Opening: ADN weekend May 8 - 10

May 9th from 6 – 9pm
Thur. – Sat. from 11am – 8pm
Sun. from 12 – 4pm.

Art On Main Gallery

PROLIFIC ARTISTS, TRAIL-BLAZERS, BRIGHTON NATIVES:

Art on Main Gallery, FREE admission – Craig Paul Nowak returns from Chicago, IL to his original stomping grounds, Brighton, MI to exhibit art with up-and-coming Leonardo DaVinci-like prodigy and Brighton native Buddy Dougherty at the Brighton Art Guild's newly acquired gallery space, Art on Main, 316 W. Main Street. The exhibition opens with a party/reception on Unveiling 40+ new works of art, with hors d'ovours and drinks, the exhibition entitled, "Heads or Tales" will remain open to the public until May 25.

An informal artist discussion will take place on Sunday May 11th at 12:30pm. Everyone is welcome to attend. Both artists will be on hand to answer questions.

In 2006 Craig Paul Nowak (25 yrs old) graduated from The College for Creative Studies, Detroit, where after he received exclusive representation with MOKA Gallery, Chicago, IL. Throughout 2007 MOKA featured Nowak's art in a solo exhibition at The Dock's Art Fair, Lyon, France, at Art Santa Fe, NM, and at ArtNOW in Miami, FL, in addition to a solo exhibition at MOKA Gallery during Chicago Art Month. Nowak's work has been reviewed in the Metrotimes, The Mirror, The 2008 CCS Alumni Catalog, Treff Magazine, and in Arte Al Limite, an international Spanish Magazine. He has also been accepted by the Mano y Mente Artist in Residence program which will take place in New Mexico for three months beginning in September and by the NY Arts Magazine Artist Exchange Program held in Bejing, China (dates TBA).

Buddy Dougherty (24 yrs old) is the inventor of a product called VWOMP, which he claims is the miracle art material of the future, which will also be used to make several of the projects in the exhibition. His art involves the use of hyper-advanced divine geometry, and he is directly involved with numerous public projects at The Artists Village in Redford, MI. He works as a graphic designer for A-1 Engraving and Signs in Hamburg, MI, and he recently received a $20,000 grant to complete a public art project in Campus Marshus, Detroit.