History of the Future

Exhibited at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Spring 2018

"Omne Ignotum Pro Magnifico" ("every unknown thing appears magnificent")
"Omne Ignotum Pro Magnifico" ("every unknown thing appears magnificent")

Acrylic on Canvas, 24x18"
"Sic Itur Ad Astra" ("thus, you shall go to the stars")
"Sic Itur Ad Astra" ("thus, you shall go to the stars")

Acrylic on Canvas on Panel, 16x20"
"Stones and Drones"
"Stones and Drones"

Acrylic on Canvas, 36x40"
"Exodus" (Mars Simulation / Mars Sunset)
"Exodus" (Mars Simulation / Mars Sunset)

Diptych - Acrylic on Canvas, each canvas is 40x60"
"Drone Hunters"
"Drone Hunters"

Acrylic on Canvas, 24x24"
"Adoration"
"Adoration"

Acrylic on Canvas on Panel, 16x20"

 
"Nocturne in Green and Gold"
"Nocturne in Green and Gold"

Acrylic on Canvas on Panel, 16x20"
"Coverage"
"Coverage"

Acrylic on Canvas, 24x24"
"Voyager"
"Voyager"

Hand-painted glazed stoneware, 6"x6"
"Drone" (White Figure)
"Drone" (White Figure)

Hand-painted glazed stoneware, 11x8"
Twelve Reapers
Twelve Reapers

Hand-painted glazed stoneware, 6"x5"
"Eight Reapers"
"Eight Reapers"

Hand-painted glazed stoneware, 6"x5"
"The Light of Setting Suns"
"The Light of Setting Suns"

Acrylic on Canvas, 36x40"
"Rejoice"
"Rejoice"

Acrylic on Canvas, 36x48"
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Ghost Dance

Solo exhibit in Marfa, Texas in the spring of 2017

"Falling Rocket" (spaceX)
"Falling Rocket" (spaceX)

Acrylic on canvas, 48x36"
"Fire with Fire"
"Fire with Fire"

Acrylic on canvas, 48x36"
"Nocturne in Green and Gold"
"Nocturne in Green and Gold"

Acrylic on canvas, 16x20"
"Nostos"
"Nostos"

Acrylic on canvas, 24x24"
"Sun Dust"
"Sun Dust"

Acrylic on Canvas, 30x38"
"Moon Rust"
"Moon Rust"

Acrylic on Canvas, 30x38"
Installation view of Star Maps
Installation view of Star Maps

A series of 12 paintings depicting the precise arrangements of stars at different predicted apocalypse events. 

01.01.1995, Waco, TX

03.24.1997, San Diego, CA

12.31.1999, Silicon Valley, CA

11.29.2003, Tokyo, Japan

5.21.2011, Alameda, CA

10.21.2011, Alameda, CA

12.21.2012, Tikal (Mayan Capital)

08.23.2013, St. Petersburg

11.09.2016, Washington DC

Each work is 12x12" - acrylic mixed with marble-dust medium on canvas
"Stones and Drones" (1)
"Stones and Drones" (1)

Colored pencil on black Rives BFK paper, 30x22"
"Stones and Drones" (2)
"Stones and Drones" (2)

Colored pencil on black Rives BFK paper, 30x22"
"Stones and Drones" (3)
"Stones and Drones" (3)

Colored pencil on black Rives BFK paper, 30x22"
"Falling Rocket" (spaceX)
"Falling Rocket" (spaceX)
"Drone"
"Drone"

Stoneware with glaze, 10x8x8"
"Police Line"
"Police Line"

Stoneware with glaze, 10 x 8 x 8 in/ 25.4 x 20.32 cm
"Eclipse"
"Eclipse"

Stoneware with glaze, 10 x 8 x 8 in/ 25.4 x 20.32 cm
"Three Drones"
"Three Drones"

Stoneware with glaze, 10x8x8"
"Mars Rover"
"Mars Rover"

Stoneware with glaze, 6x5x5" 
"Hubble"
"Hubble"

Stoneware with glaze, 6x5x5"
"Two Helicopters"
"Two Helicopters"

Stoneware with glaze, 7x7x7"
"Two Drones"
"Two Drones"

Stoneware with glaze, 7x7x7"
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"Music for Ghost Dance"
"Music for Ghost Dance"

http://msage.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-nathan-abels-ghost-dance

Commissioned soundtrack on cassette tape, four audio-environment tracks by M. Sage, 25 minutes approx., tape cover includes original unique drawing by Nathan Abels, edition of 50

Dust

"Dust Bunnies" (1)
"Dust Bunnies" (1)

Acrylic on Linen, 30x30"
"Dust Bunnies" (2)
"Dust Bunnies" (2)

Acrylic on Linen, 30x30"
"Dust Particles"
"Dust Particles"

