MEET NADIA UTTO
I am a sculptor with a MFA degree and passionate about creating fine art works that celebrate form & function in Nature juxtaposed with pattern & purpose in Culture.
Professionally, I have over 35 years experience in a wide range of academic, cultural and business settings for both for-profit & non-profit organizations. These include administrative and design services in arts / education / theater / community events / display design /one of a kinds, etc…
For the past 20 years, I have also been painting both residential & commercial murals. Its amazing what an inspired coat of paint can do and I love the whole imaginative process, from beginning to end.
In addition to ongoing commissioned work, considerable efforts are dedicated to spearheading the local non-profit LANDMARK ARTS organization. whose "Creating Community Culture" endeavors include the Hobe Sound Mural Project – an outdoor gallery of beautiful walls 'celebrating our rich history, present vitality and bright tomorrow” and the World Fountain & 9.11 Memorial Project – a proposed public plaza with one stone from every sovereign nation embedded in a map of the earth - which also includes an authentic World Trade Tower Steel Artifact.
Professionally, I have over 35 years experience in a wide range of academic, cultural and business settings for both for-profit & non-profit organizations. These include administrative and design services in arts / education / theater / community events / display design /one of a kinds, etc…
For the past 20 years, I have also been painting both residential & commercial murals. Its amazing what an inspired coat of paint can do and I love the whole imaginative process, from beginning to end.
In addition to ongoing commissioned work, considerable efforts are dedicated to spearheading the local non-profit LANDMARK ARTS organization. whose "Creating Community Culture" endeavors include the Hobe Sound Mural Project – an outdoor gallery of beautiful walls 'celebrating our rich history, present vitality and bright tomorrow” and the World Fountain & 9.11 Memorial Project – a proposed public plaza with one stone from every sovereign nation embedded in a map of the earth - which also includes an authentic World Trade Tower Steel Artifact.
EVENTS
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This piece: "Ocean Heaven" - won "Best in Show"!
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April 28 - June 30 2018
FAT VILLAGE
EXHIBIT / Installation "Hot & Sticky: The Sultry State"
ART WALK Receptions 6-10 PM:
April 28 / May 26 / June 30
531 NW 1st Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
FAT VILLAGE
EXHIBIT / Installation "Hot & Sticky: The Sultry State"
ART WALK Receptions 6-10 PM:
April 28 / May 26 / June 30
531 NW 1st Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
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May 26-28 2017
1st Annual Spring Art Festival Danieli Art World 925 North Railroad Avenue West Palm Beach, Florida 26TH ANNUAL
ALL FLORIDA JURIED ARTS SHOW "26th Annual All Florida Juried Arts Show" West Palm Beach, Florida |
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SEPTEMBER 23, 2016 | 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
THE ARTS COUNCIL OF MARTIN COUNTY "Slice of Life" Sculptures 80 Ocean Boulevard | Stuart, Florida |
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Totems, Murals and Cake: Nadia Utto's Ways of Seeing
A well traveled artist who speaks several languages, Nadia Utto's art and art projects are informed by a love of nature and ways of seeing the world. "I do my work as a thinking person first," Utto says. "I was partly raised in Europe and can speak several languages and that helps me to 'see' things differently. The Alaskans have 20 different words for snow, and I recently learned a Japanese word - Komorebi - which translates to 'sunlight through the trees'. Just that image through that one word is art to me."
A well traveled artist who speaks several languages, Nadia Utto's art and art projects are informed by a love of nature and ways of seeing the world. "I do my work as a thinking person first," Utto says. "I was partly raised in Europe and can speak several languages and that helps me to 'see' things differently. The Alaskans have 20 different words for snow, and I recently learned a Japanese word - Komorebi - which translates to 'sunlight through the trees'. Just that image through that one word is art to me."
GIVE WHERE YOU LIVE
Community is important to me and I'm committed to making Hobe Sound, Martin County and South Florida a great place to live. Beyond the activities involved with LANDMARK ARTS; the Hobe Sound Mural Project and the World Fountain & 9.11 Memorial Project, I contribute art work annually to other local fundraisers. Recently these have included etched antique windows for the Apollo School Foundation, a painted grand piano for the Keys to the Cities event for the www.kretzerpiano.com/foundation which now stands in the South Florida Aquarium and Science Museum entry hall.
CHARITABLE DONATIONS
Nadia created multiple art windows in support of the Apollo School Foundation
All proceeds were donated to the Apollo School Foundation in Hobe Sound, Florida.
All proceeds were donated to the Apollo School Foundation in Hobe Sound, Florida.
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Einstein's Window
by Nadia Utto | Restoration & Etching Artist-2016 This window is etched with a favorite local image, the Bridge Road Banyan Trees along with an Albert Einstein quote. The title is also a play on words - since the term "Einstein Window" - is the time of day whjen one is generally the most productive! |
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A Sense of Place
by Nadia Utto A window on the past and present. This glass is enhanced through the ancient art of etching. figuratively honoring the Apollo School's 88 year historical presence while utilizing modern technology of internet mapping. |
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Cosmos Composition
by Nadia Utto
Keys for the Cities | located at the South Florida Science Center
The moment we hear a piece of powerful music, our personal perspective is changed. Likewise, the moment civilization first saw earth from outer space, we immediately and collectively understood the composition of our world differently. To honor both these phenomenon, this piano is to be completely wrapped in a continuous painted imagery of earth as seen from the heavens. No political borders, just sea to shining sea of color rhythm, rich hued lands and tonal cloud swirls - celebrating the shared natural beauty of both our planet and the world language of music. Check out more at Keys to the Cities
