About Grace

Grace Herzberg grew up in Ankeny, Iowa and earned her B.A. in Biological/Pre-Medical Illustration at Iowa State University where she minored in French and Emerging Global Diseases. Her high school biology teacher introduced her to the world of scientific illustration through a documentary about Australopithecus afarensis, inspiring her to combine art and science herself. 

Grace received her Master of Arts in Medical and Biological Illustration at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in May 2024 and now works at the University of Georgia Educational Resources Center within the College of Veterinary Medicine as a Medical Illustrator. 

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Education

Johns Hopkins University

Master of Arts in Medical and Biological Illustration

Thesis: Gamifying Radiology Education: A Virtual Desk for Studying MRI Pulse Sequences

Iowa State University

Bachelor of Arts in Biological/Pre-Medical Illustration (now known as SciViz) 

Minors in French and Emerging Global Diseases 

Summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Tools of the Trade

  • Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Adobe Captivate
  • Zbrush
  • Cinema 4D
  • Maya
  • Blender
  • PyMOL
  • ePMV
  • HOROS/Osirix
  • Figma
  • Tableau
  • HTML5/CSS/JavaScript
  • Unity
  • Unreal Engine 5
  • Tumult Hype
  • Sketchfab

Regonitions

  • Editor’s Choice – Journal of Hand Surgery, Issue 10/Volume 49 – Supinator to Anterior Interosseous Nerve Transfer to Restore Digital Flexion in Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerve Injury, 2024
  • Orville Parkes Student Still Media Best in Show Award – AMI Salon, 2024
  • Award of Excellence – AMI Salon, 2024
  • Howard C. Bartner Scholarship for Excellence in Art as Applied to Medicine, 2023–2024
  • Phi Beta Kappa Inductee, 2020
  • Warren D. Dolphin Award for Studio Excellence, 2020
  • Jack H.T. Horner Award for Scholastic and Artistic Excellence in pre-BPMI, 2017
  • Iowa State University Honor’s Mentor Research Grant, 2017
  • Iowa State University Cardinal Leadership Scholarship, 2016-2020

Exhibitions

  • Iowa State University BPMI Program 40th Anniversary Exhibitor, 2024
  • Visualizing Healthcare: National Taiwan University Museum of Medical Humanities Exhibitor, 2024
  • Visualizing Healthcare: National Taiwan University Hospital Joint Exhibit with Johns Hopkins University, 2024
  • AMI Salon Exhibitor, 2019, 2023, 2024
  • Iowa State Student Innovation Center Induction Ceremony Alumni Exhibitor, 2021
  • Iowa State College of Design NASAD Accreditation Review Exhibitor, 2019
  • Des Moines Science Center / Please Pass the Love – The Brain Matters Exhibitor, 2019
  • Iowa State University APEX Exhibitor, 2017, 2018, 2020 
  • Iowa State University Art Inspired Exhibitor, 2017