Baker Artist Portfolios

Vondel is originally from the Caribbean, St. Andrews, Grenada. Growing up amidst decorative fauna, prismatic lifeforms and celestial landscapes, he developed a deep appreciation and fascination towards understanding nature through science. Alongside this curiosity, he became deeply immersed with Art. At a critical crossroad, where he was expected to choose one of two paths, he chose the option of not choosing at all. That choice allowed him to follow his interests until they were both present in the same room. This led to a long yet fulfilling 10-year scholastic journey that ultimately brought him to the place where Art and Science coexists.

Due to scarcity and tenacity, yet opportunity for creativity, he designed his own major in Medical Illustration at the City University of New York (CUNY), where he received his Bachelor of Science majoring in Medical Illustration. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from CUNY's Unique and Interdisciplinary Studies program, becoming the first student to study and receive a Medical Illustration degree from CUNY. He continued studies at the Art Students League of New York (Dr. Frank Netter’s alma mater) focusing on anatomy and design. Thereafter he attended the world’s first medical illustration program at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, receiving his Master’s of Art in Medical and Biological Illustration. Vondel is equal parts Science as he is Art. He is the co-author of Muscle Variations and Anomalies in Humans Textbook.

As an Artist Vondel combines visual communication and biomedical knowledge to make complex science and medicine more accessible, digestible, and actionable for a diverse range of audiences, users, learners, providers, and communities. He does this through a wide range of visual approaches—including interactive Extended Reality (XR) simulation, 2D and 3D media, animation, and video story telling.

His knowledge and intimate relationship with Art, Science, and Medical content have allowed him to collaborate with leading researchers, radiologists, anatomists, surgeons, and computer scientists to create cutting-edge content for medical research, training, and clinical practice. He is a board-certified member of the Association of Medical Illustrators (AMI), with over 10 years of membership. Vondel has been drawing since he was four years old and is eternally, grateful, humbled, thankful that he is still able to do so. Fun fact, he as also dissected human cadavers.