designer for a life adventure that took her travelling half-way around the world for several months, hiking in New Zealand, scuba diving off the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, exploring the beaches of Hawaii, and discovering Tahiti's Moorea Island in the South Pacific. Upon returning home to Milford, Connecticut, she decided to devote all of her time to Art. She feels that her travels influence and inform her work. From time to time she tours the country on an assignment with the U.S. State Department as a Finnish Interpreter, allowing her to link her Finnish heritage with her American home.

Rea Nurmi exhibits frequently, including solo exhibits in SoHo NYC, Seattle, Helsinki, Washington D.C., Boston, Martha's Vineyard and locally in New Haven, and West Hartford, CT. She is a member of the Arts Council of Greater New Haven. Her work has been featured in galleries throughout New England, internationally in private collections, and can be found in corporate collections in New York City.

Through the years, Rea Nurmi has gained a reputation for versatility. Working from the realistic Inventory Series to otherworldly Underwater Series to the majestic Flight Series Nurmi has established her credentials as an artist and educator. Presently Nurmi works mainly in pastel, at times combining with acrylic.Using explosive color and movement, she has mastered a passionate andfree flowing style of her own, giving viewers a glimpse into new visions of the world we live in.

Striking in their composition and color, Rea Nurmi's paintings and commissioned murals reflect a devotion to the beauty of nature. The work is influenced by her own ever-changing life experiences and communicate unmistakable enthusiasm and joy. 

Check out Rea's websiteat: www.reanurmi.com.
 

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