A native of Cleveland, Ohio, John Giarrizzo lives near Powell, Wyoming, with his wife Rowene and their two children, Maria and Gianluca. He is associate professor of art at Northwest College in Powell, where he has taught for 22 years. One of Wyoming’s most esteemed artists, he was recently recognized with a 2002 Wyoming Governor’s Arts Award. His paintings have been the focus of major exhibitions at the Boise Art Museum, the Salt Lake Art Center, the Nicolaysen Art Museum, the Yellowstone Art Center, the Jundt Art Museum, Gonzaga University, and St. John’s College. He holds a BA from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio (cum lade, 1977), and MFA in painting and drawing from the University of Colorado, Boulder (1981).

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