Acrylic on Canvas, 36x48"
"Still There"
"Still There"

Acrylic on Canvas, 16x20"
"You Never Arrived"
"You Never Arrived"

Acrylic and Charcoal on Paper, 8x10"
"Path of Wonder"
"Path of Wonder"

Acrylic and Charcoal on Paper, 10x8"
Acrylic on Linen, 12x12"

Acrylic on Linen, 12x12"
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"Stand Still"
"Stand Still"

Stucco and Charcoal on Panel - 9x12"
"Approaching"
"Approaching"

Acrylic, Stucco and Charcoal on Panel - 9x12"
"Dust" Installation View
"Dust" Installation View

In Collaboration with Rule Gallery, Wonderbound, and the Leon Gallery

at PACE Center Art Gallery
April 18 - May 23, 2016
"Dust" Installation View
"Dust" Installation View

In Collaboration with Rule Gallery, Wonderbound, and the Leon Gallery

at PACE Center Art Gallery
April 18 - May 23, 2016
"Dust" Installation View
"Dust" Installation View

In Collaboration with Rule Gallery, Wonderbound, and the Leon Gallery

at PACE Center Art Gallery
April 18 - May 23, 2016
"Dust" Installation View
"Dust" Installation View

In Collaboration with Rule Gallery, Wonderbound, and the Leon Gallery

at PACE Center Art Gallery
April 18 - May 23, 2016
"Dust" Installation View
"Dust" Installation View

In Collaboration with Rule Gallery, Wonderbound, and the Leon Gallery

at PACE Center Art Gallery
April 18 - May 23, 2016
"Dust" Installation View
"Dust" Installation View

In Collaboration with Rule Gallery, Wonderbound, and the Leon Gallery

at PACE Center Art Gallery
April 18 - May 23, 2016

West With the Night

Exhibition announcement
Exhibition announcement

June 2014 Rule Gallery pop-up exhibition at Hinterland Gallery

Read the accompanying essay written by Alan Kitchen here.

Music commissioned for the exhibition can be found here.
"Ghost'
"Ghost'

Acrylic on Canvas, 16x20"
"Sky Path"
"Sky Path"

Acrylic on Canvas, 33x39"
"Carry the Fire"
"Carry the Fire"

Acrylic on Canvas, 30x30
"First Light"
"First Light"

Acrylic on Canvas, 36x48"
"Nightshade"
"Nightshade"

Acrylic on Canvas, 43x55"
"Emergence"
"Emergence"

Acrylic on Canvas, 43x55"
"Low Commotion"
"Low Commotion"

Acrylic on Canvas, 30x30"
"Still Point"
"Still Point"

Acrylic on Canvas, 33x39"
"Desert Sage"
"Desert Sage"

Acrylic on Linen, 24x36"
"Dawn"
"Dawn"

Acrylic on Linen, 24x36"
"Glow"
"Glow"

Acrylic on Canvas, 18x24"
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Pilgrimage

"Joan"
"Joan"

Charcoal on Paper, 11x14" based on the 1928 Dreyer film "The Passion of Joan of Arc".

These works from 2012-2013 explored the importance of place. Music commissioned for the Pilgrimage series can be found here and here.
“Silence Guards Silence”
“Silence Guards Silence”

Acrylic on Linen, 24×30″
Acrylic on Canvas on Panel, 24x36"

Acrylic on Canvas on Panel, 24x36"
"Lumen Vitae"
"Lumen Vitae"

Acrylic on Canvas, 42×60″
"Procession"
"Procession"

 Acrylic and Oil on Canvas, 18x32"
"Elijah's Cave"
"Elijah's Cave"

"Elijah's Cave". Ink on Paper, 22x30".

Natural Causes

Rule Gallery, 2010

The "Natural Causes" pdf exhibit catalog can be found here.

The 20 page pdf catalog includes images of the exhibit, a curatorial statement I wrote, an. introductory essay by Christopher Reiger, and excerpts from the Denver Post article reviewing the exhibit.

 

"Wildfire"
"Wildfire"

Acrylic on Panel, 42×60″

Rule Gallery, 2010

The "Natural Causes" pdf exhibit catalog can be found here.

