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Nathan Keogh
I did not initially set out to engage in the creative realm. However, through adverse circumstances this newfound passion ultimately found me.
My academic background includes a Masters Degree in Philosophy from The University of Newcastle in 2016, with a focus on painting and sculpture. Through this experience, I came to recognize that the art of creation can convey a depth of meaning beyond what language can articulate.
Primarily, my work is rooted in abstractionism, with the human form serving as key inspirations.
As mentioned above I’m a Newcastle based artist, predominantly playing with paint or getting dirty in the workshop attempting to make art. I share a studio with my partner at the Creator Incubator in Newcastle
Primarily, my work is rooted in abstractionism, I’m lucky enough to be working in the arts. Which serves as motivation to be constantly contemplating and questioning.
The Creator Incubator is where I’m fortunate to have my studio, a community of 38 other creatives.
I have been fortunate to have my work displayed in numerous private collections and exhibited at regional galleries. Additionally, I have been selected for prestigious art prizes.
Prizes
2019 Finalist Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize
2019 Newcastle Emerging Artist Prize Winner/ Sculpture
2015 Newcastle Emerging Artist Prize Winner/ Sculpture
2015 Blue Mountains Scenic Sculpture Prize Finalist
2011 Australian Postgraduate Award
2010 Jennie Thomas Travelling Scholarship Winner
2009 William Fletcher Tertiary Scholarship Winner
2014 Create 2308 University of Newcastle Sculpture Show
2014 Friends of the University Open Show, University Gallery
2009-11 Newcastle Emerging Art Prize Finalist
2006 Steel River Sculpture Competition Finalist
COLLECTION
Elliot Eyes Collection Sydney
The Old Convent
Maitland Regional Art Gallery
Private
EXHIBITIONS
2023 6×6 Creator Incubator
2022 5×5 Creator Incubator
2021 Sculpture on the Farm
2019 Finalist Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize
2019 Sculpture on the Farm
2019 Sculpture in the Vineyards
2019 IGN Art Fair Newcastle Art Gallery
2019 Newcastle Emerging Art prize
2017 Beneath Gallery 139
2017 Sculpture in the Vineyards
2016-17 Shhhhh- Nathan Keogh & Giselle Penn Maitland Regional Art Gallery
2016 Three Gallery 139
2016 Taking the Arts by The Horns Newcastle Art Space
2016 The Barbie and Ken Show Back to Back Gallery
2016 Twists And Turns Newcastle Art Space
2016 Newcastle Emerging art Prize- NAS Finalist
2016 Masters Exhibition University of Newcastle
2015 Newcastle Emerging Artist Prize – NAS Winner/ Sculpture
2015 Sculpture Otherwise- Blue Mountains Cultural Centre
2015 Blue Mountains Scenic Sculpture Prize Finalist
2010 Jennie Thomas Travelling Scholarship- Newcastle University Gallery
2014 Create 2308 University of Newcastle Sculpture Show
2014 Friends of the University open Show- University Gallery
2010 Honours Show- Watt Space Gallery
2010 Shed Show- Watt Space Gallery
2009-11 Newcastle Emerging Art Prize- NAS Finalist
2009 Artist As- Watt Space Gallery
2007 Men Among Men- Newcastle University Gallery