BIO
A quiet observer and eternal optimist, artist Cassandra Ott grew up in a creative and entrepreneurial household in Pittsburgh, PA. She received her BFA with a concentration in Photography from the University of Cincinnati, and after school pursued a career in art direction and graphic design. Her lighthearted artistic explorations take shape across a variety of fine art, public art, and pattern design. Cassandra’s love of ephemera, nature and patterns are evident in all facets of her work, and themes of memory and optimism are common threads. Her art and design practice has grown beyond the studio into a line of art driven products, and in public spaces through the production of murals. Creating large scale public works, and giftable products has been vastly rewarding – as it offers a way to bring joy to people on a daily basis. She approaches every project with a sense of wonder and possibility. Cassandra currently lives in beautiful Buffalo, NY with her husband, teen, and cats.
I partner with clients in a variety of ways – from custom artwork creation, design, branding, product development and licensing.
Clients include:
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Coca-Cola
Halfpenny Postage
Public Art Fund
Red Disk Studio
Riverside Design Group
Tifft Nature Preserve
VivaTerra
uncommon goods
Uppercase Magazine
Verizon
WEDI
WNY Women’s Foundation
Reach out if you are interested in collaborating on a project!
ARTIST STATEMENT
Cassandra Ott is an artist and optimist. She creates vibrant and joyful works across a variety of media and surfaces inspired by her love of color, nature, and patterns. Motivated by the transformative forces of growth and renewal, her studio practice is fundamentally exploratory. She embraces an inherent fascination with color as a way to discover and create delightful compositional and conceptual opportunities in her dynamic practice – one which encompasses painting, drawing, collage, mural making, and pattern design.
Spontaneity is an essential component in her practice – she allows a playful spirit to guide her considerations on a variety of themes such as the natural world, emotional wellbeing, and how our perspectives evolve over time. Her design background has instilled a sense of balance and harmony that is central to the work that Ott produces. She is guided in part by chance and instinct, distilled through a playful yet mindful approach to materials and form.
Ott recognizes beauty as a provocative and powerful force that is both appealing on an individual level and yet shared across cultures. The captivating nature of pure color, common attraction to flowers, or our collective fascination with rainbows are examples of and testaments to the sublime beauty around us. Cassandra uses these shared interests to imbue each piece with a buoyant sense of energy and wonder. Her resulting works are straightforward, engaging, charming and provocative.
At the heart of Ott's practice is a commitment to the power of optimism, hope, and love. Through her art, she invites the viewer to embrace beauty and to cultivate a sense of joy. Cassandra encourages a recognition and awareness of the abundance of life's wonders that surround us. Her work beautifully captures fleeting moments of time and the connectivity of our surroundings. Her vibrant and colorful compositions offer a glimpse into a world that is exuberant, complex, and evolutionary. Her works are bursting with a sense of vitality and a spirit soothes the heart and calms the mind.