2020 Faculty Biennial Profile: Alison Nowak | Minneapolis College of Art and Design

2020 Faculty Biennial Profile: Alison Nowak

November 04, 2020
Shirt with multicolored text on it reading "We Rise by Lifting Eachother" ; Alison Nowak
Alison Nowak

This t-shirt was designed for Family Tree Clinic’s 2019 Pride March. The saying has been, we rise by lifting others, but that saying creates a hierarchy, and a separation: those lifting and those lifted. We revised the statement to say, “We Rise by Lifting Each Other” so that the effort and reward of lifting is shared. The lettering was created using Adobe Illustrator and a Wacom tablet and the t-shirts were printed by Rebel Ink in St. Paul.

About Alison Nowak

Alison Nowak is an illustrator, designer, and writer. She has received awards from the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles and 3x3 Magazine, and has been featured in 3x3 Magazine's New Talent Gallery. She received her MFA in Visual Studies with a concentration in illustration from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, where she teaches illustration and other topics. Nowak has worked with a wide range of clients, from individual artists with small projects to retail stores launching national ad campaigns.

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