Pete Nawara

Chosen as Artist of the Day on the Brooklyn Art Project Website

Pete Nawara — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:09:00 +0000

I was featured today (June 1st 2009) as artist of the day at brooklynartproject.com.

[Black Keys - Nashville] Painting Chosen as ARTDOXA Artwork of the Day.

Pete Nawara — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:51:42 +0000

“Black Keys – Nashville” Painting Chosen as ARTDOXA Artwork of the Day.

The people over at ARTDOXA.com has chosen a painting of mine to be artwork of the day for April 20, 2009. Congratulations!

To see it on the cover today, go here: http://www.artdoxa.com

North By Northwestern

Pete Nawara — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:29:55 +0000

Artist Pete Nawara at work. Photo by Lauren Ruth / North by Northwestern.

Conversing with Chicago artist Pete Nawara
By Lauren C. Ruth

Artist Pete Nawara lives and works in Logan Square, which can be described as the next Wicker Park due to the rising numbers of artistically-inclined young residents (but it’s not too expensive…yet). In a typical Nawara piece, faces and clothing become colorful topographic maps — think Photoshop in your head. Now try painting that on the Rock.

Read the whole article

Woman With a Pearl Necklace on Sanlun Yishu (三轮艺术)

Pete Nawara — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:45:22 +0000

Photo via: Black Rock Arts Foundation

A print of my piece Woman With a Pearl Necklace (private collection Switzerland) was recently included in the Sanlun Yishu Project in Beijing, China (made possible by the Black Rock Arts Foundation).

三san (three) 轮lun (wheel) 车che (vehicle) – a versatile, cheap and compact tricycle made from modified motorcycles or bicycles. Small yet mighty, the workhorse of Beijing moves everything from lumber to passengers. Often employed as a low-budget, local taxi.

三san (three) 轮lun (wheel) 艺术yishu (art) – a mobile gallery, a custom-made sanlun che housing an exhibition of print, drawing, sound, and video selected specifically for this context. The primary function is to facilitate personal interaction with art for an audience outside the scope of the traditional gallery.

Children of Nova Album Art

Pete Nawara — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:16:08 +0000

Children of Nova Album Artwork

Mixed Media on Paper

2009

Pete Nawara on the Artisan Creative Blog

Pete Nawara — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:51:32 +0000

Photograph by Nick Gerber

Check out the Artisan Creative Blog for a look at their post documenting the Match That Gives Back event where I was invited to do a live painting.

Artisan Talent

Pete Nawara — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:17:21 +0000

The good people over at Artisan were kind enough to do a quick write up on me over on their creative blog. There’s tons of good posts to check out, and this Artisan event that I will be performing a live painting at promises to be quite a hit. I’m very excited about this one. Top designers, artists and creatives from all over will be converging to take part in Artisan’s celebration of their 20th year of service in the creative industry! I’m very pleased to be a part of this.

Link to the original post.

Woman in Bright Pink at Zella Brown

Pete Nawara — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:53:10 +0000

The good people over at Zella Brown have once again made a beautiful presentation with my painting of Anna Simonovic titled Woman in Bright Pink. Go ahead and check it out over at 1444 N. Milwaukee in Chicago Illinois.

The Real Posh & Becks

Pete Nawara — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:06:37 +0000

The Real Posh & Becks
Acrylic, Gold and Silver leaf on Canvas
48″ x 60″
122 x 152cm
2008
Sold- Brandt-Barker Collection

Indie Spirit – Camel Interview

Pete Nawara — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:14:52 +0000

A new interview with Camel is up on their website. Take a look at the video portion from youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rekOGsPDms