Infected By Art Book - Volume 5

J. Anthony Kosar is a Special FX Make-Up Artist, Sculptor, and Illustrator through his company Kosart Studios, LLC. Some of his many credits include Candyman (2020), Fargo, Empire, Chicago PD, Lovecraft Country, Shameless, and many others. Kosar also designs and sculpts prototypes for toys, masks, and collectibles, illustrates for novels and comic books, and creates fine art paintings and sculptures. For 6 years, Kosar has curated the MALEFICIUM Dark Art Exhibitions, and teaches the art of Special FX since 2011 through his studio as well. In 2013, Kosar became the FACE OFF Season 4 Champion, winning 6 of 11 Spotlight Challenges, setting the record of most consecutive wins in a row and most wins by a single contestant on a single season. His work has appeared in SPECTRUM, Infected By Art, Fangoria, Variety, Entertainment Weekly, SPLASH 13, and others. He helped judge SPECTRUM 21, and has designed and created the new SPECTRUM Awards that have been used for 3 annuals to date. Kosar has also been juried into the IlluXCon Main Show. Kosar attended the American Academy of Art in Chicago, IL, earning his BFA in Illustration, and was Valedictorian of the class of 2008. View his work: www.kosart.com

Name:	J. Anthony Kosar
Joined:	October 2013
Projects:	I am constantly working on several projects with my company Kosart Studios. Since 2016, upon joining the IATSE Local 476 Studio Mechanics Chicago, my studio and I have since been primarily working on films and television shows filming in Chicago. I was Special FX Make-Up Department Head and MUFX Designer for Jordan Peele’s new CANDYMAN sequel that shot from July to September, and am currently the Special FX Make-Up Department Head and MUFX Designer on the 4th season of the award-winning TV series FARGO. My studio sculpted and created all the prosthetics and FX props for these projects, along with creating the make-up FX and sculpting various props for Jordan Peele’s & J.J. Abrams’ LOVECRAFT COUNTRY pilot, 3 seasons of CHICAGO PD, 4 seasons of EMPIRE, and along with CHICAGO JUSTICE, SHAMELESS Season 9, BEATS, NeXT, PROVEN INNOCENT, and others. Through these shows we have worked with A-List actors including John Malkovich, Jessica Lange, William H. Macy, Demi Moore, Taraji Henson, Chris Brown, Taye Diggs, and many more. With many more projects on the horizon in the special effects and commercial sculpture industries for 2020, the studio and films have become a huge focus. However, I continue to spend time working on my personal fine art sculptures and paintings.
Location:	Westmont, IL