Marcus Cremonese

Marcus is an award-wining biomedical illustrator who has worked exclusively for nearly two decades for Australian and international medical researchers, surgeons, professors and scientists. A recognised leading practitioner in his specialised field, Marcus spent almost 20 years at the University of NSW's medical illustration unit and currently works from his Sydney studio on freelance projects from around the world. He is also a regular speaker and lecturer at national and international conferences and workshops. Marcus is a member of the Australian Institute of Medical and Biological Illustration and a Registered Biomedical Illustrator. Before moving to Australia in the early 1980s, Marcus completed a BA, completed studies in anatomical drawing for artists, and worked as Deputy Art Director for the Brazilian Journal of Medicine (JBM).

Career Highlights

• Sole and collaborative illustrator on many medical textbooks, including Anatomica (Global Book Publishing) and Pathfinder/The Human Body (Reader's Digest).

• Sole illustrator of several medical books published by Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press.

• Illustrated numerous articles in Australian and international medical journals.

• Designed and illustrated scientific posters, advertising material and visual identity systems (signage and logos) used in health facilities.

• Published papers in the prestigious JAMM (The Journal of Audiovisual Media in Medicine, UK) and Network (AIMBI, Australia).

• Delivered lectures, talks and tutorials in Australia, USA, Holland and Brazil.

• Winner of the Medical Education Award by the Biological Photographic Association (USA) for computer-generated presentation slides.

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