Randy Nutt

I've been making abstract art for most of my life, paintings, drawings, collage, mixed media and abstract audio compositions and poetry. At some point, the world broke into particles. I realized that matter was interchangeable. Everything is significant, in that, it is part of everything else. Lately, I’ve been exploring abstract narrative paintings with brightly colored tempera and latex and collaborative audio albums including piano, bass, cello, guitar, horns, Orba, ambient sounds, voice, and more. Technically, I start with many sketches, select a few to draw on canvas, and then I start painting. I follow the story where it leads, interactively; gradually a narrative emerges. I moved to North Carolina in 2018 (where I am a member of the Orange County Artists Guild, Carrboro), after having lived in Miami for 33 years (where I was a frequent participant in the Listening Club, Audiotheque @ ArtCenter, Miami Beach). Originally from the Chicago area, I was a founding member of the experimental art rock band Merz Pix. Private collectors across the US and the globe (France, the UK, the Netherlands, Tasmania, Japan) have acquired my work.
[8/02/2025]

I studied at Aspen School of Contemporary Art (Colorado), Parsons School of Design (New York), and Tyler School of Art (Philadelphia). More important than schooling is the lifelong disciplined daily process that I am engaged in, making and studying abstract art. I've been making abstract art for most of my life, paintings, drawings, collage and mixed media (and abstract compositions on electric bass guitar).

I am participating in the OPEN STUDIO TOUR and 3 PRE-TOUR GALLERY EXHIBITS in North Carolina in 2025, organized by OCAG (see my website for links).