NICKI LANZI

Nicki Lanzi is an accomplished watercolor artist and teacher in Ohio.  She attended Kent State University in Ohio, and has utilized her talents over the past 25 years.  As an artist, she has been in many juried shows, and won many awards.  Her watercolors have been in several galleries, including Massachucetts and New York .  In Ohio, The Cleveland Zoo Education center, Solon Public Library, and the lobby of the Radisson CIty Center Hotel of Akron, are a few of the places that have commissioned her work.

Nicki enjoys sharing her knowledge with all ages.  Her teaching experiences include the continuing education departments for the Cleveland Instutute of Art, Cuyahoga Community College, many art guilds ,and was also one of the founding members of the Brecksville Center for the Arts.
She is a member of the Akron Women's Art League, Cuyahoga Valley Art Center, and Brecksville Center for the Arts.  She is also a new member of the "Whiskey Painters of America", a unique 150 members only association.  She teaches at the Gola Gallery in Flagler Beach, Fl. during the winter months.

Much of Nicki's inspiration is found on Monhegan Island in Maine, where she paints the beauty of nature surrounded by the ocean.