ABOUT OUR Graduate Program Full Time Faculty

Tim Phelps, Associate Professor and Medical Illustrator has been teaching and illustrating for 23 years in the Graduate Program of Art as Applied to Medicine, Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, Maryland. He has received over 40 regional and national awards for his artwork published in textbooks, magazines, and professional journals. He has been illustrating medicine and science for 30 years with work appearing in over 60 surgical textbooks and atlases, over 100 book chapters and journals, and over 20 magazines. Projects have included numerous surgical texts and atlases on Otolaryngology, Orthopedic and Cardiac Surgery, co-authorship on a book on Surgical Pathology Dissection, The Ocean Planet project with the Smithsonian, numerous anatomic illustrations for Dog World and Cat Fancy magazines, art direction and primary illustrator for the Johns Hopkins Family Health Book, and most recently completion of over 500 pen and ink illustrations for a 2008 Merriam Webster Dictionary. Tim is a Past President and Past Chair of the Board of the Association of Medical Illustrators.

Since 1994, Tim has immersed himself in the history of flame painting and in doing so has painted over 600 diecast cars. Articles on his miniature hot rods and the history of flame painting have appeared in over three dozen venues including: Autoart, Autographics. Airbrush Action, Northern Rodder, Southern Rodder, Fine Scale Modeler, Scale Auto Enthusiast, Diecast X, Kustoms Illustrated, Toy Cars and Models, and Diecast Kustomridez Magazine. In 2006 he authored a book for Motorbooks International (MBI) titled Up in Flames: The Art of Flame Painting. Tim has also created multiple flamed fish and fowl designs for the Hawaiian shirt company Paradise on a Hangar. In 2008, Tim was the series artist and designer for Greenlight Toys' "Muscle Car Garage - Up in Flames"- an annual series of flame painted diecast cars available at Toys R Us, K-Mart and Meijer stores nationwide and hobby online websites.

:: education

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Master of Science Medical and Biological Illustration, 1981

Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design and Illustration, 1975

School of Visual Arts (SVA), New York, NY
Honor Student, Fall 1974.

:: PROFESSIONAL experience

Associate Professor
Department of Art as Applied to Medicine
The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 1991- present.

Assistant Professor
Department of Art as Applied to Medicine
The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 1986 - 1991.

Editorial Artist
Houston Post, Houston TX, 1984-1985.

Staff Medical Illustrator
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX, 1982-1986.

Graphic Artist
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 1977-1979

:: SELECTED publications

• Cummings, C. et al, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Eds. (Flint) Philadelphia: Elsevier, 1993-2009.
• Nichols, David et al., The Golden Hour: The Handbook of Advanced Pediatric Life Support. Chicago: Mosby Yearbook, Elsevier, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Eds. 1990-2009.
• Merriam Webster Advanced Learner's Dictionary, Springfield, MA,Primary Illustrator 600+ illustrations, 2008.
• McFarland, E. et al, Examination of the Shoulder, Thieme Medical Publishers, NY, 2006.
• Phelps, Tim, UP in FLAMES: The Art of Hot Rod Flame Painting, Motorbooks International, Wis., (July 2006).
• Nichols, D.; Cameron, D.; et al., Critical Heart Disease in Infants and Children, Philadelphia: Mosby Yearbook, Elsevier, 1stv and 2nd eds. 1995 - 2006.
• Hruban, R.; Westra, W.; Phelps, T.; and Isacson, C. Surgical Pathology Dissection: An Illustrated Guide. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1996, 2nd Ed 2003.
• Primary Illustrator and Art Director for The Johns Hopkins Family Health Book, created over 500 illustrations, Harper-Collins, New York, January, 1999.
• Yaremchuk, M., et al., Lower Extremity Salvage and Reconstruction: Orthopaedic and Plastic Surgical Management. New York: Elsevier Science Publishing Co., 1989.
• Hoffman, M et al, Symptom Solver for Dogs and Cats, Rodale Press, Emmaus, PA, February 1999.
• Veterinary Illustrator, Cat Fancy Magazine , Irvine, CA, various illustration assignments, 2001-2003.
• Veterinary Illustrator, Dog World Magazine , Chicago Ill, various illustration assignments, 1999-2001.
• Series Veterinary Illustrator, "Tip to Tail" Cat Fancy Magazine magazine, monthly assignments, 1997.
• Smithsonian Institution, Ocean Planet Exhibit, Washington, DC, on site and Traveling Exhibit, 1995 - Present.
• Veterinary Illustrator, 3 monthly newsletters, Catnip, Your Dog, Horse!, Parkinson Group, Clinton MA,1994-1998.
• Phelps, Tim, Creating Textures in Medical and Scientific Illustration in Pen and Ink, Journal of Biocommunication, 30:1, 2003.
• Phelps, Tim, Colored Pencil for Medical and Veterinary Art, Journal of Biocommunication, 29:4, 2003.

Workshop Instructor/Presenter:

• July 2009, Association of Medical Illustrators Annual Meeting, Richmond, VA
• July 2008, Association of Medical Illustrators Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN
  
• July 2006, Association of Medical Illustrators Annual Meeting, Boston, MA
  
• July 2004, Association of Medical Illustrators Annual Meeting, Cleveland, OH
  
• July 1997, Association of Medical Illustrators Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD
  
• June 1994, "World Congress on Biocommunications," Orlando, FL
  
• August 1992, Association of Medical Illustrators Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL
  

• University of Michigan, March 1999
  
• Wittenberg University, October 1998
  
• University of Michigan, March 1993
  
• Medical College of Georgia, May 1991
  
• Philadelphia College of the Arts, July 1990
  
• University of Michigan, March 1990

:: PROFESSIONAL activities

Association of Medical Illustrators (AMI)

• Active Member (1983-Present)
• President (1998)
• Meeting Coordinator, Annual National Meeting (Baltimore 1997),
• Member of Board of Governors (1990-95, 1997-2000).
• Chairman, Board of Governors (1993-94),
• Fellow (FAMI 1992), Board Certification (CMI 1992)(CMI 1997).
• Committee Work (1983-present): Accreditation Review for the Medical Illustrator, Continuing Education, Finance, Internship, Membership, Mentorship, JBC Gallery Editor, Workshops, Public Relations, and Nominating.

Board Trustee, 1995-1998, 1998-2001

:: recognition

16 Salon Awards
Association of Medical Illustrators, 1983-Present.

Distinguished Alumni Award
Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH, 1998.

The William P. Didusch Art Award
American Urological Association, Baltimore, MD, 1998.

Illustrators Who Teach
Society of Illustrators Exhibit, New York, 1997.

Featured Artist
American Artist Magazine, August 1997.

Best Illustrated Book Award
Co-author Surgical Pathology Dissection: An Illustrated Guide, Springer-Verlag, NY, 1996
2nd Ed. with new art- (2003), Merit Award, 2003
Association of Medical Illustrators

Award of Merit Book Award
Natural Science Text
Fish Medicine, WB Saunders, Philadelphia
Association of Medical Illustrators, World Congress, 1994. (300+ illustrations)

10 Art Awards
Baylor College of Medicine Interpretations Art Salon, Houston, TX: 1984-1986

10 Art Awards
Texas Scientific Communicators, 1983-1986

Other Professional: 8 Awards

Further information, additional images and complete CV available upon request, please e-mail Professor Phelps.

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