Carl Frederick Lawrenson (Fred) grew up in Susquehanna, a small town in the northeastern part of Pennsylvania. He attended Mansfield State College from 1967-1971 majoring in art education. Since graduation he has spent much of his life teaching art, coaching basketball and painting in Northern Tioga County, a rural area in the mountains of north central PA.

Fred’s paintings have placed in several regional juried exhibits along with receiving five viewer’s choice awards. In 2018 his painting “The Last Hurdle” won a first place award at The State of the Art Gallery in Ithaca, NY.

His painting Origins, was selected to the Paint America Top 100 in 2007 and went on a national tour with the other selections throughout 2008. He again made the Paint America Top 100 in 2010 with his painting Tanglewood Touchdown, which was on tour throughout 2011.