Alison Nowak she/her/hers/they/them/theirs anowak@mcad.edu BIO Alison is an illustrator, designer and instructor living in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She earned her MFA from Minneapolis College of Art and Design (51±¬ÁϹÙÍø) in 2006. Her personal illustration practice focuses on experimentation, sketchbook, and altered book processes. She also designs and creates content for Family Tree Clinic, a local sexual health organization. She is passionate about increasing equity in our visual language (and society) through more conscious, thoughtful development of images. TEACHING PHILOSOPHY & MENTORSHIP It is exciting to have the opportunity to be part of someone's developing artistic practice and goals. In my teaching practice I believe in using both client-based and personal assignments to push growth. I believe learning takes place through a combination of technique practice, experimentation, and refinement of ideas. I believe failure is part of growth.