The Artist
Steve Lotz received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of California, Los Angeles and his Master of Fine Arts from the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Lotz became an instructor of art at the University of Central Florida (then Florida Technological University), in 1968, and served as the chairman of the Art Department for its first 10 years. As head of the department, Lotz was integral in establishing the success of the University’s visual arts programs. He retired as a Professor Emeritus in 2003.
Steve Lotz is an internationally-recognized artist with solo exhibitions of his work held throughout the United States, Europe, and the Caribbean, and he is represented in numerous public and private collections. His best known work in Central Florida is the monumental tryptic, Florida Dream, which has been on view in the main terminal of the Orlando International Airport since it was commissioned in 1981.