Austin Noftz

With consistent practice, my work builds on itself as I develop over time. I study topics that interest me, and use making Art as a way to comprehend the concepts on a deep level. My process is a form of independent education. I think my creative approach to learning gives me a different perspective than most other students have.
We are at a groundbreaking time in history with regard to the various fields of science. I have become interested in the developments of AI, quantum physics, and space travel, and how they can all relate to each other. I predict a future where all three of these areas of study are used together to do incredible things. Science fiction is ever more becoming science fact.
In 2025, I began a series of paintings about the experience of being in and interacting with the energy that flows through space. I am sensitive to the subtle energies around me, and making the Art helped me to understand my own personal experience. I am still building on this concept, expressing energies and dimensions in my work.
I am a whole person, with light sides and dark sides. In order to develop the whole, I must address both sides of myself. I differentiate who I am socially from what I make Art about. Socially, I try to mainta...

BA in Art, Humboldt State University: 2015

2026 - “Casting Shadows” exhibition at the Artist’s Council: Palm Desert, California
2026 - “Through the Lens” exhibition at the Artist’s Council: Palm Desert, California
2026 - Desert Plein Air Association Desert Landscape-Cityscape Juried Exhibition: Palm Desert, California
2025 - “Wrap it Up” exhibition at the Artist’s Council: Palm Desert, California
2025 - Artsy, represented by Las Laguna: Laguna Beach, California
2021 - Las Laguna (online): Laguna Beach, California
2020 - GVA Cafe: Morgan Hill, California
2015 - Hey Juan’s Burritos: Arcata, California
2014 - Northtown Coffee: Arcata, California
2013 - Northtown Coffee: Arcata, California
2013 - Hey Juan’s Burritos: Arcata, California
2013 - Arcata Holistic Health Center: Arcata, California