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Anthony Richichi is an award-winning painter, illustrator, and author from Upstate New York who has showcased his work in museums and national art publications throughout the world. His publishings include artwork for over two dozen children’s books with Saratoga Springs Publishing where he’s won numerous national book awards including the Outstanding Creator Awards “2023 Artist of the Year” and “2024 Publisher of the Year” where he stands as Art Director. Some of his other books include his award-winning Colorworld series which he wrote and has recently been adapted into a live-action theater play that had its world premiere in January 2025 where he stands as the playwright and Art Director. 

Anthony also works in the theater, film, and music industries where he’s painted and created artwork for clients such as Marvel, 20th Century Fox, FX Network, Hasbro, and his award-winning music group, Lock 9. Most recently he was commissioned by the City of Glens Falls to paint an Adirondack Chair that is being permanently displayed in Japan’s Saga City Hall as part of their 30th Anniversary of the Sister Cities program. Other paintings of his can be seen on permanent display at the historic Wiawaka House, the oldest women’s art retreat in the United States, where he has portraits of Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz, as well at Glens Falls’ Muralgarten at the Shirt Factory where he was a featured 2023 muralist.