I began my passion for art in high school spending all my free time in the photography lab developing my black and white photos. From there I took print making at UNLV and later as I came into some money I started collecting art. My parents were big art collectors so I was always surrounded by art they were great inspirations on my path to the arts. In the late 70s I opened my first art gallery which grew into a chain of galleries on the west coast and Hawaii. To this day Addi Galleries continues providing new and different art concepts and projects to collectors worldwide while Artsape Productions is my custom designs in metal and photography. In recent years we shifted our business model from brick and mortar to an online model and I finally found time to focus on my art without the pressures of a demanding business environment. It was then that I took classes in fine art sculpture and welding at TMCC in Reno. Then spent time at Dale Chihulys Pilchuck Glass School where I learned kiln casting and glass fusing. I also spent time at Haystack Academy of Arts in Maine learning blacksmithing. After that I build my sculpture inventory and did gallery shows on the west coast was on exhibit at the Nevada Museum of Art and completed commissions for private art collections. Today I travel to art studios in Oregon California Nevada and Guadalajara Mexico to create in different environments and work with other talented artists.
To feed his love for photography and creativity Steven Addi is traveling the world on art and photographic adventures and has now released new limited edition images on metal. Addi shoots with a Nikon D5200 Camera with 18mm to 200mm zoom lens as well as the Sony Mirrorless D6000 with 16mm to 50mm lens. Both Cameras offer exceptional performance and with unique features that take creative photography to a new level. Although I am a multi media artist each medium gives me their own unique challenges and benefits So now my passion is trying to be creative as much as possible in any medium I choose at the time. My newest medium includes Digital Art or - Steven D. Addi