Infected By Art Book - Volume 6

Jerry LoFaro has employed his lifetime interest in dinosaurs, animals, fantasy, art history, and literature into a successful career as an illustrator. His art can be seen on many book covers published by Random House, Harcourt, Ballentine, Avon, Bantam, Time Life, and Viking Penguin.  Jerry has also created advertising illustrations for a wide variety of clients such as:  Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Aflac, Levi’s, Disney, Claritin, Discovery Channel, Time Magazine, Nike, Minolta, Dole Foods & Purina.  He had the great honor to be commissioned by the US Government to create the official Earth Day 2013 poster on the theme of big cat conservation. Jerry is especially enjoying his long relationship with Celestial Seasonings Tea, and has created art for over 60 tea boxes, products, and tins. Articles about his art and career have appeared in The New York Times, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, The New Yorker, Manchester Union Leader, Concord Monitor, NH Magazine, Advanced Photoshop Magazine, Art Scene International, Prehistoric Times and Airbrush Action Magazine, where he’s been a regular contributor. 

Jerry has received numerous awards including a Gold Medal from The Society of Illustrators of NY, and The Vargas Award for lifetime achievement in illustration and for his contributions to the airbrush industry.  In 2007 he earned The Grand Master Award from Ballistic Publishing’s “Expose,” a collection of the year’s best digital art, along with The Excellence Award in the 2009 edition. In addition, his work has appeared in 14 volumes of Spectrum, where he also ganered a Merit and a Silver award.

Jerry LoFaro taught Advanced Digital Art at the New Hampshire Institute of Art in Manchester, NH, from 2010-14, and was an integral part of an exciting and growing illustration program.