Carol Schwartz

GNSI-NE Treasurer (2019 to present)

Carol Schwartz earned her BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute, attending Rhode Island School of Design her senior year. She received her MFA in Illustration from the University of Hartford, Connecticut. Her work has appeared in 60 picture books, mostly science and nature related, and countless publications for companies such as Procter & Gamble, National Geographic Society, and The Washington Post. Gouache is her favorite media but Photoshop is indispensable in her work. Carol’s illustrations have been selected for exhibitions throughout the United States, including The Society of Illustrators in New York and Focus on Nature XIV and XV. She has been an artist-in-residence at the Shoals Marine Laboratory on Appledore Island, Maine multiple times.

Carol is an Assistant Professor of Illustration at the University of Hartford, Connecticut, and teaches at Rhode Island School of Design’s Natural Science Certificate Program.  She has also taught at several colleges and universities, including Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Eastern Connecticut State University, and New England College.