Piero Macgowan was born in a Mexican town 2 hours away from Mexico City, where he lived until moving to the city for high school.

After this he worked at an animation and design studio full time before going into his college education. At the end of the summer in 2003, Piero moved to Baltimore to study Illustration at the Maryland Institute College of Art, where he graduated with a B.F.A. in Illustration in 2007. He worked as a lead concept artist and illustrator for the music video industry while in school, and now works full time as a Concept Artist for Firaxis Games in Hunt Valley, Maryland. Aside from his job, he still focuses on creating his personal work at home, which is mostly traditional.


*Read Interview for IT"S ART Magazine, June 2007




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