Insil Choi

Illustrator

Providence, RI, USA
Scientific illustration, Communication Design, history, biology, medical

Work Experience

MIT

Freelancer ilustrator

August 2014 - September 2014 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Brown University

Freelance Illustrator

Creating some medical illustrations of human brain for Neuro-radiology lectures at Brown medical school.
August 2014 - Present Providence, Rhode Island, United States

The Jenks Society For Lost Museums

Freelance Illustrator

Created scientific illustrations of Museums artifacts for the catalogue published in collaboration with Mark Dion.
March 2014 - April 2014 Providence, Rhode Island, United States

The Triple Heilx

Illustrator

Creating scientific and editorial Illustrations with the articles for Science in Society Review magazine.
September 2013 - May 2014 Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL)

Intern Illustrator

-Participated in field activity collecting fungi specimens and creating scientific illustrations depicting fungi morphology for online Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) and Mushroom Observation (MO) online database.
- Sculpted digital 3D models on animal morphology using Blender for EOL.
July 2013 - September 2013 Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States

International Exposition Yeosu Korea 2012

Freelance Illustrator

Worked on promotional comic book and character illustration for the exposition’s brochure using Photoshop.
2011 - 2011 Yeosu, Korea, Republic of

Great Lab

Junior Designer

Created character, props and background designs using 2D software for Korean animation films
January 2010 - December 2010 Seoul, Korea, Republic of

Studio Animal

Junior Designer

Created props and background Designs using digital 3D/2D software for Korean and Japanese animations
January 2009 - January 2010 Bucheon, Korea, Republic of

Education

Rhode Island School Of Design (RISD)

Bachelor's Degree in Fine Art

Major in Illustration
May 2012 - May 2014 Providence, Rhode Island, United States

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LIFELONG EDUCATION

Bachelor's Degree in Fine Art

Major in Visual Communication Design
February 2011 - February 2012 Seoul, Korea, Republic of

Kaywon School Of Art And Design

Associate Degree in Fine Arts

Major in Animation
March 2006 - March 2009 Uiwang, Korea, Republic of

Languages

Korean (Native),
English (Advanced),

Awards

Artificial LIFE 14

Winner on science visualization comprtition

2014

3X3 The Magazine Of Contemporary Illustration

Honorable Mention of 3x3 International Student Illustration Show No.11.

2014

Skills

Adobe After Effects, Adobe Flash, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adode Illustrator, Blender, Digital Painting, Gouache, Microsoft Office, Pen&Ink, Watercolor, Watercolor Pencil,

Exhibition

(1) 17th Annual International Exhibition of the ASBA at The Horticultural Society of New York.

Sep 17th - Nov, 2014
New York, NY, USA

(2) ALIFE 14:
The Fourteenth International Conference on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems.

July 30th – August 2nd, 2014
New York, NY, USA

Published work

(1) Mushroom Morphological drawings

- Published in EOL(Online Encyclopedia of Life)
http://eol.org/search?q=insil&search=Go&search_log_id=5346889

- Published in MO (Mushroom observation) database
http://mushroomobserver.org/glossary

(2) The life cycle of ruby-throated humming bird

- Published in Science in Society Review magazine spring 2014
http://design.browntth.com/