Nathan is an Australian Artist from New South Wales. He is an award winning artist who has sold work internationally and has worked on numerous commissions, including multiple album covers. His work is dynamic, showcasing an inward reflection of his world as he grows and adapts.
Nathan’ works consist of traditional artistic practices, focusing on his ever expanding bodies of work. He is also a skilled character designer and concept artist, who works hard to polish his craft.
Nathan began his artistic practice through vivid explorations of character design. In 2021 Nathans’ work shifted to expand the narratives and depictions of his characters. His 2021 Series ‘World Beyond Myself’ reflects upon individuality with each of it’s six pieces telling a unique story. Importantly ‘World Beyond Myself’ was an exciting first step, representing a growth and change in direction.
2022s ‘The Hand With Seven Fingers’ would hold a mirror to the artist and likewise his audience, as an expressive body of work reflective on the inward experiences of the artist. ‘The Hand With Seven Fingers’ explores a turning point, while highlighting themes of existential dread and longing symbolised through, at times fantastical or religious imagery.
2023 would see Nathan win the prestigious ‘Toukley Northlakes Rotary Club Art Teachers Prize’ for his entry into ‘A Central Vision’ at The Gosford Art Gallery. Likewise Nathans’ 2023 body of work titled ‘The Scaffolding That Formed Me’ would be selected for showcase at the University of Newcastle Ourimbah campus. ‘The Scaffolding That Formed Me’ revisits many of themes present throughout ‘World Beyond Myself’ (2021) but through a tighter lens. 2023s’ work sees Nathan pushing his craft further than ever before, featuring his most refined and detailed oil paintings on stretched canvas larger than anything that had been seen from him prior. ‘The Scaffolding That Formed Me’ in many ways feels like the conclusion to a trilogy defining the early period in Nathans’ artistic work.
At present Nathan is working on his next series of works. In April of 2024 he shared his first outing in this new venture with his artwork ‘Death In Penitence’. A striking hint as to the new direction of his traditional work. More over Nathan continues to output commercial work as he strives toward expanding his portfolio of Concept Art.