Frederick H. Carlson is one of the most well-known artist/illustrators in the mid-Atlantic region. No venue is too large or too small for his incisively drawn and lucidly painted pieces. He has executed room-sized murals and had his work appear on over 350 CD, cassette, and LP covers. Carlson, a 1977 Carnegie-Mellon University alumnus, recently celebrated his 23rd year as a free-lancer. He has exhibited at the Southern Alleghenies Museum, the New York Society of Illustrators, Gallery G, Cegep-St. Foy (Quebec), Dubendorf (Switzerland), the Manchester Craftsmens Guild, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, and at Daystar/One World Gallery.

His recent illustration clientele has included Yankee Magazine, Sony Music, Universal Music, AMERICA Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Elsevier Publishing, USWA, Dartmouth College, Cable In The Classroom, Ladbrokes, Koppers Industries, the Smithsonian/National Zoo and many other private and corporate commissions.

Fred was the National President of the Graphic Artists Guild from 1991-1993, the first non-NYC based artist to be so elected. He served on the Guild's Executive Committee for 8 years. He taught at Carnegie-Mellon University in the art department as an Adjunct Professor of Illustration from 1981-1994. He has written extensively and has had letters and articles published in national publications such as The Artist Magazine, Communication Arts, GAG News, Artists Market, and his work was featured in ART DIRECTION.

Fred has served the Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators (PSI) as President since early 2001, after previously serving as Treasurer. He lives in Monroeville, PA with his wife of 20 years, 2 teen-aged children with unfortunate art talent, one chameleon, 3 cats, and many stringed instruments