After studying art and communication, Nathan became a graphic designer for magazines and advertising. Nurturing the dream of becoming a painter, he moved to Paris, where he studied to perfect his craft. His art tells of this journey, his life in Europe, and his discovery of travel. His solo exhibitions have taken him from Japan to Ireland where he settled via the United Kingdom, the United States, France, and South Africa. His artistic journey is expressed through urban landscapes, vibrantly coloured interior scenes, and joyful juxtapositions of our daily lives.
NEVEN's paintings also remind us of the photographs of Karen Knorr or Gloria Friedman by multiplying mythological evocations and references to art history. They give a determining place to architecture, which becomes both the framework and the subject of fiction, where it introduces animals' incongruous elements observed in the art lover's archetypal positions and the works exhibited there.
Nathan NEVEN is part of this generation of contemporary artists who, while admiring his classical or modern elders, paint with spontaneity, sincerity, and emotion. Neven's works are displayed in many galleries around the globe, including his Irish Gallery, The Gallery Kinsale.