About | Sandi Neiman Lovitz

Hello!

MY NAME IS SANDI

I was only five years old when I started my journey as an artist. The color of that gorgeous blue robin's egg passed through me like a lightning bolt and opened up my passion for color. My box of crayons became my treasure chest.

My subject is hope and happiness.

My inspiration is color,

That lightning bolt struck again eleven years later when I saw, in person, an abstract painting by Franz Kline at the Carnegie Museum of Art. The power and expression of that painting gave me the freedom and permission to see beyond the traditional realism I had been taught and explore and push boundaries I never realized were possible.
I paint spontaneously. I react to that first burst of color that I put on the canvas. Further marks and colors are influenced by my visual language, which empowers me to go where words cannot in expressing who I am at my core. I set thoughts and words aside and connect my feelings of empowerment and excitement to the canvas in front of me.
"I paint layers of colors and rhythms that breathe life into my paintings and open up stories for the viewer's imagination and curiosity."
When I paint I feel alive and connected not only to my true self, but to the mysteries of the universe.

BIOGRAPHY

Sandi Neiman Lovitz graduated from Penn State University with a Bachelor"s degree in Art Education and taught art in the Pittsburgh Public School for a number of years before moving to Philadelphia. Sandi continued to teach private classes and exhibit her paintings. Her passion for art led into various businesses that all involved the creative process. "Plastic Fantastics" was started with a friend, where they designed and manufactured acrylic functional art pieces. This, combined with her desire to keep doing art to make a living resulted in her decision to learn sign painting as a trade. She did free style hand lettering on windows, tractor trailers, paper and wood for approximately 10 years.

Following that she developed a line of hand painted clothing that was sold throughout the Philadelphia metropolitan area, did murals in personal and commercial areas and also created a line of hand-painted furniture which was represented by several galleries in the area. During this whole time Sandi continued to exhibit her paintings in various shows and and was part of the Merrill Collection, a gallery in West Chester, Pa.

She was President of the Tri-State Pennsylvania Artists Equity for two years and is now on the board of DaVinci Art Alliance, a non-profit art organization founded in 1931 that builds community through art which is based in South Philadelphia. She is also involved in ARTsisters, a group of women who are professional visual artists that not only support each other, but also reach out to women and children in the community. Sandi now paints full-time in her studio .

PUBLICATIONS
Philadelphia Art Stories (Spring 2020)
Blink Art Resources (2018)
American Journal of Critical Care | Front Cover, Volume 26, No. 1 (January 2017)

EDUCATION

BS Art Education | Penn State University (1969)

JUROR

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ART FAIRS
Art Expo | New York, NY (2018)

A comprehensive list of shows is available upon request.