About
Hi, I’m Natan 👋 I’m a painter based in Baltimore, and my work bridges the hand and the machine.
I’m naturally drawn to observing and collecting ephemera—the transient objects, textures, and printed matter we encounter in our daily lives that we disregard or simply overlook. I find that anything, from the template of a child’s cursive worksheet to the motif pattern on a paper plate, can be appreciated for its formal qualities.
I find joy in sorting through scraps to find moments that speak to me as art. The principles that make an image pleasing—composition, movement, contrast, scale, connection—are at work everywhere.
My goal is to monumentalize and celebrate this iconography of our everyday life, so it can be remembered and seen anew.
I collect, document, and collage these remnants into the primary source material of my paintings. These compositions are then scanned and edited into digital form.
My paintings are constructed with a custom-built Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machine. This machine is composed of an axis-bound mechanical arm that holds a brush and moves across a 3ft x 4ft workspace, laying down paint one stroke at a time. These paintings are built, layer by layer, over thousands of lines of code to create an evolving, intricate, textural surface.
The machine doesn't do this work alone. I monitor and guide it through the process, taking stock of errors and mishaps to embrace as part of the final piece. This process is a cross between photography and a Jacquard loom. It also echoes printmaking techniques and traditional crafts like needlepoint and weaving.
The interplay between different modes of production and the physical-digital-physical feedback loops creates hybrid paintings that connect traditional methods of art to emerging technology. While the process is based on the language of computer 1s & 0s, the final result reflects the magical, textural qualities of paint.
View my Portfolio works
For exhibition opportunities please get in touch.
A selection of available works are listed for sale in my online shop.
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Exhibitions
2026 – (forthcoming) TBD, Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA (solo)
2026 – (forthcoming) Bubblegum Garden, Foyer Gallery, Richmond, VA (solo)
2025 – This Must Be The Place, Foyer Gallery, Richmond, VA (group)
2025 – The Pedestal Show, Baltimore Crit Club, MD (group)
2024 – Piggy Bank Show, Yowie, Philadelphia, PA (group)
2023 – Phat Of The Land, Arnold’s Gallery, Baltimore, MD (group)
2023 – Constellations, Tiger Strikes Asteroid with Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (group)
2023 – Out of Order, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD (group)
2023 – It’s Never Over, St. Charles Projects, Baltimore, MD (group)
2022 – Here In Spirit, The Church, NYC (group)
2022 – The Art That Be, 11 Newel Gallery, NYC (group)
2022 – Small Works, Soft Times Gallery, San Francisco, CA (group)
2022 – Bloom, 11 Newel Gallery, NYC (solo)
2021 – Some Of Its Parts, Rosenberg Gallery Goucher College, MD (solo)
2021 – Leaving Meatspace, BmoreVirtual, MD (group, virtual)
2021 – Colloquialisms, Steak Gallery, (group, virtual)
2021 – Child’s Play (series 1), Waldorf School of Baltimore, MD (solo)
2021 – Farmer’s Almanac, Cleo Gallery, GA (group)
2020 – Full Family, Seasons Gallery, LA (group, virtual)
2020 – Salon, Baltimore Museum of Art, MD (group, virtual)
2020 – Reflections on Spring, Top Cat Gallery, NYC (group, virtual)
2020 – The Unknowable Present, Chandi Kelley, (group, virtual)
2019 – Tactile Hallucinations, Cody Gallery, Arlington VA (group)
2018 – Home Sweet Home, Resort, Baltimore, MD (solo)
2018 – Noise Margins, Resort, Baltimore, MD (group)
2016 – ¡Splat!, Helikon Gallery, Denver, CO (solo)
2015 – The New Contemporaries, Gelman Gallery, RISD Museum, Providence, RI (group)
2015 – Senior Invitational, Woods Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI (juried)
2015 – Savers, Benson Gallery, Providence, RI (solo)
2015 – My Goodies, Memorial Hall Gallery, Providence, RI (group)
2015 – Wet, Trade Pop-Up, Providence, RI (group)
2015 – Secret Fleet, The Learning Collective, Providence, RI (group)
2015 – Transatellite, Expose Gallery, Providence, RI (group)
Education
2015 – Rhode Island School of Design, BFA, Painting
2006 – Baltimore School for the Arts, High School
Awards and Scholarships
2019 – Belle Foundation Grant
2019 – Light City Public Art Project “Canopy”
2016 – Maryland Individual Artist Award (Sculpture/Installation)
2015 – Florence Leif Award
2014 – John A. Chironna Memorial Scholarship
Work
2009 to Present - Bike Powered Events LLC, Founder CEO
Alongside my studio practive, I run Bike Powered Events, a company I started in 2009 that creates pedal-powered activations for workplaces, conferences, and public spaces. What began as blending smoothies on a stationary bike at a farmers market has grown into a business that now produces interactive, pedal-powered experiences for events nationwide.