Don Sparrow
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Don Sparrow is an illustrator
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...

, writer, and artist born in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

.

Publications in which he has been published include Computer Arts magazine http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutorials/2d__and__photoshop/age_your_images, NUVO magazine http://www.nuvomagazine.com/contributor_guidelines/, Ohio magazine http://www.ohiomagazine.com/ME2/Default.asp and several others.

He trained at Canada's prestigious Sheridan College
Sheridan College
Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning is a diploma and degree granting Canadian polytechnic institute with approximately 15,000 full time students and 35,000 continuing education students...

 under the tutelage of such renowned illustrators as Joe Morse http://www.joemorse.com, Gary Taxali http://www.garytaxali.com, Christoph Niemann
Christoph Niemann
Christoph Niemann is an illustrator, graphic designer, and author of several books including some children's books. After his studies in Germany he moved to New York City in 1997...

and Kathryn Adams http://www.kathrynadams.com.

His artwork has been shown in exhibitions in Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...

, Oakville, Ontario
Oakville, Ontario
Oakville is a town in Halton Region, on Lake Ontario in Southern Ontario, Canada, and is part of the Greater Toronto Area. As of the 2006 census the population was 165,613.-History:In 1793, Dundas Street was surveyed for a military road...

, and Saskatoon's Mendel Art Gallery http://www.mendel.ca.

Senator Herbert O. Sparrow
Herbert O. Sparrow
Herbert Orval Sparrow, CM is a Canadian politician.At the time of his retirement, Sparrow was the longest-serving member of the Canadian Senate, and was the last remaining member of the Upper House to have been appointed by Prime Minister Lester Pearson...

is his great-uncle.

He has also done work on album design for independent musicians such as The Fjords http://www.thefjords.ca and Boycott Scott http://www.boycottscott.com.

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