Fuz Caforio  "Fabrizio Caforio, or “Fuz” as he prefers to be called, was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. From his home in Africa, close to the creatures of nature that grace his art, he traces his creative roots to Florence, Italy, where his great grandfather was a notable sculptor. Fuz has been painting professionally for over half of his life.

Fuz has devoted the last twenty years of his career to the study of large cats, refining technique and style to capture these magnificent felines on canvas. The exquisite detail and life-like quality of his art comes from painstaking research. Much time is spent in the wild bush and at breeding research stations collecting the necessary reference before he goes into the studio to paint. Fuz Caforio's style can be described as painterly realism, the medium being acrylic on canvas, and the studies done in life size. Trained as a designer/illustrator, he applies all the disciplines of these art forms to his style. He trained further under the late Proffessore Pagi, who taught him the finer skills of painterly application. He has refined his skill and technique over the years to a point where fur patterns and textures are vividly portrayed. The animals personality is captured and one gets a sense of what these beasts are thinking.