• "Communication Arts at VCU is a model of professional standards. If I were going to go to art school, I couldn't think of a better one. The instructors I met were dedicated professionals, talented and experienced, accessible to students and forward-thinking in their approach to communication."

    Brad Holland - Internationally known Painter, Illustrator and Writer

  • "I credit the Communication Arts Department with giving me the tools I needed to successfully enter into my chosen profession."

    Brian Leister - Alumnus

  • "Choosing VCU ranks up there as one of the smartest decisions of my life."

    Becky Heavner - Editorail Illustrator, Alumna

  • "I can see how much I learned on a visual, practical and mental level while studying Communication Arts."

    Samantha Baker - Art Director, Alumna

  • "My Communication Arts education helped me approach illustration problems conceptually and it gave me a sense of the business of illustration."

    Phyllis Sarloff - Freelance Illustrator, Fine Artist, Alumna

  • "I feel very fortunate to have studied under the direction of such wonderful artists."

    Erin Hurley - Multimedia Artist, Illustrator, Alumna

Suzanne Ghuzzi, Alumna

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Suzanne Ghuzzi was born and raised in Union, NJ. From a young age, she was interested in science and how the human body worked, but still remained passionate about art. In high school she would illustrate scientific concepts to help her friends study and understand biology. It was then she realized she wanted to teach others about science through the visual arts. She received her BFA in Communication Arts with a concentration in Scientific and Preparatory Medical Illustration and a minor in Biology. While attending VCU, she was awarded the Dean’s Scholarship, the School of the Arts Scholarship, and Outstanding Junior in Scientific and Preparatory Medical Illustration.

Suzanne is inspired by medical illustration masters such as Dr. Henry Vandyke Carter, Andreas Vesalius, and Dr. Frank Netter. While in school, she studied their anatomical atlases rather than text books to learn human anatomy. She works digitally and in 3D, but believes a well developed, accurate base drawing is still the foundation to any great scientific illustration.

Recently, Alumna Suzanne Ghuzzi was a Master of Arts, Graduate student in Biomedical Communications at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

She received the Dean’s Excellence Award in Scientific Illustration and also won the Andreas Vesalius Trust Research Grant by the Association of Medical Illustrators. Andreas Vesalius is the founder of modern human anatomy. She successfully defended her thesis Neonatal Resuscitation: An Interactive Training Program for Health Professionals. on August 18, 2010. She now works for a major medical and scientific publishing company (Electronic Publishing Services) in Midtown Manhattan, NY. www.e-p-s.com

She is the lead illustrator for a major new orthopedic and sports medicine surgical atlas. This book is a year and a half project and she will oversee 12 free lance illustrators who will help with the project.

Visit her website at www.suzanneghuzzi.com.