Art Brokerage: Kunio Hagio was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. His over thirty years in commercial art has seen him involved in teaching at Syracuse University to guest lecturing at the Art Institute of Chicago. He has participated in the United Nations Environmental Program and the Air force Art Program. His list of awards include Gold and Silver medals from the Society of Illustrators, the Key Art Award, the Andy and many others. Recently he participated in a Christie's auction benefiting the new Robert Zemeckis Center for the Arts. His work started commercially with editorial, advertising, book and movie commissions, and has now gone on to include private collections. He now resides and works with his family in Sedona, Arizona.