Nathaniel A. Galka

Statement

Artist statements are very difficult for me, due to the fact that it is an arduous process to translate the visual into the written. I find it much easier to express my ideas visually than verbally. My work is always in an ebb and flow process, with never a notion of a beginning or end. I never know what is going to be the next piece... but when it begins to happen and it feels right, I let it’s new found identity lead me. I do not control my art, my art directs me where it wants to go and what it wants to become.

The beginning or foundation of a new piece, stems from careless arbitrary mark making. As the piece develops, my compulsion is to find or develop an environment, making it suitable for a perceived habitat that is not recognized or familiar at first glance. My art is very much like nature... It can change on a dime.

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Academic Background:

2001        MFA, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.
                Full Scholarship and Fellowship.
1998        BFA, Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, Ohio.
                Top Scholarship.
1993        Marie Walsh Summer Art Program recipient.

Teaching Experience:

2000        Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
                20th Conceptual Concept and Theory
                Foundation Drawing
                Sculpture Three Demential Design
1999        Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
                Foundation Photography
                Foundation Drawing
                Foundation Print Making
2001-03   Preparatory Work,
                Shoshana Wayne Gallery (Santa Monica, CA)
                Art Chicago, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
2001-02   Sol LaWitt, Rhona Hoffmann Gallery, Chicago, IL
                (Installation of drawing on gallery walls)

Group Shows:

2009        July, 8 Shooter Gallery, Knoxville, TN
2008        March, Three Flights Up Gallery, Knoxville, TN
2007        June, Three Flights Up Gallery, Knoxville, TN
2003        Male Show, Schopffener Gallery, Chicago, IL
2000        Group, Dittmar Gallery, Evanston, IL
1999        Red, Dittmar Gallery, Evanston, IL
1994-99   Annual Student Show. Outside Juried Competition,
                Columbus, OH

Solo Shows:

2009        Bird, World Grotto Gallery, Knoxville, TN
2001        Undercover, Dittmar Gallery, Evanston, IL
1999        Nogasha (Nudes), Waldo’s On High Gallery, Columbus, OH
1998        My Work, Number One Gallery, Columbus College of Art and
                Design, Columbus, OH

 

		'Gardens Of Lady Murasaki #1' mixed media on paper (Please call the gallery to see more from this series.)
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		'Gardens Of Lady Murasaki #2' mixed media on paper (Please call the gallery to see more from this series.)
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		'Gardens Of Lady Murasaki #3' mixed media on paper [SOLD]
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		'Cuddle the Flowers' mixed media on canvas
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		'Parting in the Anguish...Brother' mixed media on paper
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		'Kimono Frog Pond #3' mixed media on paper [SOLD]
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		'Watcha Lookin At..I Know I Am Green' mixed media on paper [SOLD]
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		'Daylight and the Sun' mixed media on paper
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		'I Like to Be Blue...' mixed media on paper
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		'Hop, Skip and a Jump' oil & mixed media on canvas
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		'Untitled' graphite & mixed media on paper
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		'Her Pride' oil & mixed media on canvas
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		'Primates IV' oil on canvas (Please call the gallery to see more from this series.)
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		'Hiding in Plain Sight mixed media on canvas
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		'Look Away' oil & mixed media on canvas [SOLD]
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		'Fugi Series #7' ink & mixed media on paper [SOLD]
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		'Fugi Series #2' ink & mixed media on paper (Please call the gallery to see more from this series.)
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		'This is a Beautiful Life' oil & mixed media on canvas [SOLD]
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