Design
Designs
Hello!
Welcome! I am Nova, an Illustrator, Crafter, Arts Advocate & Educator from NE Ohio. I received my BFA in Illustration, with additional concentrations in Art Education, Design, & Creative Writing from the Cleveland Institute of Art. Currently working towards a MA of Arts & Culture Management from the University of Akron.
My Illustration practice, Star Catcher Studio, explores fantastical concepts through a storybook aesthetic. I create prints, zines, design fun products like enamel pins, sculpt figurines, and more. Through the various other multimedia approaches to art I explore, my work strives to spark joy through color and whimsy, evoke empathy with thoughtful musings, and seek a sense of catharsis through the art making process. Through my current evolving writing and Illustration project, I invite you to enter my world within a dream, darkened by memory, and sparked to life by a falling star.
GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
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FRESH: Soft Offerings, Summit Artspace, Akron, JAN 10-MAR 25 2025
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Trip to the Moon Gala, Akron Soul Train Benefit, OCT 2024
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Groundhog Show, Akron, JUN 2024
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In the Shadow: Artwork from the Solar Eclipse, Summit Artspace, Akron, MAY 24-JUN 15, 2024
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Inside the Closet, Hildebrandt Artist Collective, Cleveland, MAR-APR 2024
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Creative Folk Exhibition, White Rabbit Gallery, Barberton OH, SEP 2023
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Bazaarbeque Vol. 10, KINK Contemporary, Cleveland, JUL -AUG 2023
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YES WE ARE, Hildebrandt Artist Collective, Cleveland, JUN-JUL 2023
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Groundhog Show, Akron, JUN 2023
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Tiny Art Show, Wild Goose Gallery, Columbus, FEB 10, 2023
AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIP
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2nd place, Duvel Glass Design Contest, 2019
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Nettie Borstein Scholarship, Based on competitive assessment of art portfolios for the 2020 class, Cleveland Institute of Art, 2017
