Born: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1949

Died: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2021

Nick Bubash’s work defied traditional assumptions of the separation between “high” and “low” art.  While he currently supports himself by working full-time in a tattoo parlor, Bubash was trained as a sculptor at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and he produces work in a variety of media.  Drawing on his experiences traveling and studying in India, Bubash creates what he calls “multi-denominational” work that crosses cultural and religious boundaries in the same way that his styles combine formal and popular techniques.

Bubash studied art and philosophy at Pennsylvania State University and textile design at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City.  In 1989 he graduated with honors from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, having studied sculpture and graphics.  He was awarded a Henry J. Schiedt Memorial Traveling Scholarship, which supported his initial time in India.