Garin is the 2013 Grand Prize winner of Plein Air Easton.  He received his BFA in painting and art history at Pratt Institute with additional studies at the Art Students League.  Garin is recognized nationally for his large scale Public Art Murals in the US and abroad.  At the core of his work is a strong sense of humanity and its relationship to the environment.  As a traditional figurative artist and plein air painter, he has had an impressive career and was featured in American Artist and PleinAir Magazines as well as other publications.