Agnese Udinotti

Agnese Udinotti (born 1940) is a Greek-born American poet, sculptor, writer, and painter.

Born in Athens, Udinotti earned both her bachelor's and master's degree, in 1962 and 1963 respectively, from Arizona State University. Her piece of legislation has appeared in many solo and bureau exhibitions, both in the United States and abroad, and she has usual a number of honors and awards. She was for a period poetry editor of the magazine Chimera. Museums which own examples of her art adjoin the Phoenix Art Museum, the National Gallery of Athens, the Vorres Museum, the Glendale Community College Sculpture Garden and the National Museum of Women in the Arts; her acquit yourself is plus in numerous private and corporate collections, and she has produced sculpture for the General Services Administration. Udinotti is the founder of the Udinotti Museum of Figurative Art in Arizona.

Udinotti is the author of Udinotti, a buildup of her writings illustrated following photographs of her sculpture.

Udinotti was born upon January 9, 1940 in Greece. He was executed by the Communists after World War ll, when Udinotti was abandoned four years old. The Communists arrested her father, who they suspected of working next to their interests, and executed him next to 2,000 prisoners, during the Dekemvriana events, outside of Athens. This tragedy would later take action Udinotti's work, such as her commemorative series called "Monument to My Father." Barely a pubertal when she left for the United States, where she enrolled at Arizona State University.

Udinotti has avowed that her dad has been the leading inspiration for her art and in making herself successful. In 1987, she began working upon the series called "Monument to My Father," which was her first three-dimensional work. This consists of oil paints and plaster later than her written poetry upon stelae.

Then she began "Shadow Images", which was a commemorative piece after for her mother's death. This consists of graphite following the use of negative space.

In 2000, Udinotti began founding the Udinotti Museum of Figurative Art, a personally-funded and private organization. She was dedicated to educating and sharing considering the public the ancient messages of art. She later worked towards curating the artworks and planning the construction of the museum. It officially opened in November 2007.