About Nathan Carroll.

Hello, and welcome to my portfolio! I'm Nathan, a Master of Fine Arts graduate specializing in Jewelry. My journey in design has been diverse, taking me from luxury car sales to college recruiting and now to my true passion project—connecting automotive and industrial design to create fine art jewelry objects.

Why Design?

Design is more than just aesthetics; it's about solving problems and making lives better. My background in luxury car sales has given me a unique perspective on the automotive industry, from understanding consumer preferences to recognizing the nuances of vehicle design. This experience, combined with my academic focus on CAD/CAM and digital rendering, equips me to contribute innovative solutions to design challenges and create new works of both functional art jewelry and collectible objects.

2023

CraftForms 2023 - International, Juried. 28th International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Fine Craft at Wayne Art Center. Dec. 2, 2023 – Jan. 20, 2024.

Bring on the Gems at SNAG @ Tucson - International, Juried. Exhibition at Whistle Stop Depot in Tucson, AZ. Major juried exhibition during the internationally recognized Tucson Gem & Fair Show. Feb. 3 - March 31, 2022.

2022

Hope is Resiliency. Online Member Exhibition at Society of North American Gold Smiths (SNAG). Minor exhibition, no juror, November 15, 2022 - January 15, 2023.

small works – BIG TALENT. Online + Gallery Exhibition at Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, California. Minor exhibition, no juror, August 4, - August 27, 2022.

Hotter ’N Hell 2022, National Collegiate Juried Exhibition. Juror Elizabeth Brim is a blacksmith as well as a teacher, living in western North Carolina. Three works selected by Juror. Northwestern State University of Louisiana, Natchitoches, Louisiana. June - August 2022.

PROUD + 2022: Juried Exhibition. The Studio Door, San Diego, California. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual and other related community artists, June - August 2022.

Craft Nouveau: Juried Exhibition. Located in downtown Roseville, CA. in the Houston Museum District. Juror Ariel Zaccheo, who is the curator at the Museum of Craft and Design in San Francisco California. April 1st - May 28th, 2022.

Sawed, Soldered, Constructed: The Work of the Houston Metal Arts Guild Juried Exhibition. Located at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, located in Houston, TX in the Houston Museum District. Juror Cindi Strauss, who is the Sara and Bill Morgan Curator of Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design and Assistant Director, Programming at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. March 19 - May 7, 2022.

Human Faces and Figures 2022 Exhibition. Located at the Las Laguna Art Gallery in Laguna Beach California. January 6 to 29, 2022. On-line and in person exhibition at Las Laguna Art Gallery.

2021

Contemporary Portrait a National Juried Exhibition. November 5 - December 23, 2021.

Little Things Matter: National Juired Small-Scale Sculpture Exhibition. Oct 14-Nov 15, 2021.

2021 FL3TCH3R National Juried Exhibition. Oct 4 - Dec 10, 2021.

Society of North American Gold Smiths (SNAG) Anthology 2021 Seventh annual exhibition of contemporary metalsmith. Virtual gallery part of the 2021 Annual SNAG conference.

Society of North American Gold Smiths (SNAG) 2021 Student Exhibition Online exhibition of student work part of the 2021 Annual SNAG conference.

Urban Artist Market's Premiere Juried Competition. Winner of Best In Show - Jewelry Design. Work selected, Ridiculous Hot Dog Ring, 2019. The prestigious Arts & Culture Texas Magazine will announce your winning piece to their subscribers. Your work will also be on display during the Urban Artist Market June 12-13 Event. Mesquite Room, Dallas/Marriott Quorum, Dallas Texas.

Hotter ’N Hell 2021, National Collegiate Juried Exhibition, Juror Christopher Saucedo of Adelphi University on Long Island. Work selected, Oh Shit! I’m Gay! 2019. Northwestern State University of Louisiana, Natchitoches, Louisiana. June 18 - August 27, 2021.

