Sapien Sanctum | Art And Design by Craig Paul Nowak

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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 and provides arts mentoring and collector consultations through Sapien Sanctum Inc.

As the former Manager for the Creative Expressions Program at a nonprofit that served people with disabilities and the current Art & Gallery Coordinator for Glacier Hills, a Senior Living Community, Nowak has continued to share his his love of art and creativity with people from all walks of life.

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.