About Anthony Foronda's Shop
P.O. Box 520, Putnam, CT 06260
Anthony Foronda is an internationally recognized award-winning illustrator. His art fuses distinct color with thought provoking concepts. As a designer he creates brands for emerging businesses.
Nature Shocks the Artist to Create
- Henri Matisse
Anthony has graced the pages of The New York Times, The Washington Post, Red Herring Financial Magazine, St. Petersburg Times, National Public Radio, etc. and was a regular contributor to the Miami Herald Tropic Magazine with a weekly illustration for a column called True Lies. Before freelancing full time, Anthony worked as a creative director focusing on advertising to ethnic markets in the U.S. His artwork can be seen on greeting cards on the iPhone app Paperwoven and other products. He taught at Ringling School of Art and is in the Art Institute's online curriculum for multimedia graphics. He is currently adjunct faculty at a local college and teaches 3D animation & gaming at a prestigious preparatory school.
Studio Foronda is Anthony's design studio creating brand identity campaigns in print and multimedia for emerging businesses throughout New England and beyond. The studio has been recognized internationally for their innovative work helping happy clients for the past 10 years.
Anthony lives in the rural town of Putnam which is located in Northeast Connecticut with his wife, daughter and studio mate, Sula, his yellow labrador. In his spare time he studies the Japanese martial art, Aikido, is a council member in two town organizations, practices zen meditation, rides his longboard, plays jazz with his saxophone, and likes to travel abroad. Anthony is a political activist and believes that art has a obligation to inform the community and world about the truth.
Awards
- American Illustration, 26, 28, 32
- Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, Illustration West 43,45,48,53
- Luerzer's Archive, 200 Best Illustrators Worldwide Biennial, 2011, 2014, 2016
- TMT Magazine, UK, Award in Graphic Design & Multimedia Design for Studio Foronda 2016
- AI Excellence Award in Graphic Design 2016, Acquisitions International, UK
