Bio
Jazmin Novak is a Navajo sculptor born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In 2021 she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Arts with a minor in Performing Arts at the Institute of American Indian Arts located in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
During her studies, she worked under pueblo artist George Rivera, learning about monumental bronze sculpture, and the complexity of sculpting the figure. She worked with Walt Disney Imagineering, on a collaborative team with innovative technology to help create the Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge in Anaheim, California. She was selected for a residency with Marist College, where she spent one month in Venice Italy, creating work for the Marist LdM Biennale 2019 Exhibition.
Recently, she was invited to participate in the Young Americas exhibition as part of the 2020 Brighton Arts festival. Jazmin Novak has been showing her work locally at Shidoni Gallery, Balzer Contemporary Edge Gallery, and Gallery Hózhó. Currently, she works as an Artist with Meow Wolf in Santa Fe.