About

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“My earliest memories are of obsessively drawing figures from How-To art books.” 

This enduring childhood fascination with the human form still motivates a drive to create unique and captivating interpretations, where the goal is not to merely replicate but to transcend conventional portrayals of the subject. 

Formal training began with an architectural degree, which laid a solid foundation in form, balance, and spatial relationships. This structural knowledge was then meticulously honed through diligent studies at the Art Students League of New York and the New York Academy of Art, ultimately leading to a profound anatomical comprehension of the human figure.  

Now, momentary observations are immortalized as frozen manifestations, with surface texture adding that final tactile quality integral to the work's impact.

Umberto is the recipient of a Trudy and Henry Gillette Sculpture Scholarship, a Nessa Cohen Grant for Sculpture, and a chashama Studio Residency. 

His work was selected for W Magazine's first-ever Art Contest. 

Umberto lives and works in New York City.