, designer, portrait painter, Toronto, ON
    2000 - Present

      Clients include:
      American Museum of Natural History
      Livingskin®
      Reach Out and Read for Greater New York
      University of Illinois Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
      Community Rehabilitation Center, a weekly clubfoot clinic for children, sponsored by CBMI [http://www.cbmi.org] in Kigali, Rwanda.
      HourPower Watches®


    Photography archivist, Toni Morrison's office @ Princeton University,
    Organized and catalogued Toni Morrison's photographs for her archive, Princeton, NJ
    Summer 2005

    Teaching Assistant in Gross Anatomy, University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago, IL
    2003

    Drawing Teacher, Arts Council of Princeton, a nonprofit community arts organization, Princeton, NJ
    2003

    Model Building Intern, Hillier Architecture, Princeton, NJ
    2002

    Ultrasound Instructor, Evidence Based Medicine program, Ohio State Medical School, Columbus, OH
    2000 - 2003

    Russian Translator, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
    1999

    Art Editor, Demon Magazine, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
    1997-1998


  • AWARDS AND HONORS

    Inez Demonet Award, awarded annually to the student who exhibits outstanding merit and potential in the field of medical illustration, Vesalius Trust,
    2005

    University Fellowship, for scholarly achievement and promise,
    full tuition waiver and stipend of $18,000,
    University of Illinois , Chicago, IL
    2004 - 2005

    AHS Achievement Award, awarded to students for overall performance and to those who serve as leaders in the college,
    University of Illinois at Chicago , Chicago, IL
    2004 - 2005

    Board of Trustees Scholarship, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
    2003 - 2004


  • PUBLICATIONS

    University of Illinois Anatomy and Cell Biology Recruitment Brochure, 2005, created the design and layout for entire brochure.

    African American Men in Medicine, 2002 - 2003 academic calendar, photograph.

    The Advocate, 2000 annual contest issue, Vol. 135, No. 3, Cover, pgs. 12 & 25, drawings.

    Academic Emergency Medicine, Clinical Predictors of the Need for Inpatient Treatment of ED Patients with Cellulitis, May 1999, Vol. 6, No. 5. pg. 388.



  • SHOWS

    ACME Art C., GROUP SHOW, photographs, Columbus, OH
    August 2002

    Dobama Theater Gallery, SOLO SHOW, 16 paintings, Cleveland, OH
    February 2001

    BAM, GROUP SHOW, paintings, women artists in New England area, Cambridge, MA
    May 2000


  • MEMBERSHIPS

    Graphella Conspiracy Group, founding member, graphic novel making workshop
    Toronto, ON
    2006 - Present

    Reach Out and Read, member of annual benefit committee,
    New York, NY
    2005 - 2006

    Association of Medical Illustrators, member
    2005 - 2006

    Vesalius Trust's Board, non-voting member
    2005

    Ohio State Medical Association, member
    2000 - 2004

    American Medical Association, member
    2000