Wolff grew up in the swamps of Chuluota, Florida, swimming with moccasins, dancing with dragonflies, absorbing the art of the wild. His first word was "Light" and he learned to paint before he learned to walk. After exploring traditional media, Wolff drew on his knowledge of organic chemistry to create a highly-textured, vitreous surface reminiscent of the swampscape of his childhood. He calls this style Primordialism, after the primordial waters whose surface embodies both sinking and emergence, life and death, evolution and mythology, acquiescence and renaissance. In many of his pieces, he embeds a piece of nature, which he calls a New Fossil.

Wolff was appointed OFFICIAL ARTIST OF THE MILLENNIUM by ARTEXPO South Miami. This honor placed Wolff’s painting Autumn Mask at the forefront of a two million dollar advertising campaign. Autumn Mask was purchased by baseball legend Andre’ Dawson for five thousand dollars. Wolff is no stranger to famous collectors. His artwork hangs in the private collections of Pulitzer Prizewinning Author Frank McCourt (Angela’s Ashes), Billionaire attorney Willie Gary (Owns Two Paintings), Astronomical Engineer Richard Kupczyk (Ground Crew Director for NASA’s Apollo Missions), former Poet Laureate Billy Collins and Rock Star Manager Jorge Camaraza (Shakira). He has sold almost a thousand large pieces through shows and galleries, and has exhibited at many prestigious events, including ARTEXPO NEW YORK in Manhattan .

As a self-taught artist, Wolff is perennially evolving in directions dictated by imagination rather than academic tradition. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Natural Science from New College (The Honors College of Florida) and spent 1998 in Aberdeen , Scotland , where he painted and exhibited his artwork. In Scotland, Wolff also studied electromagnetism and worked as a professional modern dancer in City Moves Dance Company.

Wolff’s written works have been acclaimed almost as much as his paintings. He has published in dozens of literary anthologies, including the Mid-American Review, Flashquake, Folio, The Madison Review, California Quarterly, and Byline. Wolff’s words have been praised by established writers including former Poet Laureates Robert Pinsky and Mark Strand. Wolff has published two books of poetry “Orphanage of Imagination” (2002) & “Heavyweight Champion of the Night” (2008). Wolff’s poem “Into The Day of Saturn” was recently quoted in a horoscope by renowned astrologer Rob Brezsny.

 Wolff is a performing songwriter who tours with The Orphan Trains, a brave, little band featuring the violin-wielding pixie, Amanda Birdsall. They have performed live at venues from Portland, Oregon to Miami, Florida. The Orphan Trains released their debut album “On The Night You Were Born” in July, 2008 and plan on releasing their sophomore album in the autumn of 2009. WWW.THEORPHANTRAINS.COM