Rosetta Bentz
She was born in Calabria, Italy and grew up in the New York City.
She is a painter, collage-maker, potter and paper-maker. She attended the Art Student League in New York City where she studied portraiture, collage and abstract painting for over eight years. She also studied sumi-e painting with Koho Yamamoto, paper making at the Dieu Donne Paper Mill, pottery and sculpture, drawing and window display at the Fashion Institute of Technology.
She shares a studio with her artist husband, Charles, in Long Island City, New York, and regularly exhibits both locally and nationally.
Her creative process is one of exploration and expression of the Self. She paints from her spirit, her life, her heart, her memories and impressions.
She is endlessly fascinated by the earth’s beauty -- the power, the stillness, the rawness, the abstractness, the seemingly irregularity and perfection. She is continuously in awe and inspired by Nature -- her guide and muse.
Her affinity for color and texture are evident in a body of work that shouts with life, urgency, anticipation and new beginnings.
If you would like further information, or to place an order/commission, please email:
rosetta.bentz@1066artgallery.co.uk