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WHO AM I?

Arts educator and award-winning artist Craig Paul Nowak is known for painting deeply personal portraiture and making life-cast ceramic faces within the community.

He teaches at the College for Creative Studies in the Foundations Department and provides arts mentoring and collector consultation through his company, Sapien Sanctum Inc.

As the former Manager for the Creative Expressions Program at Gesher Human Services, Nowak helped adults with disabilities hone their artistic passions and develop careers within the arts.

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ARTIST STATEMENT

I believe that a portrait is just a moment in time frozen with the intent of capturing history, and because of that, I don’t consider myself to be a portrait artist. I believe that my art focuses more on faces, because faces come with stories that are deeper than moments, and my art is driven by those stories, regardless of whether or not it resembles portraiture.

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FEATURED PORTFOLIOS

PAINTING

Painting: Notes and Observations at BBAC (MFAC President's Award winner)

Painting: Notes and Observations at BBAC (MFAC President's Award winner)

Painting: Portrait of Natasha Granger at Scarab Club (collaboration with Natasha Granger)

Painting: Portrait of Natasha Granger at Scarab Club (collaboration with Natasha Granger)

SCULPTURE

Sculpture: Collect Faces at Red Bull House of Art

Sculpture: Collect Faces at Red Bull House of Art

DRAWING

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Drawing

Orangutan for Indonesia

This sketch animation was part of a longer video I made to help bring attention to the near extinction orangutan.

DRAWING PORTFOLIO

PHOTOGRAPHY

Photography: Untitled (self with sketch)

Photography: Untitled (self with sketch)

Photography: Untitled (self with words)

Photography: Untitled (self with words)

PROJECTS

Projects: Mosaic Commission in Miami, FL

Projects: Mosaic Commission in Miami, FL

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