Nicholas B. Daddazio

1943Rochester, New YorkUSABoth my parents are Italian, and I was raised and schooled in Rochester and Buffalo, New York, until I left to pursue a career in the theatre in New York City. It was in NYC were I performed in the theatre and studied sculpture with Domenico Facci. I opened my own sculpture studio in 1992.Nicholas Daddazio is a graduate of the University of Buffalo and studied sculpture in New York as an apprentice to legendary sculptor Domenico Facci, working in the Facci Studios for nearly a decade. In 1992, Daddazio opened his own studio at Pietrasanta Fine Arts in Soho, where he continued making figurative sculpture and commenced an intensive study of the necktie as symbol and tribal icon. His study of the necktie resulted in the production of a large collection of bronze necktie sculptures: Reclining Tie; Tie Saxophonist; Tie Ballerina; Tie Geisha; Representational Stripe, Buff, Textured; Tie Trumpet; and many others. In 1994, The Neckwear Association of America commissioned Daddazio to design the trade organizations new awards trophy, a commission that ran for nearly ten years until the NAA closed its doors. More commissions followed, along with many one-man shows and exhibits and the establishment of the Necktie Scu...

1967 University of Buffalo, NY - BA Theatre1986-1996-Study Sculpture under Domenico Facci, NYCSHOWS AND EXHIBITS2008The Icon Gallery (Soho, NYC)2006-2007Greenwich Village Outdoor Art Exhibit (Cornelia Street)1997Ambassador Gallery (Soho, NYC)1997Fritz Gallery (Soho, NYC)1996-2008Gallery Daddazio (Greenwich Village, NY1994Noroton Gallery (Darien, CT)1994Darien Art Show (Darien, CT)1994Paul Stuart (NYC)1994Mitchells (Westport, CT)1996Brioni (NYC)1996Rochester Big and Tall (Wall Street)1994Plaza Hotel (NYC)1994-1999Marriot (NYC),