Born in Madrid, Spain, Koldo Barroso is a U.S. based artist and author dedicated to the creation of imaginative and fantastic worlds and storytelling.
Published in 2010, his book “Kooky Pets” is a pioneering fantasy illustration book in the field of Internet and social media: an interactive experience where the blog readers were the co-creators as well as protagonists.
As an illustrator, Koldo Barroso has created the imagery for words and music by renowned music artists such as the legendary prog rock poet Peter Sinfield -King Crimson, Emerson Lake and Palmer-, as well as musicians Kimara Sajn, and Judy Dyble of Fairport Convention’s fame.
Koldo and his wife Naomi Niles are partners at ShiftFWD, a creative and strategy house. ShiftFWD brings together different types of activities that include creativity, introspection, experimentation, and new technologies.
You can contact Koldo Barroso here.
What People Have Said About Koldo’s Work 
“How delightful. Thank you for the all the care and skill you have put into this illustration. I was touched and intrigued by your particular interpretation of “C’est La Vie” to see how you had taken the piece beyond its original form of a study in melancholy.”
“I LOVE LOVE LOVE your book. Thank you so much for sharing your AMAZING talents.”
“It is pure joy to enter the imagination of artist & writer, Koldo Barroso. His is a world of delightfully whimsical and bizarre characters brought to life with sensitivity, skill and humour. This is creativity at its very best – inventive and poetical, its charm simply magnified upon repeated viewing. Truly magical.”
We were blessed to have him do the illustration and cover design for our album “Life Stories” and couldn’t have been more delighted. I feel his energy and wonderful artwork are as much a part of the album as the music itself, it so captured the mood and meaning of the project.”
