Nathan Caryl-Donlon

Nathan Caryl-Donlon (b. 1999) is a New Hampshire based artist. Nathan has received a BA, studying fine arts at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He works with mediums such as oil paint, and also color pencils; experimenting with the interaction of space, color, animals, and shapes. Nathan’s studio arts education, paired with years of creative practice, have refined ideas and developed a stable body of work. He aims to exhibit artwork in public gallery spaces, free to continue prioritizing his artistic research.

Nathan’s was featured in ‘Feral Beauty’ on view July 11-31, 2026.

“My paintings are thoughts of animals and their perception of our modern, human-made world. I often think about animals’ relationships with everyday items—how they see these objects and the roles they play in their natural lives. Can man-made objects become significant to something that knows no better?

Working with palette knives allows me to apply paint in a more spontaneous way, without the need for blending colors. These unworked, sporadic strokes allow me to quickly put ideas onto canvas, putting the palette knife down as soon as I sense the painting has a soul.”