Anthony Michael Torino, Women by the Sea Oil on Canvas

Anthony Michael Autorino was born in 1937 in Montclair, New Jersey. He served in the United States Air Force by working at the American Embassy in Paris in the mid-1950s. In Paris Autorino became involved in the art community and, upon returning to the United States in 1961, began painting. In 1968, Autorino moved to New Hope, Pennsylvania, where he set up a studio and gallery space, eventually relocating his gallery to Lambertville, New Jersey. In 1982 he moved into the former home of renowned New Hope Impressionist, Goerge Sotter, where he set up his studio. Autorino exhibited at the National Academy of Design, the Salmagundi Club, the Allied Artists, the American Watercolor Society and the Philadelphia Sketch Club. He received many awards and honors for his paintings. His work is in numerous private, institutional and corporate collections.