The 20 page pdf catalog includes images of the exhibit, a curatorial statement I wrote, an. introductory essay by Christopher Reiger, and excerpts from the Denver Post article reviewing the exhibit.
"Half-Seeing"
"Half-Seeing"

Acrylic on Panel, 36x48"

 
"Lost to Sight"
"Lost to Sight"

"Lost to Sight", Ink and Acrylic on Paper, 22x30"
"Passage"
"Passage"

"Passage", Acrylic on Panel, 24x48"
"Kairos"
"Kairos"

"Kairos",Acrylic on Panel, 36x48"
"Harbinger"
"Harbinger"

"Harbinger", Acrylic on Panel, 11x14"
"Sullen Roar"
"Sullen Roar"

"Sullen Roar", Acrylic on Panel, 36x48"
"Floating"
"Floating"

"Floating", Charcoal, Graphite and Pastel on Paper, 20x24"
"Murmur"
"Murmur"

"Murmur", Charcoal, Graphite and Pastel on Paper, 20x24"
"Portent"
"Portent"

"Portent", Charcoal, Graphite and Pastel on Paper, 20x24"
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Earlier Works

"Lumen Vitae"
"Lumen Vitae"

Acrylic on Canvas, 42x60"
"Indifference of Heaven"
"Indifference of Heaven"

Acrylic on Canvas, 20x30"
"Harbinger"
"Harbinger"

Acrylic on Panel, 11x14"
“Dénouement”
“Dénouement”

Acrylic on Panel, 36×48″
"A Silvery Silence, Not A Solitude" after Melville
"A Silvery Silence, Not A Solitude" after Melville

Acrylic on Canvas, 24x30"
Acrylic on Canvas, 16x20"

Acrylic on Canvas, 16x20"
Acrylic on Canvas, 11x14"

Acrylic on Canvas, 11x14"
Acrylic on Canvas, 24x36"

Acrylic on Canvas, 24x36"
"Silence Guards Silence"
"Silence Guards Silence"

Acrylic on Linen, 24x30"
"Static"
"Static"

Acrylic on Canvas, 24x36
"Procession"
"Procession"

Acrylic and Oil on Canvas, 18x32'
"Alive to Guess Again"
"Alive to Guess Again"

Acrylic on Panel, 16x20"
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"Moon Rocks"
"Moon Rocks"

Acrylic on 4 Canvases, 16x20" each
Acrylic on Canvas, 24x36"

Acrylic on Canvas, 24x36"
Acrylic on Panel, 20x16"

Acrylic on Panel, 20x16"
"Lemuria"
"Lemuria"

Acrylic on Linen, 16x20"
"Further"
"Further"

Acrylic on Canvas, 12x12
"Drift"
"Drift"

Acrylic on Canvas, 12x12"
"Kairos"
"Kairos"

Acrylic on Panel, 36x48"
"Half-Seeing"
"Half-Seeing"

Acrylic on Panel, 36x48"
"Sullen Roar"
"Sullen Roar"

Acrylic on Panel, 36x48"
"There, There"
"There, There"

Acrylic on Panel, 24x36"
"Pursuit"
"Pursuit"

Acrylic and Oil on Panel, 24x36"
"Deciduous"
"Deciduous"

Acrylic and Oil on Panel, 24x36"
"A Lot of Little Rain"
"A Lot of Little Rain"

Acrylic and Oil on Canvas, 16x20"

Works on Paper

"Stones and Drones" (3)
"Stones and Drones" (3)

Colored pencil on black BFK Rives paper, 30x22"
"Stones and Drones" (2)
"Stones and Drones" (2)

Colored pencil on black BFK Rives paper, 30x22"
"Stones and Drones" (1)
"Stones and Drones" (1)

Colored pencil on black BFK Rives paper, 30x22"
"Falling Rocket"
"Falling Rocket"

Colored pencil on black BFK Rives paper, 30x22"
Acrylic and Charcoal on Paper, 10x8"

Acrylic and Charcoal on Paper, 10x8"
Ink on Paper, 11x14"

Ink on Paper, 11x14"
"Lost to Sight"
"Lost to Sight"

Ink on Paper, 22x30"
"Half-Seeing"
"Half-Seeing"

Ink and Charcoal on Paper, 22x30"
"Flu Game"
"Flu Game"

Graphite on paper, 11x14"
"Clifford Griffin"
"Clifford Griffin"

Acrylic and Ink on Rag Board, 14x18"
"Joan"
"Joan"

Charcoal on Paper, 11x14"
"Murmur"
"Murmur"

Charcoal, Graphite and Pastel on Paper, 20×24″
Acrylic on Paper, 5x7"

Acrylic on Paper, 5x7"
"Elijah's Cave"
"Elijah's Cave"

Ink on Paper, 22x30"
"Urban Tundra"
"Urban Tundra"

Ink on Paper, 22x30"
“Portent”
“Portent”

Charcoal, Graphite and Pastel on Paper, 20×24″
“Floating”
“Floating”

Charcoal, Graphite and Pastel on Paper, 20×24″
"Island"
"Island"

Graphite and Colored Pencil on Paper, 10x8"
Graphite and Colored Pencil on Paper

Graphite and Colored Pencil on Paper
Graphite on Paper, 22x30"

Graphite on Paper, 22x30"
Graphite on Paper, 22x30"

Graphite on Paper, 22x30"

Photography

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