Nicholas Naughton

ARTIST STATEMENT
As a wood block printmaker, I use the medium to draw with light and shadow. The organic grain of wood serves as a reminder of our connection to nature and the uniqueness of each piece. Plants symbolize growth and resilience, reflecting my own personal journey through many major life events including loss and renewal or rebirth. I started working with flowers as a result of these experiences and they’ve served as a potent system of symbols that I continue to explore in many labor intensive processes. I want my art to convey the fragility and strength of life, encouraging viewers to reflect on their connection to the natural world and how they can learn from and be inspired by the resilient forms of life growing around us.

MFA - New Mexico State University
BFA - University of Iowa

Solo Exhibitions

2014 Art Café, Bartle Hall, Kansas City, MO
Presenting: La Cucaracha Press, Filter Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2013 Disasters of War, Truman State University Art Gallery, Kirksville, MO
2012 Work, The Kansas City Artist Coalition, Kansas City, MO
2011 Reasons’ Monsters, Cara and Cabeza’s Contemporary. Kansas City, MO
2011 Work, Villa Victoria Center for the Arts. Boston, MA.
2010 For the rest of my life, INKubator PRESS, Kansas City, MO
2009 Value, FORUM Arts and Culture, El Paso, TX
2007 Artistic Tribute to our favorite artist Thomas Kinkade, NMSU Union, Las Cruces, NM
2006 Printmakers Anonymous, Corbett Center Art Gallery, NMSU, Las Cruces, NM

Group Exhibitions

2022 Open Studios Exhibition, Keystone Art Space, Los Angeles, CA
2021 Group Show, Keystone Art Space, Los Angeles, CA
2015 A Show of Hands, A1 Lab Arts, Knoxville, TN
Do You Copy?, Missouri Western State University, St. Joe, MO
2014 Al Muttanabi Starts Here, Berkeley, CA
Works on Paper, Moberg Gallery, Des Moines, IA
D-Train, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA
Figure Show, Moberg Gallery, Des Moines, IA
7th Annual Douro Print Biennial, Alijo, Portugal
2013 PLUG Projects, MDW Faire curated grab bag show, Chicago, Il
2012 The Speakeasy, curatorial...