“I want my paintings to be inspiring, uplifting, and evocative.“

Artist Bio: CLAUDETTE CAVINESS (TOOTA)

Claudette Caviness (Toota)
Contemporary Visual Artist & Executive Publisher
Caviness Creations Keepsakes LLC 

Claudette Caviness, working under the studio moniker Toota, is a contemporary mixed-media painter based in the New Jersey metropolitan area. Her signature style blends contemporary figurative elements with sharp geometric abstraction, utilizing low-odor, lightfast professional mediums designed to infuse modern architectural, corporate, and healthcare environments with vital human connection and structural calm. Guided by ancestral symbolism and structural precision, her canvas layouts investigate themes of spatial sovereignty, transforming neutral spaces into deep visual sanctuaries.

Caviness’s artistic trajectory is rooted in classical foundational training in New York City, including studies at the High School of Art and Design, Lehman College, and an Advertising Design certification from the Pels School of Art. Her professional record spans prominent private and commercial installations, highlighted by a custom three-panel corporate commission installed in an executive conference room, alongside a consistent pipeline of private collection curations across the United States. In 2026, her market relevance was cemented on a national stage when she was named a Brand Ambassador and won Second Place in the prestigious “The People’s Artist” competition, presented by Johnny Depp and The Art of Elysium. She operates her creative practice from her private studio in Englewood, New Jersey.

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