John Carrozza

John Carrozza, Fine Artist and Illustrator, is a graduate of Vesper George School of Art in Boston, majoring in Fine Art, Illustration, Graphic Design. He works as a fine artist and freelance illustrator in a small town south of Boston. John considers himself an educational and children’s book illustrator trained in traditional drawing and painting using a mix of fine art, illustrative technique and imaginative storytelling to create a unique blend of artwork for their beauty and emotional power. He worked in the art and advertising department of The Boston Globe as an illustrator and promotional designer for nine years, he has worked for many major publishers with assignments that include, children’s books, traditional and digital illustration, educational materials, magazines, maps, textbooks, newsletters, coloring books, greeting cards, postcards, t-shirts, puzzles, toys and games. Most often he works in a realistic style creating conceptual representations of people and the natural environment including animals and landscapes. Media: Watercolor, Colored Pencil and Graphite.

Vesper George School of Art
Boston, Massachusetts
Illustration, Graphic Design and Fine Art

First place: "Tidal Water Stones"
Winter Juried Show
Duxbury Art Association

1st Place Drawing: "Stella Imaginem"
​Art By The Bay
Duxbury Art Association
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1st Place Drawing: "Dodici"
​Art By The Bay
Duxbury Art Association

1st Place Watercolor: "Necessity is the Mother of Invention"
Winter Juried Show
Duxbury Art Association

2nd Place Drawing: "Phoebe and the Crow"
​Art By The Bay
Duxbury Art Association

1st Place Drawing: "Girl with a Half Dutch Braid"
Winter Juried Show
Duxbury Art Association

"Eastern Cottontail"
Winter Juried Show
Duxbury Art Association
Best in Show: "The Fables of Aesop Title Page"
Art By The Bay
Duxbury Art Association
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1st Place Fine Art: "Isabelle, Catbird and the Window Gate"
Beyond the Garden Gate Summer Juried Art Show
South Shore Natural Science Center, Norwell, MA

1st Place Fine Art: "The Hare and the Venetian Gate"
Beyond the Garden Gate Summer Juried Art Show
South Shore Natural Science Center, Norwell, MA

3rd Place Fine Art: "A Study in Texture"
Beyond the Garden Gate Summer Juried Art Show
South Shore Natural Science Center, Norwell, MA

2nd Place Fine Art: "The Hen and the Pearl"
Inspired By Chickens Juried Art Show
South Shore Natural Science Center, Norwell, MA