James Nocito holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art from Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh. After his graduation, he joined Columbia University in New York City where he did his graduate work. His paintings have been exhibited widely in Canada and the United States in such formats as Chuck Levitan Gallery, Littlejohn-Smith Gallery (these two galleries are in New York City), in Toronto at Del Bello Gallery, in Santa Fe at The Society of American Artists, and in La Jolla at the Athenaeum. The illustrations of Nocito have appeared in many publications including How Magazine, the Los Angeles Times Book Review, and Sand Diego Garden / Home Magazine. He also creates fabric designs that have been included in the collections of Ann Klein, Joseph Abboud and Donna Karan, as well as the label private collections of Bergdorf Goodman, Henri Bendel and Barneys. His art is also in many other galleries and collections around the world.
His images that go beyond the simplistic representational works and become works of art that he hopes his clients will find noteworthy, inspiring, moving and exciting. They are quite inspiring to both the established and the upcoming artists. Nocito is grateful to be living in an area that enables him to express his artistic vision of his subjects to the fullest. He takes art as a means through which he communicates his feelings about his subjects to the whole world. The artist believes that actually an image speaks more than a thousand words. He’s available for commission work and is willing to go any length to satisfy his clients. When it comes to beating deadlines, Nocito never disappoints.
