Biomedical Art

Amanda Almon

Title Associate Professor / Chair of Biomedical Art / Chair of Animation
Department Biomedical Art
Phone 216.421.7454

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Courses  3D Bioforms: Intro to 3D Modeling | 3D Texture Mapping, Lighting, and Rendering | BFA Thesis Research | Biomedical Art: BFA Thesis | BMA: Intro to 3D Animation

Degree MFA, University of Michigan; BFA, Rochester Institute of Technology

Amanda Almon, C.M.I., is associate professor and chair of the Biomedical Art Department at the Cleveland Institute of Art. She is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor in anatomy at Case Western Reserve University.She also operates, completing animation and illustration work for publishers, pharmaceutical companies and medical device firms.

Knut Hybinette

Title Assistant Professor/Chair of Game Design
Department Biomedical Art
Phone 216.421.7945

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Courses  3D Bioforms: Intro to 3D Modeling | 3D Texture Mapping, Lighting, and Rendering | Game Production II | Intro Game Design

Degree BFA, University of Georgia; MFA, Art Institute of Chicago

Knut LSG Hybinette was born in Enkoping, Sweden and is an Assistant Professor at The Cleveland Institute of Art where he teaches game design and digital foundations. He works in multiple mediums including game design, photography, animation, video and sound. Knut has exhibited his work at galleries in Sweden, Portugal, Germany and the United Sates. Additionally, Knut has been published in the American publication Oculus and others. In 2003, he was sponsored/commissioned by January to create a portfolio of the Night Chicago. Knut has shown a series of photographs that tell us of the process of aging through examining each individual story at Arts Atrium Gallery in New York and at Jet Artworks Gallery.

Courses  Biomedical Art: Forensic Imaging/Modeling | Human Forms: Head, Hands, Feet | Image, Narrative, and Sequence

Degree BFA and MFA, Medical Illustration, The Cleveland Institute of Art. Certified Medical Illustrator (CMI)

Beth received her BFA and MFA in Medical Illustration from The Cleveland Institute of Art, where she was the first graduate student. As a medical illustrator for over 15 years, she is currently employed by the Cleveland Clinic as a staff medical illustrator. She also serves as an adjunct faculty member teaching medical sculpture at The Cleveland Institute of Art. Beth is an advisory board member to CIA’s Board of Directors.

Courses  Digital Color: Style & Representation in Science | Line: Information Visualization

Thomas Nowacki

Title Assistant Professor
Department Biomedical Art
Phone 216.421.7000

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Courses  Anatomy for the Artist | Biomedical Art: Advanced Media Concepts | Biomedical Art: Interactive Narratives | BMA: Adv Problems, Concepts, & Media | Graphic Design: Advanced Studio | Intro to Digital Biomedical Illustration | Natural Science & Zoological Illustration | Surgical Illustration & Media | Web Practice & Presence

Courses  Surgical Illustration & Media