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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.
ALT #BlackinAnatWeek - Timelapse video and (photo) of the Ni-ka Ford (@Enlight_Visuals) painting “Histology of Hope”, her abstract art of the histology of breast cancer tissue, as a teaser for the #PaintCelebrate event happening on Wed. night, Oct. 16 from 6:30-8 pm
ALT #PaintCelebrate for Black in Anatony Week 2024 Supplies for painting (in post): · Watercolor, mixed media paper, cardstock · Acrylic or water color paint in any colors · Pens, markers, colored pencils · Masking tape or painters taple (optional) · 3 brushes (small, medium, large) · Paint palette (or cardboard, plate or plastic top) · Cup of water · Paper towels · Newspaper or plastic to cover the table · Beverages and snacks, and fun! To paint digitally · Sketchbook, procreate, adobe photoshop
ALT On Tuesday, October 15, 2024, (World Anatomy Day) from 12-1 pm ET a webinar, “Get Your Research Published: Unveiling the Peer Review Process” with Jason Organ, PhD (with profile image) On Wednesday, October 16, 2024 from 6:30 - 8:00 ET, a virtual painting session, “Paint and Celebrate” with Ni-ka Ford, MS, CMI (with profile image) On Thursday, October 17, 2024 12-1 pm ET, a webinar, “Inclusive Anatomy – An Ongoing Conversation on Representation” with Omonse Talton, PhD (with profile image) On Friday, October 18, 2024 from 12-1pm ET, a webinar, “Delivering Successful Job Talks: Insights and Challenges through Craniofacial Disorders” with Diana Rigueur, PhD (with profile image)
ALT Banner announcing the upcoming Lab-to-Table event called “Pricturing Progress: Representation in Scientific Art” (all that is on top left). Next to the title is a green erlenmeyer flask with 2 golden, intersecting halos and the OBGAPS logo. On the lower left hand corner is the following: “FEBRUARY 20. 11:00 AM. FREE VIRTUAL EVENT.” The Basic Sciences wordmark is on the bottom left. The right side has photos of the five panelists in gold or yellow boxes.
ALT Dynamic graphic in booklet format. Page on the right has a background with purple synapses. Text reads” “Black In Neuro Annual Report FY 2022-2023”. In the bottom left text reads: “Cover: Ni-Ka Ford; Graphic Art: Daniela Franco; Reporting: Victoria McCray, Monica Javidnia, Almarely Berrios-Negrón, Darielle Lewis-Sanders, Ubadah Sabbagh, Danielle Nadin”. Page on the right has title “Table of Contents” with the following categories: “Meet the team, Meet the president, by the numbers, a year in review, connecting virtually and in person, growing our presence at society for neuroscience, our initiative, growing our community, Black In Neuro Week 2022, thoughts from our community, Black In Neuro manhattan, looking ahead, thank you to our sponsors, closing messages from our founding president.”
ALT #BlackinAnatWeek - @BlackinAnatomy invites you to participate in a guided painting event on Zoom with Ni-ka Ford for this year’s #PaintCelebrate on Saturday , October 21, at 12pm ET, to celebrate the third annual #BlackinAnatWeek. Pictured is the “Full of Potential” painting by Ni-ka Ford, who is also pictured in a pink blazer and black shirt on the bottom left.
ALT Meet the Speaker – bio for Ni-Ka Ford (CMI) ahead of her event titled “Paint and Celebrate: Full of Potential” on Saturday, October 21, 2023, from 12-2pm ET.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 an 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, or camping. #PaintCelebrate #BlackinAnatWeek
ALT Paint and Celebrate list of materials – Participants in the #PaintCelebrate event with Ni-ka Ford on Saturday, Oct 21, at 12-2pm ET will need the following items listed in the picture: one 11x14 sized canvas (or watercolor paper), Acrylic or water-based paint (brown, black, white, yellow, and two or more accent colors of your choice), three brushes (small, medium, and large), a paint palette (or substitute cardboard, a paper plate, a tupperware lid, etc.), 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) #PaintCelebrate #BlackinAnatWeek
ALT Paint and Celebrate visual list of materials – Participants in the #PaintCelebrate event with Ni-ka Ford on Saturday, Oct 21, at 12-2pm ET will need the following items listed in the picture: one 11x14 sized canvas (or watercolor paper), Acrylic or water-based paint (brown, black, white, yellow, and two or more accent colors of your choice), three brushes (small, medium, and large), a paint palette (or substitute cardboard, a paper plate, a tupperware lid, etc.), 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) #PaintCelebrate #BlackinAnatWeek
ALT #BlackinAnatWeek- Black in Anatomy Week Highlights, 2023 Theme is “The Black Body”. On October 18th, from 4-5 pm ET, The Black Body: A Focus on Leadership and Self-Care by Shawn Boynes, FASAE, CAE. On October 20th from 12-1 PM ET, “The Role of Racism in Weight Bias and Weight Stigma” by Madelyn Crowell, PhD and Paint & Celebrate with Ni-ka Ford, MS, CMI, a guided virtual painting session of the painting, “Full of Potential”
