about

Justin Novak is an artist and an Associate Professor of Art at Emily Carr University in Vancouver, British Columbia. After receiving his BFA in Communications Design from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY,  Justin worked as a freelance illustrator in New York City, for a range of clients (including The New York Times, The New York Daily News, Macmillan Publishing, Harper Collins, Tor Books, and the Book-of-the-Month Club, among others).  A second career followed, as an exhibiting artist working primarily in the medium of ceramics and drawing. Much of his ceramic work, which has ranged from figurative sculpture to tableware, has been developed within international residency programs, including the Kohler Factory in Wisconsin, the Wałbrzych Factory in Wałbrzych, Poland, the Arabia Factory in Helsinki, the International Ceramic Research Center at Guldagergaard in Skælskør, Denmark, and the National Workshops of Art and Crafts in Copenhagen.