Frank Illo Frank Illo was born in New York City in 1959 and raised in the Highlands of the North Jersey Coast. There he was surrounded by wooded hills, farms, rivers and the Ocean. It is this early connection with nature that has remained with him and continues to influences his work.
As a kid, Frank's father would, after a few whiskeys, quote Kipling, Conrad, Lincoln and the Bible. His mother would sing and his brother would laugh. Beauty was everywhere. Frank attended Plymouth State College in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and studied geography under Dr. Weston Dow. In 1981 Frank was awarded a Dave Pasalaqua scholarship, which meant that he could attend any and all of Dave's classes at Parsons for free, which he did. Frank attended Pasalaqua's life classes 18 hours a week for 5 years. ... To continue click 'Read Bio'
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