Vondel is originally from St. Andrews, Grenada. Growing up amidst decorative fauna, tropical vegetation, and celestial landscapes, he developed a deep appreciation towards nature and a fascination around understanding how it worked. This curiosity evolved into a lifelong interest in science. At the same time, he developed an equally strong passion for art, becoming deeply engaged in its practice, exploration, and lifelong study. Committed to both interests, he entered the field of Biomedical Communication.

As a Medical Illustrator, he translates complex biomedical knowledge into clear and engaging visual experiences for a diverse range of audiences, users, learners, and providers. His passion lies in helping medical and science professionals conceptualize and communicate biomedical topics and ideas. Through visual communication, he also seeks to advance education and broaden access to biomedical knowledge for audiences around the world.

He designed his own major in Medical Illustration at the City University of New York (CUNY), where he received his Bachelor of Science, graduating Summa Cum Laude. He continued studies at the Art Students League of New York (Frank Netter’s Art alma mater) focusing on constructive anatomy and design. Thereafter he attended the world’s first medical illustration program at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, receiving his Master’s of Art in Medical and Biological Illustration.

His experience applying art and visual communication to science and medicine has allowed him to collaborate with leading researchers, radiologists, anatomists, surgeons, and computer scientists to create cutting-edge content for medical research, education, training, and clinical application. He began his professional career as a Medical Illustrator and Extended Reality (XR) designer at the world-renowned R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center. He also designed training simulations in Virtual Reality (VR) for the industry leader in VR surgical training. He currently serves as Manager of research projects at the Center for Medical Innovations in Extended Reality (MIXR) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He is the principal Medical Illustrator at Mahon Illustrations LLC and a board-certified member of the Association of Medical Illustrators (AMI), with over 10 years of membership.