Marco Invernizzi (born 7 November 1975) 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 (2006 Cape Town, SA), joint American Bonsai Society-Bonsai Clubs International (2004 St.
National Bonsai (2010 Rochester, NY), and World Bonsai Friendship Federation (2005 Washington, D.C.).
He published a book in 2003 on his training in Japan, Vado in Giappone sulla via dei bonsai (Going to Japan on the Bonsai Trail), 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.