Mary Nittolo

Mary Nittolo was born in Brooklyn and except for a 2 year stint in San Francisco has lived in NY her entire life. Her segue from street kid with a Rosie Perez accent to a degree in Philosophy and Comparative Religions to Founder and Creative Director is largely based on the native Brooklynite’s penchant for self invention.
She founded the STUDIO, a creative production and animation company, just over 30 years ago. Her clients include everyone from start-ups to major brands, to museums, non-profits, etc., essentially creating for them the images that are needed to persuade, influence and inspire. the STUDIO’s projects have included film, Museum exhibitions, Time Square & Stadium takeovers, installations, data visualization, internal
communications, advertising, social media content, and so on...

In addition, she served as EP for 2 documentaries:
A Girl Named C, a powerful film about childhood sexual abuse, directed by National Magazine and Peabody Award winner, Emily Kassie. Mary directed the animation segment of the film

THE REMIX: HIP HOP x FASHION, premiered at TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL in 2019.
Mary was the story editor on the film as well as the creative director on the film’s beautiful graphics and archival treatments.

In addition to her role at the STUDIO, she is an adjunct professor at NYU and serves on
the Advisory Board of AoIT High School in Brooklyn, NY.

She is proudest however of having been a single mother of two extraordinary daughters
both active voices for social change.