ABOUT OUR Graduate Program Students

Born in Tokyo, Shizuka grew up in Toronto and attended Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. Five years in a paint-splattered lab coat earned her both a degree in Fine Art and in Life Science. She spent her summers at the Toronto School of Art and The Sheridan Institute to further her technical training and satisfy her passion for drawing.

I feel incredibly fortunate to have had the opportunity to study in the department of Art as Applied to Medicine – exposure to the newest medical advancements, world-renowned experts, and an esteemed and caring faculty are what made my experience here so valuable!

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Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine,
Department of Art as Applied to Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Master of Arts in Medical and Biological Illustration, May 2010.

Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
Bachelor of Science, Life Science, 2003-2008.

Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Life Drawing / Painting, 2003-2007.

Sheridan College Institute of Technology Oakville, Ontario
Technical and Scientific Illustration Certificate Program, 2004-2006.

:: experience & activities

Illustrator
Kennedy Krieger Research Institute, Department of Neurology
Baltimore, MD, 2009.

Illustrator
National Aquarium in Baltimore
Baltimore, MD, 2009.

Illustrator and Metalworker
Paleoecological Environmental Assessment & Research Lab (PEARL), Department of Biology
Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, 2007-2008.

Executive Art Director and Illustrator
Goatface Non-Profit Organization for Kingston University Hospital Palliative Care Center
Kingston, Ontario, 2006-2008.

Life Drawing Instructor
Queen's University Arts and Business Conference
Kingston, Ontario, 2006.

ASSOCIATIONS:

• Association of Medical Illustrators (AMI), Student Member, 2009 - present.

2010     Inez Demonet Scholar
2010     Vesalian Scholar
2008-2010     William P. Didusch Scholarship
2009     Frank H. Netter MD, Memorial Scholarship in Medical Art
2009     Ranice W. Crosby Scholarship in Medical Art
2008     National 2nd Place Prize, Enviro-vations, Canadian National Engineering Competition, Waterloo, Ontario
2003     St. Ignatius of Loyola Fine Art Award

:: exhibitions

• Armstrong Medical Education Building, Juried Permanent Collection, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2009
• Association of Medical Illustrators, Annual Salon Exhibition, Richmond, VA, 2009.
• Nineteen Degrees, BFA Class of 2007 Graduating Exhibition, Ontario Hall, Kingston, Ontario.
• Synthesis Analysis, 2-person collaboration, The Union Gallery, Kingston, Ontario.