Travis Vermilye – Medical & Biological Illustrator
1150 10th Street
Room 177B
PO Box 173364
Denver, Colorado 80217-3364
Education
2002
M.F.A. Medical & Biological Illustration, University of Michigan
2000
B.S. Biological Illustration, Southwest Missouri State University
Professional Experience
2009-present
Assistant Professor, Medical Illustration, Department of Visual Art, College of Arts & Media, University of Colorado Denver
2006-present
President/Owner: Anatomia Creations, Denver, Colorado – Online sales of virtual 3D models of the human body created from medical image data
2004-present
President/Owner: Travis Vermilye – Medical & Biological Illustration, Denver, Colorado – Medical and biological illustration, animation and interactive media for a variety of clients
2002-2006
BioMedical Visualization Specialist, Medical Modeling LLC, Golden, Colorado – Chief artist for company, responsible for photography, illustration, medical image segmentation, 3D animation, client consultation, employee training, rapid prototype manufacturing
Juried Gallery Exhibits
2009
UCDenver Health Sciences Library Art Show : “Portrait of a Visible Male”, Dec 18 – Jan 28
2009
Association of Medical Illustrators Salon Gallery, “VASER® Ultrasound Assisted Liposelection”
Published Creative Work (selected)
2009
Malamed, Connie: Visual Language for Designers: “Post Liposculpture Skin Retraction” Pg. 190
Malamed, Connie: Visual Language for Designers: “Memory Loss” Pg 222
Recognitions, Honors & Awards
2010
Faculty Development Grant for 2010/2011 : Awarded a Faculty Development Grant for research and creative work [...]
2008
Honorable Mention, Non-Interactive Media, NSF Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge, non-interactive media category, “Window Into Life”
2006
First Place, Interactive Media, NSF Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge, “Cerebral Vasculature of Conjoined Twins”
2003
First Place Award to Medical Modeling LLC, Materialise™ Innovation award in Stereolithography: Stereolithography model of craniopagus conjoined twins using color to accurately demonstrate the network of veins draining the cranial cavity
Courses Taught
Anatomy for the Artist, FA 4020
Science Visualization Projects, FA 4110/5110
University Service
2010
Judge for Digital Visions 2010 : Participated as judge of student video competition at the College [...]
Research and Creative Services Symposium Judge : Judged for the 2010 UCDenver Research and Creative Services Symposium. [...]
CAM Connects – Outreach Program : Presented medical illustration work and a brief project to high [...]
2009-2010
Visual Arts MFA in Visualization Program Development Committee
Professional Organizations
2002-present
Association of Medical Illustrators, Professional member
2008-present
Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, Professional member
Lectures and Presentations
2010
CAM Connects, College of Arts & Media outreach program with area high schools
2009
CAM Live @ Starz lecture series, “Medical Visualization of Conjoined Twins”
2009
CAM Convocation, Brief 8 minute lecture on my creative work designed to inspire students at start of new term
Notable Creative Work
2002-2006
Conjoined Twin Illustration and Animations: Illustrations and Animations created for various conjoined twin separation surgeries have been shown on: The Oprah Winfrey Show, Dateline NBC, CNN and various other networks
2004
Egyptian Mummy Bust and Reconstruction: Worked with researchers at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science to create a permanent display containing four busts of an egyptian mummy that were created with rapid prototyping technology from a previously acquired CT scan