Carol Schwartz

A constant supply of drawing materials accompanied Carol while growing up in Missouri. She graduated from the Kansas City Art Institute, attending Rhode Island School of Design her senior year. She earned her MFA in Illustration from the University of Hartford, Connecticut. With a focus on science and nature, Carol’s award winning gouache illustrations have appeared in over 60 picture books and many other publications, along with being included in numerous national exhibitions. Starting with Sea Squares in 1991 written by Joy Hulme, all the way to her recent book, This is Not My Bed written by Jennifer Depuis, her love of nature is evident in detailed, realistic depictions of the natural world. She passes on her illustration knowledge and connection to nature in her role as Assistant Professor of Illustration at the University of Hartford.