Artovation Student Show, National Juried Exhibition, Juror John Spriggins, South Dallas Cultural Center, Texas Association of Schools of Arts, online gallery. Two works selected, Supermarket Glasses II, 2020 and The Fragile American Dream, 2020. Online April 19, 2021.

Art Now America National Juried Exhibition, Juror Mike Calway-Fagen, Slocumb Galleries, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN., March 2 to April 9, 2021.

2020

Political Discord International Exhibition, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA., October 1 - November 3, 2020.

Word International Juried Exhibition, Selected from over 240 artists and more than 700 works, jurors: Joy Ray, Leah Perrino, Preston M. Smith, Kymm Swank and Mike Collins, ShockBoxx Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CA.

Spot On National Juried Exhibition, Juror Michael Paglia, D’art Gallery Denver, Colorado.

Material Identity International Juried Exhibition. Loveland, Colorado. Selectd from more than 300 entries by jurors Jiseon Lee Isbara and Jessica Kooiman Parker.

PROUD+ 2020 National Juried Exhibition. The Studio Door, San Diego, California. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual and other related community artists.

EXISTIMOS (WE EXIST) International juried exhibition. Proyecto Galería, Dab Art Co. satellite gallery located in Colonia Centro, Mexico City. Online exhibition will run for 3 months and featured artists will have a visible profile of selected works that will be listed on an online sales platform ARTSY. ARTSY has buyers from more than 130 countries with an average transaction distance of over 3,000 miles. The platform ARTSY receives 2.2 million+ unique visitors every month.

Innuendo Suggestive Jewelry National juried exhibition. Arcana Metalwork Gallery is a pocket gallery within the ’57 Biscayne Artist Studios, in the historic Good Arts Building in downtown Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA.

Expressions 2020 National Juried Exhibition. Six week virtual exhibition at Marin Society of Artists 1515 Third Street San Rafael, CA 94901. Juror, Andrea Schwartz of Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, California.

Margins National Juried Exhibition at Barrett Art Center: Distinguished juror, Anthony Elms, Daniel and Brett Sundheim Chief Curator, ICA Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania. Part of 46 works from 466 submissions.

Craft in Contemporary Art. The exhibition ask what is the future of craft in contemporary art in new materials and technologies that have been brought by the industrial revolution. Samantha De Tillio, juror, is the Curator of Collections at the Museum of Arts and Design.Brooklyn, New York. Site:Brookyln, Brooklyn, New York

Justice: an Exhibition of TTU Grad Student Work about “Being Human.” Presented in collaboration with the Humanities Center of Texas Tech. Jurors: Dr. Allison Whitney, Department of English Texas Tech, Dr. Stacey Jocoy, School of Music Texas Tech, Diane Warner, Texas Tech Libraries. Opening as part of First Friday Art Trail, over 2,500 attendees. School of Art Satellite Gallery at CASP (1106 5th Street).

SNAG 2022 Educational Endowment Scholarship. Awarded by the Society of North American Goldsmiths in the amount of $250 during the 2022 International SNAG Conference.

Geneva Griffin – Regents Endowed Scholarship. The award is for the 2022 Summer semester and provides scholarship support in the amount of $500.

Helen Jones Foundation Art Talent Fellowship. The award is for the 2022 Summer semester and provides scholarship support in the amount of $3,000.

Sybil & Richard Dickey Art Scholarship. Support for summer 2022 in the amount of $2,000. Summer 2022.

Graduate fellowship: Summer Thesis/Dissertation Research Award.

Helen Jones Foundation Art Talent Fellowship, Awarded for Spring 2022, Fall 2022.

Helen Hodges Scholar for 2021-2022. One of 22 recipients from Texas Tech Univeristy System.

Penland School of Craft, Making a Spectacle.

Texas Tech Graduate School Student Travel Grant.

Arttitude’s OutLoud Scholarship, Arttitude LGBTQ scholarship for 2020-2021.

Helen Jones Foundation Art Talent Fellowship, Awarded for Fall 2020, Spring 2021.