Paulette Licitra

Paulette Licitra is a self-taught artist whose love for painting began about 12 years ago, though her passion for art started much earlier. Growing up in New York City, her parents nurtured her curiosity, taking her to museums and filling the shelves with art books. Creativity ran in her family: her mother painted, and her uncle, who studied under Yasuo Kuniyoshi at the Art Students League, were both early mentors.

Before fully diving into painting, Paulette worked in theater, film, and television, and later wrote audio tour scripts for museum exhibitions across the country. Her first paintings were inspired by many trips to Italy—a country that quickly became her muse. Over time, her canvases were filled with Italian landscapes, monuments, and the timeless beauty she discovered there. More recently, culinary themes have begun to appear, reflecting another deep passion of hers.

Paulette is also an Italian chef, and her art has begun to meet her love of cooking and dining. Each painting tells a story, capturing not just food on a plate, but the atmosphere, emotion, and joy that surround it. Her work invites viewers to savor both the visuals and the feeling of the moment, blending her love of art and food with warmth, delight, and ...

ICE Culinary, New York City
The New School, New York City
John Cabot College, Rome, Italy
Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY

Exhibitions:
Galerie Tangerine solo show February12-April 30, 2026
Galerie Tangerine Holiday Salon Shows, Nashville (2023-2025)
Soundwaves Gallery Group Show (2025) at Geodis Park Nashville
NAWA Small Works Winter Show Online (2025)
Metro Parks Visual Arts, Nashville, 2024
Galerie Tangerine, Nashville, 2023
615ChuTNey, Nashville, 2023
Off the Square Gallery & Design, Charlotte, TN, Group Show, 2022
Jerry’s Artarama Holiday Show, Nashville, TN, November-December 2022
Gordon JCC, Nashville - September-October 2021
Gordon JCC, Nashville - July 2020
Bellevue Athens Art Space - October 2019
Gordon JCC, Nashville - February 2018
Village Wines Art Wall, Nashville - November 2017
Artclectic USN, Nashville - October 2017
Gordon JCC, Nashville - April 2017
Germantown Art Crawl, Nashville 2017
Germantown Art Crawl, Nashville 2016

Collections:
Private collections, New York NY
Private collections, Nashville, TN
Private collection, Seattle, WA
Private collection, Portland, Oregon
Private collection, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Private collection, Milledgeville, GA
Private collection, Baltimore, MD
Private collection, Franklin, TN