randy antonia lott

Biography

RANDY LIVES IN BROOKLYN, AND IS AN ARTIST WHO IS ALSO AN ARCHITECT.

AS AN ARCHITECT, SHE WORKED AS A DIRECTOR FOR THE PROMINENT AWARD WINNING FIRM, MDEAS ARCHITECTS, FOR 14 YEARS PRIOR TO HER CURRENT ROLE AS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IN NYC. FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS RANDY HAS DONATED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN SERVICES TO A NON-PROFIT CALLED THE 14+ FOUNDATION, THAT BUILDS SCHOOLS IN REMOTE VILLAGES IN ZAMBIA. SHE RECEIVED SEVERAL AWARDS FOR THE SCHOOL DESIGN, SUCH AS THE ARCHITIZER MERIT AWARD, AN AIA NY AWARD, AIA STATE AWARD, WAN EDUCATION AWARD, AS WELL AS A FEATURE IN ARCHITECTURAL RECORD, CURBED NY, AND SEVERAL OTHER PUBLICATIONS.

AS AN ARTIST, RANDY’S WORK IS MULTI FACETED AND CROSSES MANY STYLES + MEDIUMS. HER INK DRAWINGS ARE VERY DETAILED AND POWERFUL IN THEIR LINE WORK. TRAVELING IS OFTEN WHERE SHE FINDS TIME TO PRODUCE SKETCHBOOKS FULL OF INTRICATE LINEWORK. HER WORK EVOKES THE ENERGY AND SPIRIT OF HER SUBJECTS, WHETHER THEY BE PEOPLE OR PLACES. HER PAINTING WORK IS OFTEN UTLIZING NON TRADITIONAL MEDIUMS, SUCH AS STEEL, RUST, AND GLASS.

RANDY HAS SHOWN HER WORK, INDIVIDUAL AND COLLABORATIONS, IN MUTLIPLE SHOWS AND FAIRS IN NYC, BROOKLYN, MIAMI. AND ICELAND. NOTABLY HER WORK WITH THE ART COLLECTIVE WE-ARE-FAMILIA HAS BEEN EXHIBITED AT THE MUSEUM OF ART + DESIGN IN NYC, THE FOUNTAIN ART FAIR IN NYC + FOUNTAIN, AND THE REED SPACE IN NYC. RANDY IS THE FOUNDER OF STUDIO 483 NYC, AN INTERDISCIPLINARY ART ORGANIZATION THAT FOCUSES ON ART DIRECTION, CURATION, FINE ART, AND DESIGN.

HER WORK FOR IN ISOLATION, FEATURES THE WIDE RANGE OF MEDIUMS. HER WOOD DRAWINGS AND GLASS PAINTING SERIES DOCUMENT ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS IN CONTRAST TO THE STUNNING LANDSCAPES OF ICELAND AND THE FAROE ISLANDS. HER STEEL PAINTINGS + PHOTOGRAPHS EXPLORE INTIMATE MOMENTS OF SOLITUDE IN PORTRAIT FORM.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS: LISTASTOFAN, GROUP EXHIBIT, REYKJAVÍK ICLEAND | NOV 2018 THE FACTORY, INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBIT, DJUPAVIK ICELAND | SUMMER 2018 STUDIO 483, IN ISOLATION PART ONE, SOHO, NYC | MAY 2018 STUDIO 483, IN ISOLATION PART TW,O SOHO, NYC| JUNE-AUG 2018 MUSEUM OF ART + DESIGN MAD, | FALL 2010 WE-ARE-FAMILIA POPUP GALLERY, ATLANTIC AVENUE BROOKLYN | SUMMER 2010 WE-ARE_FAMILA POPUP EXHIBITION, LIC | SUMMER 2010 SELFMADE NEW YORK, HER + HER + HER | FALL 2010 SELFMADE NEW YORK, BACK TO BASICS | WINTER 2010 FOUNTAIN ART FAIR, NYC | SUMMER 2010 REED SPACE GALLERY, FALL 2009 FOUNTAIN ART FAIR, MIAM I WINTER 2009 + 2010

PUBLICATIONS: ARCHITECTURAL RECORD CURBED DWELL IRREVERSIBLE

AWARDS: AIA NEW YORK CITY, HONOR AWARD, 2016 AIA NEW YORK STATE, MERIT AWARD, 2015 WAN AWARD, SHORTLISTED EDUCATION AWARD, 2015 ARCHITIZER, 2015