Nathan Snyder

Nathan, born and raised in Hawaii, has lived and worked in Santa Barbara as an artist/sculptor for ten years now. He is a risk taker, a lover of the ocean and nature, a surfer and rock climber, and a traveler to Nepal, Bhutan, Fiji, India, and many other exotic parts of the world. His art is inspired by these experiences, by his practice of Zen Buddhism and meditation, by his love of form and beauty, and the natural elements of stone and metal that he works with. He has a passion to create art and to share it with a global audience, to elevate and inspire others.

-Graduate of Punahou Academy
-Studied Philosophy, Art and Science at the University of Oregon, Kapiolani Community College, University of Hawaii and Santa Barbara City College Sculpture Program
-World traveler to Fiji, Indonesia, Dubai, India, Bhutan, Nepal, Mexico, and South America
-Foundry technician and sculpture assistant, Santa Barbara City College 2006-2008
-Studio Assistant to nationally-known sculptor, Aris Demetrios, 2004-2006
-Founder/owner of Surf Taco Restaurants, Honolulu, Hawaii 1997-2003

Work featured at Merten’s Fine Arts Gallery, 2011-2014
Coast Village Road, Montecito, CA (now closed)

Presence, 6’ bronze sculpture, installed 2011
Selected as a Landmark piece for the New Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, California

Our World Breaking Open, 7’ h x 7’w stainless steel sculpture 2008 State Street Gallery Exhibition, August – November 2008
1200 State Street, Santa Barbara, California

Unity, 4’h x 9’w bronze sculpture fountain, 2006
Unity Church, 227 East Arrellaga, Santa Barbara, California