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about linda butti

A New York City native,  artist Linda Butti's work has been shown in twenty solo exhibitions in
spaces that include The  Berkeley Gallery, NYC., Elaine Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton,NY; Snug
Harbor Cultural Center, SI,NY; SUNY Institute of Technology, Utica, NY; Fulton St Gallery, Troy, NY;
Whitehall Gallery, NYC; St John's University, NYC; and the Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts, Little
Falls, NY.   In addition she has been included in over 100 juried group shows in venues as diverse
as the Brooklyn Museum, Korea Invitational Exhibits, the Canajoharie Art Museum and Library, and
the National Arts Club, NYC.

Her artwork is included in 34 public  collections, including NBC Studios, Brenau University, Sterling
Drug Inc, Mitsubishi Capital, The Duran Group, The Kupperheimer Corporation, and The Medical
Examiners' Offices of the City of New York. In addition, her work is in  numerous private collections.

Currently,Linda is a Full Professor of Art in the NYC metropolitan area, where she also gives
demonstrations and lectures, curates exhibits, and judges shows. The recipient of numerous art
awards, as well as seven NYSCA grants, she also was elected Woman of the Year by the National
Organization of Italian American Women (1992) and is included in Who's Who of American Women
and Who's Who of American Art. She is a member of the American Society of Contemporary Artists
and of Women in the Arts Foundation, Inc.

With her grandfather  a builder and her father a craftsman, Linda is the third generation artist in her
family.  She studied drawing, painting , ceramics and digital art in various  art schools in New York,
and  received her
Masters in Fine Art   in 1975 from Brooklyn College (CUNY.)  In 2005, she was
awarded a
CUNY  Doctoral Equivalency in Art.   Currently, she works in oil paint, mixed media and
digital art and teaches art history and studio art at Kingsborough Community College and St.John's
University.
You can  make an appointment to see her work at her studio in Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten
Island, NY by calling (718)-727-4539.