Certified Medical Illustrator | Health Equity Advocate ✨Enlightening science through art✨ #sciart #medicalillustration Email: ni-ka@enlightvisuals.com
- Tweets 508
- Following 421
- Followers 3,295
- Likes 847
ALT Paint & Celebrate with Ni-ka Ford, MS, CMI. Thursday October 16, 2025. Painting: "Connection" Original image by Ni-ka Ford of a reddish synapse on a glowing orange and yellow background. Image of 11 participants showing their paintings and 5 year anniversary candle celebrating 5 years of Black in Anatomy.
ALT Event Title: Paint and Celebrate with Ni-ka Ford, CMI Date: Thursday, October 16, 2025, Black in Anatomy’s 5th Anniversary Time: 6:30 - 8:00 pm ET Register: linktr.ee/blackinanatomy; Profile Image of Ni-ka Ford in a white shirt. Example photo of “Connection” painting – a close-up of a stylized synapse between two neurons with an orange background. Event Description: Celebrate our 5th annual Black in Anatomy Week and anniversary with a guided painting session, led by certified medical illustrator, Ni-ka Ford. No experience required to #PaintCelebrate!
ALT Artwork Description: Title: “Connection” Description from Ni-ka Ford: “This piece celebrates the beauty of connections, old and new ones can grow and deepen. Much like nerve regeneration, even what’s been broken has the potential to heal and be repaired.” Register: linktr.ee/blackinanatomy Picture of “Connection” painting example (synapse between two neurons) for Black in Anatomy Week 2025.
ALT Black in Anatomy Week 2025 Meet the Artist of “Connection” painting being reproduced in the #PaintCelebrate event for Black in Anatomy’s 5th Anniversary: Ni-ka Ford is a Board-Certified Medical Illustrator based in Atlanta, Georgia. She is the founder of Enlight Visuals, a scientific and medical visualization studio. She creates didactic illustrations and 3D visualizations for scientific research, journal publications, medical education, and patient educational materials. She received a MS in Biomedical Visualization from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a BFA in Studio Art from Georgia Southern University. In her spare time, she loves to paint and explore the outdoors by hiking, gardening, and camping. Register: linktr.ee/blackinanatomy Picture of “Connection” painting example (synapse between two neurons) for Black in Anatomy Week 2025.
ALT Paint and Celebrate list of materials – Participants in the #PaintCelebrate event with Ni-ka Ford on Thursday, October 16 from 6:30-8 pm ET will need the following items listed in the picture: one 11x14 sized canvas (or watercolor paper), Acrylic or water-based paint (yellow, red, orange, purple, white or 4 colors and white), three brushes (small, medium, and large), a paint palette (or substitute cardboard, a paper plate, a Tupperware lid, etc.), an old toothbrush, a cup of water, paper towels, newspaper or plastic to cover the table, beverages, and snacks. You can also try to paint with items you may already have (e.g., paper, markers, colored pencils, crayons, etc.) or digitally on a tablet or computer using a media app (e.g., Sketchbook, Procreate, Photoshop, etc).
ALT #BlackinAnatWeek by Black in Anatomy. TImage of the Ni-ka Ford (@Enlight_Visuals) painting “Connection”, of an orange nerve synapse with purple neurons around the glowing orange and yellow background. The event is Paint & Celebrate and will be held, Thursday, Oct 16 from 6:30-8 pm EDT.
ALT Paint and Celebrate list of materials – Participants in the #PaintCelebrate event with Ni-ka Ford on Thursday, October 16 from 6:30-8 pm ET will need the following items listed in the picture: one 11x14 sized canvas (or watercolor paper), Acrylic or water-based paint (yellow, red, orange, purple, white or 4 colors and white), three brushes (small, medium, and large), a paint palette (or substitute cardboard, a paper plate, a Tupperware lid, etc.), an old toothbrush, a cup of water, paper towels, newspaper or plastic to cover the table, beverages, and snacks. You can also try to paint with items you may already have (e.g., paper, markers, colored pencils, crayons, etc.) or digitally on a tablet or computer using a media app (e.g., Sketchbook, Procreate, Photoshop, etc)
ALT Presenter highlights for Black in Anatomy Week 2025 with profile images of the 4 presenters, Ketema Paul, Marcelo Oliver, Ni-ka Ford and Kerrie Lashley. Presentation schedule includes: October 14, 5:30– 6:30 pm ET: Sleep Research and Inclusive Excellence at UCLA by Ketema Paul, PhD; October 15, 3:30– 4:30 pm ET: Representation in Anatomy: A Journey through Illustration, Publishing, and Change by Marcelo Oliver; October 16, 6:30 – 8 pm ET: Paint & Celebrate with Ni-ka Ford, MS, CMI and Black in Anatomy 5th Anniversary; October 17, 12 – 1 pm ET: Beyond the Scalpel: Managing the Heart of Anatomy Labs with Integrity, Equity, and Expertise by Kerrie S. Lashley, DHSc. Register at linktr.ee/blackinanatomy.