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Artist Profile 
Joe Tucciarone Joe Tucciarone graduated Summa Cum Laude from Youngstown State University in 1976 with a Bachelor's degree in physics and in 1978 received his Master's degree from the University of Toledo. Despite earning his advanced degrees in science, Joe always wanted to be an artist and in 1978 began a professional career as a space artist at the Memphis Museum planetarium. In March 2000, the Board of Trustees at Youngstown State University bestowed an honorary Doctor of Science Degree upon Joe in recognition of his lifetime achievements in the field of science illustration. Today, when he's not painting swirling galaxies, Joe enjoys spending time with his wife and two daughters. Joe's paintings have been published in magazines such as Time, Discover, and Science. His 'Extinction' image appeared in the DreamWorks movie 'Deep Impact'. His illustrations and CG animation sequences have appeared in many TV documentaries, on the History Channel, Discovery Channel and the Turner Broadcasting System. His astronomical artwork has been commissioned several times by National Geographic magazine, and his space art has often appeared in Sky and Telescope, Astronomy, and The Planetary Report magazines. Book cover illustrations include 'The Wishing Star'; Rita Salter (iUniverse Inc., 2004), 'The Way the Universe Works' (Dorling Kindersley, 2002), and 'When the Sun Dies'; Roy A. Galant (Marshall Cavendish, 1998). Joe's list of clients also includes Encyclopedia Britannica, Microsoft, Discovery Channel Online, World Book Encyclopedia, Scholastic, Walt Disney World, Harcourt Brace and the U.S. Department of the Interior. He is a longtime member of the International Association of Astronomical Artists (IAAA), and his paintings are owned by private collectors and museums throughout the world. All of Joe's digital video animation sequences are produced using the Electric Image Animation System, enhanced with plugins by Northern Lights. The rendered animations are modified with Adobe After Effects. All of this is done on Macintosh computers.
Joe Tucciarone is often commissioned to provide custom astronomical animation for clients. Please contact us to discuss having custom animation produced for your next project.
With an extensive animation portfolio, Joe Tucciarone has made his astronomical animation available for licensing. To discuss possible licensing opportunities, please contact us. 
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