Marco Invernizzi


Marco Invernizzi is an award-winning Italian bonsai artist and design consultant.
Invernizzi was born and raised in Milan, Italy, and studied art and design at the Istituto d’Arte Beato Angelico. He became interested in bonsai after seeing the film The Karate Kid Part III; he was struck by the scene where Mr. Miyagi "explained that the sense of life is expressed through a beautiful bonsai." In 1991 he began working with Milan bonsai artist Salvatore Liporace, with whom he studied for five years. In 1997 he completed a college degree in Graphic Design and Industrial Design, then moved to Japan for a three-year apprenticeship under bonsai master Masahiko Kimura. He was Kimura's first non-Japanese student.
Since 2000, Invernizzi has been touring internationally conducting bonsai workshops and demonstrations, including as headline demonstrator at a number of high-profile bonsai exhibitions. He demonstrated at conventions for African Bonsai, joint American Bonsai Society-Bonsai Clubs International, Association of Australian Bonsai Clubs, Bonsai Clubs International, BonsaiAutumn, Brussels Bonsai Rendezvous, European Bonsai Association, Golden State Bonsai Federation, MidAtlantic Bonsai Societies, Pacific Northwest Bonsai Association, Unione Bonsaisti Italiani, U.S. National Bonsai, and World Bonsai Friendship Federation. He published a book in 2003 on his training in Japan, Vado in Giappone sulla via dei bonsai, and has published articles in bonsai periodicals throughout the world. His work has won Best in Show at the Italian Bonsai Exhibition and the Ginkgo Bonsai Award, as well the Crespi Bonsai Cup.