BIOGRAPHY
Nina Kawar is a sculptor and designer whose creative practice explores the human condition, healing, and consciousness. She aims to push the boundaries of porcelain through carving and delicate forms, while her copper jewelry is layered with metaphysics, science, and design. Many of her influences stem from psychology, biology, and spirituality.
Born and raised in a Palestinian American home in Wisconsin, Nina's sculptural work explores her multicultural lens that parallels her curiosity for patterns, perspectives, and evolution. She started her artistic journey in 2005 at San Diego Community College and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in 3D Design in 2011. She found her passion for porcelain at Clemson University and received a Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics in 2014. She established a studio practice at Marshall High Studios on the island in Marshall, NC in 2016, which was recently destroyed in Hurricane Helene. As she moves through this change, she continues to create her jewelry and explores music and painting while navigating the next step on her artistic journey. Nina will return to working with clay at an artist residency at Vermont Studio Center in February of 2025. Some of her exhibitions include "Into the Blue: Artist Invitational 2018 at Blue Spiral 1 in Asheville, NC, "Potters Market at the Mint" at Mint Museum Randolph in Charlotte, NC and "The 10th International Ceramics Competition” MINO, Japan. She also received “Best in Show” in the “Baltimore Fine Craft Show” with Palm Beach Show Group in Baltimore, MD. |