Kimberly Martens, M.A.M.S.

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Title: Associate Professor, Illustration
Division: School of Art and Design
Office Location: Art Building, Room 414K
Office Phone: 815-753-0291
Office Fax: 815-753-7701
Email: kmartens@niu.edu
Websites

www.martens-kiefer.com/martensportfolio
www.medillsb.com


Education

  • M.A.M.S., University of Illinois-Chicago
  • Certified Medical Illustrator (CMI)

Current Research

  • Medical and Scientific Illustration for publication in medical journals
  • patient education materials
  • pharmaceutical and biotechnology advertising and marketing
  • surgical atlases
  • college level textbooks
  • research articles and presentations by scientists, doctors and physicians

Courses Taught

  • ARTS 327 Beginning Illustration
  • ARTS 339 Beginning Scientific Illustration
  • ARTS 340 Intermediate Scientific Illustration
  • ARTS 437 Intermediate Illustration
  • ARTS 438 Advanced Illustration
  • ARTS 439 & 440 Advanced Scientific Illustration
  • ARTS 215 Fundamentals of Graphic Design
  • ARTS 448 Vector Applications for Illustrators
  • ARTS 406 Senior Project

Illustration Clients

  • American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
  • Frontline Medical Communications
  • Restorsea, Inc., Allergan, American Medical Association
  • TEDMED conference, WH Freeman Worth and Co., Ogilvy CommonHealth
  • Mosby, Elsevier Health Sciences
  • Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
  • Abelson Taylor
  • Rodale Press
  • Pearson Education
  • Philips Healthcare
  • The North American Spine Society
  • Merck Pharmaceuticals
  • Amgen
  • MGI Pharma

Selected Works

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