Hello!
My name is Susie, I’m an award-winning artist & art director specialising in illustration, animation and design for science and medicine.
Since qualifying as a medical illustrator from a background in Psychology and education support, I’ve had the privilege of working on a range of visual communication projects for clients including Scientific American, Calpol, Under Armour and Cambridge University Press.
I’m currently based at Now Medical Studios in Glasgow, Scotland, creating medical illustration and animation work for clients in the healthcare and commercial industries.
I hope you enjoy taking a look through some of my favourite freelance and self-directed projects. For more informal art posts and process work, head over to the Sketchbook page.
Thanks for stopping by!
On the web
How to Use Photo References for
Figure Drawings in Medical Illustration
Figure Drawing Tips with Medical
Illustrator Susie Brighouse
Move Summit 2019 (With Some Handy Conference Tips)
Medical Art Student Showcase - Sketchnotes, Animation and 3D Printing
Creative Dundee - DJCAD Masters Show 2016
AWARDS & EXHIBITIONS
IMI Silver Award (2019) - ‘Exosome Cross-Section’
IMI Silver Award (2019) - ‘Aneurysms of the Middle Cerebral Arteries’
‘Altered States on ICU’ (2019)
The Hearth Gallery, Cardiff
Assisting Janice Sharp, Senior Medical Artist at University Hospital of Wales
IMI Bronze Award (2018) - ‘Vortex’
Joint award with Janice Sharp, Senior Medical Artist at University Hospital of Wales
DJCAD Masters Show Exhibition (2016)
The Cooper Gallery, Dundee
WORK HISTORY
Art Director
Now Medical Studios
Jan 2025 - Present
Lead Medical Illustrator
Now Medical Studios
April 2024 - Jan 2025
Freelance Scientific Illustrator & Animator
Oct 2022 - Present
Medical Illustrator & Multimedia Designer
Now Medical Studios
Dec 2019 - April 2024
Junior Medical Illustrator & Multimedia Designer
Now Medical Studios
Sep 2018 - Dec 2019
Tutorial Designer
Kenhub
April 2017- Oct 2018
Specimen Digitisation Intern
D’Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum
June 2018 - Sep 2018
Medical Illustration Intern
NHS University Hospital Wales
Jan 2018 - April 2018
Graphic Design Intern
Costello Medical Consulting
Jan 2017 - June 2017
Education
MSc Medical Art, Distinction
The University of Dundee, 2016
BSc (Hons) Psychology, First class honours
The University of Liverpool, 2014