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Greg Pitts,

Gregg Pitts Ft. Lauderdale, FL

http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/greg-pitts.html?page=1
Born to a single parent family, Greg Pitts started out life at a disadvantage.
Growing up without a father figure made life less than ideal. He did not meet his
father until the age of 12. As a young teen, he exhibited artistic capabilities;
however, the lack of understanding from his family lead to discouragement. He
continued to strive to express himself artistically. He purchased his first camera
on lay-a-way from a camera store in his hometown of Lima, Ohio.
His artistic eye and fashion sense, while a senior in high school, lead him to be
offered admission to a prestigious fashion design school; but because of
stereotypical attitudes, students at school would call him a nerd and at home no
one would assist him in the application process. Stating that Òthat kind of stuff
is for sissies.Ó Discouraged, he graduated without any formal plans. Later, he
joined the Army in order to provide for his soon to be born son.
Despite a difficult start in life, he continued to express his artistic side. He's also
an awarding winning photographer, taking photos of everyone from PDIDDY TO
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MITT ROMNEY (just to name a few).
Greg Pitts' abstract artwork has been compared to that of abstract expressionist
artist Jackson Pollock. He's currently a featured Artist in Miami hosting his 1st
Miami Art Basel exhibit for 2010-2011. He was at Gallery 101 in Ft. Lauderdale
where his piece 'BASELMANIA' was featured on NBC6, covered by Jeff Burnside,
for a charity called NVEEE (National Voices For Equality,