Thomas W. Schaller is an internationally acclaimed artist, architect, and author based in New York City. In 2024 he was named the recipient of the Arthur Ross Award in Fine Arts by the Institute of Classical Art and Architecture, the 2024 Raphael Award. He is also a 2024 winner of the Ogden Pleissner Award by both the American Watercolor Society and the Salmagundi Art Club, and First Place Award winner in Watercolour International. A two-time winner of the prestigious Hugh Ferriss Memorial Prize, he also won the First Place Award in the Architizer Competition. He is the author of three books, the AIA Award-Winning Architecture in Watercolor, The Art of Drawing, and Architect of Light, and his fourth book, The Creative Eye is currently in progress. His best-selling DVD, The Power of Design is published by Streamline Media. And his interactive online mentorship program “Design and the Power of Imagination” is hosted by Terracotta LLC. Tom is a Signature and Master Signature Member of many arts organizations around the world. He is President Emeritus of the American Society of Architectural Artists and a Brand Ambassador for House of Hoffman, Escoda Brushes, NEEF Brushes, Daniel Smith Art Supplies, Baohong Paper, and Blacking Pencils. He is represented by Gallery 71 in New York City.