Artist Profile

Kangaroo
32"H x 10"W x 6"D $395

Bunny Hop
32"W x 11"H x 6"D $375

Proud Peacock
26"H x 10"W x 22"D

Llama
40"H x 8"W x 3"D

Joan Pollak, a Newtown, Connecticut artist whose work appears in local galleries and private collections, specializes in animal art created from locally sourced, hand-painted driftwood. She looks to each piece of wood to reveal the animal hidden within, then she helps it emerge to express its unique, often whimsical personality. The result: one-of-kind hanging and freestanding animal sculptures – ranging from those of the barnyard variety to the African veldt to the tip of Antarctic – that are preserved beneath layers of polyurethane for display both indoors and out.

Ms. Pollak studied graphic design at the University of Florida, where she earned a B.A. in Art, as well as an M.A. in English. Her work has been featured at several shows, art festivals, in online shops, as well as in private collections.

Ms. Pollak lives in Newtown, Connecticut. She can be reached at 203-426-1581 or at jpromote@sbcglobal.net.
Her work ranges in price from approximately $30-$500 per piece.

Shows:
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL – Group Exhibition
Grolier Inc., Danbury, CT – Group Exhibition
Slater Museum, Norwich, CT – Group Exhibition
Post University, Waterbury, CT – Solo Exhibition
Bethel Arts Guild, Bethel, CT – Group Exhibit
SCAN Art Show, Newtown, CT – Group Exhibition
Fraser Woods School, Newtown, CT – Solo Exhibition
Galerie Van Os, Newtown, CT – Solo Exhibition
Cyrenius H. Booth Library, Newtown, CT – Solo Exhibition
Wines and More! – Solo Exhibition
Gallery 25 – Founding Member
Litchfield Jazz Festival Ives Center Arts Festival – First Place, Sculpture
Trumbull Arts Festival – First Place
Spring Crafts at Lyndhurst, Tarrytown, NY
Hen’s Nest, Washington Depot, CT

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Website: www.flickr.com/photos/driftwoodanimals

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