John Fazzino received his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Ceramics from The Rhode Island School of Design in 1986, and his Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics from The Swain School of Design at University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth in 1989. He has been recognized for his work by The Rhode Island State Council on The Arts, and he exhibits his works regularly throughout galleries in New England. Mr. Fazzino has served as a technician for the ceramics program and an adjunct professor/special lecturer in Ceramics since 1998. He focuses on the relationships of his work and nature, specifically ceramics as they are utilized in garden design.