ABOUT
Nathan Terborg, 1979, is an abstract artist who lives and works in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Insatiably curious since birth, he has always loved building things. He spent his first two professional decades building a company that he sold at the end of 2020, and has spent the time since then reigniting his passion for art full time. His use of repurposed materials and destructive practices explores themes of addiction, recovery, grief, and growth. As the artist explains, "I believe that our scars can become our superpowers, with tremendous potential for healing and growth. I want my work to be an invitation to the viewer to assume the role of the investigator- to lean into curiosity and explore their own possibilities. What else might be worth reconsidering or examining? What is the relationship between the seen and the unseen, between the known and unknown? What’s worth carrying forward, and what’s best left behind?"
Nathan’s work is currently represented in Las Vegas and Denver.
ARTIST STATEMENT
My work is driven by curiosity and a commitment to chasing wherever it leads. I believe that anything that makes a mark is an art tool. I believe that anything that holds a mark is an art material. I am drawn to things that would otherwise be hidden, dismissed, or discarded. Through collecting, scavenging, and occasionally dumpster diving, I repurpose a variety of waste into my work. Material with a past life has its own story to tell. Their scars are a special kind of beautiful.
My studio practice is driven by process. It is an ongoing cycle of exploration, excavation, and dissection. Some of these steps are delicate, while others are quite crude. They involve all varieties of hand, power and surgical tools to pull, break, cut, burn, scratch, and carve. I want to see what's inside. I want to know how it got there. I want to share the physical evidence of my findings and invite the viewer to start their own conversation.
CV
Nathan Lee Terborg
b. 1979 Valporaiso, IN
Resides and works in Minneapolis, MN
Studio:
2510 Northland Dr, Mendota Heights, MN 55120
Email:
info@nathanterborg.com
[Education]
2021, Ty Nathan Clark Mentorship Program
[Representation]
Another Gallery, Denver, CO Another Gallery Denver
Elephant and Giraffe Gallery, Las Vegas, NV Elephant and Giraffe Gallery
[Solo Exhibition]
2022-2023, "Pending Investigation", Another Gallery Denver
[Media]
The Real BetterLife Podcast, Spotify,
Pony Tales Podcast, YouTube, Spotify
Kaoslog, Erratic Patterns album artwork, Instagram
[Group Exhibition]
2023, "Movement", Another Gallery Denver
[Live Installations / Artist Talk]
2023: “Pending Investigation”, Another Gallery Denver
2023, "Ice Camp", Minneapolis, MN, All Day Running Company
2023, "PeterPalooza", Wallowa, OR
