Presented by Regina Ottman
Join us for an evening celebrating the work of artist Regina Ottman, whose abstract paintings are shaped by her rare experience of sound-to-color synesthesia — the ability to “hear colors.” Drawing from her background as a classically trained musician, Ottman’s vibrant works explore the rhythms, textures, moods and movement of music through layered color and form. Inspired by both concert experiences and the natural world, her paintings invite viewers into a deeply sensory and imaginative experience. We invite you to encounter this unique collection, meet the artist, and celebrate the beautiful intersection of art and music.
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Artist Regina Ottman was born with absolute pitch and chromesthesia (sound-to-color synesthesia), the ability to "hear colors." Her abstract paintings explore musical keys, tempi, rhythms, patterns and moods. As she investigates varieties of musical palettes and textures, she uses a variety of media and techniques to express how she sees/hears. As a classically trained musician, Ottman draws on her concert experiences to inform her current work. She is inspired by the patterns, colors and textures in music and in the natural world. She is curious about the way opposites inform and balance each other, and how these tensions find space on a two-dimensional surface.
Her work has appeared in shows throughout the northeastern United States, including Cerulean Arts Gallery (Philadelphia, PA), the Philadelphia Sketch Club, The Plastic Club (Philadelphia, PA), Loft Artists Association (Stamford, CT), the annual Ellerslie Open at Trenton Museum of Art (Trenton, NJ), Perkins Center for the Arts Annual Juried Exhibits (Moorestown, NJ) and Tri-State Artists Equity (PA/NJ/DE).Her paintings, drawings, prints and encaustics hang in private collections throughout the eastern United States, including such widely varied spots as the Cooper Cancer Center in Camden, NJ, the office of the president of Camden County College in Blackwood, NJ, a Center for Family Services safe house, and on a community wall mural at Twisted Tatt2 in Camden, NJ (featured on Spike TV's Tattoo Rescue.). She is represented by Cerulean Arts Gallery, Philadelphia, and lives in historic Laurel Springs, NJ.