Dan Schlesinger is a professional oil painter based in Princeton, New Jersey, whose work has been exhibited in prestigious galleries worldwide, including the Mall Gallery, the Medici Gallery and the Walker Galleries. He is widely known in Japan as the illustrator of the Japanese edition of the Harry Potter series, with over 22 million copies sold, and since 2002 has held over fifty solo exhibitions in Japan under the auspices of the Prova Gallery.
A former Nike-sponsored professional long-distance runner, Dan placed 3rd in the 1982 New York City Marathon with a time of 2:11:54. He now runs for fun. Dan has also written and illustrated a book called "Injury Blues and the Red Running Shoes", meant to inspire and cheer up anyone on the road to recovery from a sports injury. It will be published on October 19 and available for preorder or purchase on Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.
Learn more about Dan Schesinger at his website.
