Carol Schwartz is inspired by nature, as an observer and as an artist. This is evident in her 60

picture books, largely nonfiction, about nature. Her work has also been seen in countless

magazines and publications for companies such as Procter & Gamble, National Geographic

Society and The Washington Post.

She earned her MFA in Illustration from the University of Hartford and a BFA at the Kansas City

Art institute and Rhode Island School of Design. Carol’s work has been in many exhibitions

nationally, 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 Assistant Professor of Illustration at the University of Hartford, Connecticut and

teaches in Rhode Island School of Design’s Natural Science Certificate Program. She has also

taught at a number of colleges and universities, including Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design,

Eastern Connecticut State University, and New England College.