Images Fine Art Gallery presents
Michael Nardozzi
Maui-Based Sculpture & Artist

Michael Nardozzi was a resident of New Bern for approximately 29 years. While in North Carolina, he received a two-year degree in photography. However, his love of vintage cars temporarily redirected his attention to the opening of Neuse Paint & Collision in 1995, where he soon became highly regarded as a leader in automotive restoration. While owning Neuse Paint & Collision, Michael refined his talent of painting by airbrush, simultaneously cultivating his innate ability to sculpt with metal.

Although he had always possessed an insatiable craving for the ocean and its next swell, it wasn’t until Michael ventured beneath the ocean’s surface that he witnessed the real gift. He discovered the life and color and beauty of the Pacific that had evaded him. Almost six years later, these same scenes continue to inspire him, as each unique sculpture and beautiful painting pays tribute to Maui and the islands of Hawaii.

His art has been well received in the art community, and can be found in Images Fine Art Gallery in Lahaina, the Maui Ocean Center in Ma’alaea, Maui Hands Lahaina, Bay The Bay Gallery in Paia and numerous residences throughout the islands, the mainland, and abroad.