John A Fazzino, a Connecticut native, who now calls the Mt. Pleasant section of Providence, RI home, received a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1986 and an MFA from Swain School of Design, University of Massachusetts at S. Dartmouth in 1989.  John has shown his work extensively during his art career and has received awards and fellowships from the Rhode Island State Council of the Arts.  In 1996, John received third place for “Tall Bud Vase” in Earthworks.  At Earthworks 2001, John Received First Award, for his piece, “Cepheisd”; a work consisting of 3 separate concave platters colorfully glazed and hung on the wall. In Earthworks 2009 John received second place for Fluted Vase.  In 2013 John was honored with an award of Best Sculpture in a members show at the South County Art Association. In 2014 John took First Place again at the annual Earthworks show and the Juror bought the piece as well.

He explains that his larger outdoor work nests itself in the garden, creating a nice counterpoint to the flowers, shrubs, and trees surrounding it, while the smaller pieces may use the flowers and stems from the garden in the home. Larger works can be nicely placed in the home as well.

John has recently begun to incorporate old found rusted metal objects into his work as a way of reaching back and further connecting to our history and the earth. It is hoped that by incorporating old rusted metal into clay works will bring a viewer into contact with a tension between the natural and built worlds. Even as the ceramics are handmade it is thought their construction represents nature in a unique and abstract way.