King Nobuyoshi Godwin

King was Born 1991 in Raleigh NC and diagnosed with autism when he was two and a half years old. He attended the Special Education program of Wake County School Systems and received a certificate from Leesville High School in Raleigh NC in 2012. King attended UNC at Greensboro for one year, living away from home in the college dorm for the Beyond Academics Program in 2013. King became a painter in 2013. In addition to his parents, Thomas & Yuko Taylor, and a brother Malik Nobumasa Godwin, he has many other supporters of his painting career. King currently lives in an apartment attached to parents’ home independently. He is a proud team member of the Special Olympic Raleigh Racer Swimmers and a performing member of the Special Japanese Taiko-Drum ensemble.

“My name is Nobuyoshi Godwin. I have autism. Being autistic is ok. I can see trees in my mind and talk with them. It’s blue and it’s ok. When I paint I feel good because it’s my job, and I am proud of it. I think people enjoy and think my painting is good. I like drawing animals. They are sweet. That is 4400 and purple. If I sell my paintings I can buy more paint colors. And that is purple and that is 4400.” King Nobuyoshi Godwin

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Left: I am creating really big images of the ocean animals who I feel are my friends. They do not talk much but feeling happy and comfortable every day. I put a lot of numbers on the canvas and they dance. It is really fun to put the numbers because it looks good. Colors and numbers are my feelings. The title is: The sea animals are having a good day because it’s with the bird. Acrylic paints on cotton stretched canvas. 72 inches x 60 inches in size. I needed to use a ladder to paint and it was fun.

Right: This is my little painting. I like to paint horses and cows. They are nice, and they do not talk very much. I like them with trees because the tree has leaves and that is nice and beautiful. Leaves have birds, and they fly and hide in there. It is all very calm. That everyday feeling is good to paint about. The title is: The house is having a blue shower. 14 inches x 11 inches acrylic paints on canvas. They are feeling like 51 and 19.