Michael Nott

I take pictures in public spaces. embracing chance encounters and random incidents.

My photography developed naturally by way of recording the vibrancy of downtown Nashville. These are photos documenting the passionate energy of live music being played, from the streets to the stages.

I am impassioned by the unexpected, haphazard multitude of things that can pop up in a picture - neon signs, buildings, random people - all colliding in a rush of activity.

I began my art career in Austin, Texas as a graphic artist. My work appears in a number of poster retrospectives from that era, including the books, The Art of Rock (1987, Abbeville Press) and Homegrown (2015,Texas Monthly Press). During that same time I was privileged to study photography under the legendary Garry Winogrand who made a profound impression on me through his philosophy of photography.

My early work in music and street art has come full circle and found it’s place in my current work in street photography, capturing the zeitgeist of this remarkable time and place in Nashville.

University of Texas at Austin - BFA

Feburary 5-24, 2015
Refinery Gallery
A showing of 42 photos
438 Houston St. Ste. 263, Nashville, TN

December 6- January 9, 2016
Gallery Luperca
A showing of 26 photos
604 Gallatin Ave #212, , Nashville, TN

March 2-March 27, 2016
Arts Co.
Nashville, Then and Now – Photography of Ed Clark & Michael Ray Nott
215 5th Ave N, Nashville, TN

April 1-April 28, 2016
Arts Co.
The Bettie Series – A showing of 21 photographs
215 5th Ave N, Nashville, TN

June 4 -July 8, 2016
Drawl Gallery
The Gun Show – Oxford American sponsored juried show, Chad Allgood, jurer
5208 Kavanaugh Blvd #5, Little Rock, AR

July 15 -August 16, 2016
Arts Co
Recording Science – Photography of vintage recording equipment
215 5th Ave N, Nashville, TN