About the Artist

Anthony Swartwood grew up in the Greater Binghamton area of Broome County in upstate New York. Tony’s natural abilities and key eye for design were evident very early in life through his sketches. Tony began to sharpen his skills through art lessons taught at Binghamton's Robertson Museum of Art beginning at age 9. Tony continued his development though art education and sketching throughout his teen years.

Tony studied at Munson Williams Proctor Art Institute in Utica, New York and also earned a degree in Fine Arts/Computer Graphics from Broome Community College. After working successfully as a Commercial Artist in Tampa for many years, Tony is now devoting his full energy to developing his talents in the Tampa Bay area.

Currently, Tony lives in Tampa, Florida and has begun to display his works in various Tampa area art shows and venues. Tony recently won first place at aTampa Bay Realistic Artist’ show that featured his cityscape, “Deep Downtown.” Tony recently participated in the 2009 Gasparilla Festival of the Arts, in the special “Emerging Artist” category.

Tony hopes to continue expanding his opportunities to reach his full potential as an artist and to impact others along his journey.