Italo Botti was born in Greenwich Village, New York, in 1923. At the age of nine he was awarded a scholarship to the Leonardo da Vinci School of Art. Later, he furthered his studies at the Brooklyn Academy of Fine Arts and the Art Student's League, where he was also an instructor. He has worked as painter, muralist, sculptor, and stained glass artist. Botti served in the Army in World War II, participating in the Normandy Invasion and winning five Bronze Stars.

Botti and his wife Ethlyn Panzironi Botti divide their time between Sarasota, Florida, and Evanston, Illinois, where the Bottis maintain the Grove Street galleries and the Botti Studio of Architectural Art, whose history in the design and execution of ecclesiastical and lay stained glass windows traces back four generations in the Panzironi family.

Botti has likened his abstract expressionist style to jazz music: "...that of free-flowing movement and dynamic tensions." Indeed, viewing Botti's paintings is like listening to a jazz riff. Both have an improvisational quality; his strokes, like jazz notes, seem to go in one direction then veer off into another. And, as in jazz, there is a rhythm to Botti's paintings: at times they seem kinetic, even jittery; other times, they soothe and lull us with their serenity. Whether the subject be a ballerina bending down to tie her slipper, horses running at the race track, a leisurely stroll through Central Park, or a symphony orchestra warming up, movement leads the eye. Even in the paintings without human or animal figures--the landscapes, seascapes, and still lifes--he manages to communicate a vibrant energy. From movement, sound is born; one not only sees Botti's paintings but hears them as well. "My colors and shapes create sound--a spiritual translation of scene and subjects that one might encounter every day." Interestingly enough, two of the collectors of his work are famous musicians: jazz great Hoagy Carmichael and opera star Luciano Pavarotti.

Italo Botti has exhibited his art in galleries all over the world as well as at the National Arts and Salmagundi Clubs in New York. His paintings can be found in many public and private collections, including those of Northwestern University and Loyola Academy in Chicago and City College and the Art Student's League in New York.

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