New Blood Pop
| New Blood Pop FNZCPHM | |
|---|---|
 New Blood Pop painting, circa 2021 | |
| Born | Brad Matthew Simon Novak 1976 (age 49–50) Auckland, New Zealand |
| 🏫 Education | Auckland Grammar School
University of Auckland (MBChB) New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine (FNZCPHM) |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Printmaking, Painting, Public Health |
| Style | Pop Art, Urban Art, contemporary art |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Katrina Novak (m. 2004) |
| 👶 Children | 2 |
| 🌐 Website | https://www.newbloodpop.com/ |
Brad Novak (born 1976), known professionally as New Blood Pop, is a New Zealand artist and public health physician known for his screen-printed figurative Urban Pop Art style.[1]. His artwork has been exhibited in New Zealand, Australia, the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom[2][3].
In addition to his art career, Novak works as a public health specialist[4], dividing his time between training duties and locum shiftwork[5]. He has also published several research papers focusing on public health in New Zealand[6].
Early life and education
Novak was born in 1976 in Auckland, New Zealand[7]. From 1989, he attended Auckland Grammar School[8], where his academic stream precluded taking art classes[9].
Following his high school years, Novak enrolled at the University of Auckland, where he completed his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in 2000[4]. During this time, he met his future wife, Katrina[9]
Public health specialist
In the mid-2000s, Novak worked on the vaccine study for meningococcal B in New Zealand[10]. By 2009, Novak had specialized in public health medicine[4], researching the health outcomes of Pasifika people for the Counties Manukau District Health Board[11]. Later in the 2010s, Novak worked on the Auckland Regional Public Health Service's anti-smoking campaign[12]. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Novak supported the frontline response team in Nelson[13].
Art career
In the early 2000s, Novak spent a few years living in the United Kingdom[14] and was inspired to begin his art career after visiting the Tate Modern gallery in London with his wife[15]. He first began experimenting with photography while travelling the world, alongside teaching himself art theory in his garage[9]. From 2003 to 2006, Novak practiced still life painting[16]
By 2008, Novak had adopted the moniker "New Blood Pop"[17] (or "NBP76"[18]) and began commercially selling and displaying his art, beginning with his Hybrid series[19]. In 2011, he made a limited series of screen-prints titled Hope for Canterbury where he donated the proceeds to the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal[17]. In 2013, New Blood Pop had his first overseas installation at the street art mural space 5-Pointz, not long after he began his Digital Dilemma series of celebrity portraits[17]. In November 2013, New Blood Pop launched a Kickstarter page for his first solo exhibition in New Zealand, which occurred on March 5th, 2015, at his studio in Artrite Screen Printing, Onehunga, Auckland[20]. It was around this time when Novak began splitting his time between practicing medicine and making art[10].
Later in 2015, New Blood Pop's art was featured at the Struck Contemporary gallery's opening exhibition.[17], which displayed his work alongside other internationally successful Pop Art artists such as Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Shepard Fairey, and Banksy[21][22]. In 2017, New Blood Pop donated artwork to the Grenfell Tower Fundraiser[17] and regularly supported Auckland Grammar School's Art House Tour fundraising events which began in the late 2010s[8]
In 2023, New Blood Pop had a 2-person show with renowned New Zealand artist Michael Smither.[23]. In 2024, he won the Art in the Park Figurative Award[17]
References
- ↑ "Brad Novak - Prints for Sale at Prints.co.nz". www.prints.co.nz. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ↑ "Brad Novak - Originals and Limited Edition Screenprints". Boyd-Dunlop Gallery. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ↑ "Brad Novak". 12 Gallery. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Novak, Brad Matthew Simon". Medical Council. 2025-04-07. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ↑ Burton, Belinda (2022-06-12). "NZ Herald | Canvas feature: Brad Novak". Parnell Gallery. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ↑ Novak, Brad; Bullen, Chris; Howden-Chapman, Philippa; Thornley, Simon (7 September 2007). "Blue-collar workplaces: a setting for reducing heart health inequalities in New Zealand?". The New Zealand Medical Journal. 120 (1261).
- ↑ "Brad Novak". Vertical Gallery. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Auckland Grammar School Online Community". Auckland Grammar School Online Community. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Creed, Lewis Matheson (3 April 2025). "New Blood Pop Interview". Craccum.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Burton, Belinda (2022-06-12). "NZ Herald | Canvas feature: Brad Novak". Parnell Gallery. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ↑ Novak, Brad (1 May 2007). Ethnic-specific health needs assessment for Pacific people in Counties Manukau. Auckland, New Zealand: Counties Manukau District Health Board.CS1 maint: Date and year (link) Search this book on
- ↑ "Bid to stop single sales of cigarettes". NZ Herald. 2024-09-07. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ↑ Burton, Belinda (2022-06-12). "NZ Herald | Canvas feature: Brad Novak". Parnell Gallery. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ↑ ""I'm compelled to work. It's what keeps me alive, literally."". NZ Herald. 2022-06-03. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ↑ "MAS Members' remarkable lives – Public health to international artist". MAS. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ↑ "Still Life Reboot". NEW BLOOD POP. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 "TIMELINE". NEW BLOOD POP. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ↑ "New Zealand Art Print News". Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ↑ "Hybrid 2.0". NEW BLOOD POP. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ↑ Alumni, The University of Auckland (5 March 2015). "@Auckland" (PDF).
- ↑ "Brad Novak". The Frame Workshop & Gallery. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ↑ "Brad Novak". Flagstaffgallery. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ↑ ""I'm compelled to work. It's what keeps me alive, literally."". NZ Herald. 2022-06-10. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
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