Howard Fonda was born in Syracuse, NY in 1974. He received his MFA in Painting and Drawing at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Previously an instructor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Fonda has lectured, served on jurying and critique panels and pursued curatorial projects at numerous universities and art centers. Select solo exhibitions include Asia Art Archive, Taipei, 2023; The Pit, Los Angeles, 2022; Ampersand, Portland, OR, 2021; Goldfinch Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2020; and Grifter, New York, NY, 2019. His work can be found in the collections of the Fidelity Investment Group and the X Museum in Beijing, China. Fonda lives and works in Scottsdale, AZ.