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 artwork 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.”