Tom Uttech studied at Layton School of Art, and Uttech received his MFA from the University of Cincinnati. Uttech was professor of art at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, until 1998. Uttech explores landscapes and nature through painting, printing, drawing, and photography. He currently resides in Saukville, Wisconsin. Tom Uttech has work featured in the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Milwaukee Art Museum, New Orleans Museum of Art, Museum of Wisconsin Art, Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison, Philbrook Art Museum, The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, Tucson Museum of Art, Rahr-West Art Museum, and the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum.