Kathyrose Pizzo is a visual artist based in metro Detroit, whose practice is invested in sculpture which also includes public sculpture. Through her work she explores, containment, sickness, death, passage of time and space. Born in Detroit and raised and living in the metro Detroit area. Pizzo completed her MFA in Art from Wayne State University and earned a BFA with a focus in painting from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Pizzo exhibits and lectures nationally. Her work has been featured in exhibitions at the Marshall Fredricks Museum, The Dishman Museum, Lawrence University, Simpson College, Minot State University, among others
She has received awards and grants from Simpson College, Professional Development Travel Grant PT faculty, Wayne State University, City of Novi Sculpture Exhibit, Honoree Michigan Legacy Art Park, Lois Ann Reed Purchase Award Marshall Fredricks Museum, Honoree Sterling Scapes Award respectively.
She has taught at intuitions such as Oakland and Macomb community college, currently she teaches in sculpture and core areas of the art department at Wayne State University.