nathaniel rogers was born in charlottesville, va in 1980. he attended davidson college where he received his ba in studio art and is a graduate of the hoffberger school of painting at the maryland institute college of art, where he received his mfa in painting. his work has been featured in new american paintings and received critical acclaim in journals and periodicals such as the washington post, washingtonian magazine, and the philadelphia city paper. his work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and his work can be found in both private and public collections throughout the united states. rogers currently lives and works in charlotte, nc.
"my paintings’ visual elements are inspired by personal experiences within the contexts of american suburban culture, global politics, and narrative symbology from historical mythology and oral tradition. the situations methodically staged in my pieces have components deliberately placed to add levity and humor, while a darker underbelly lurks. comedy is a masking mechanism, mimicking the ways in which we so often turn to distraction, denial, masquerade, or disbelief in order to cope with, or to temporarily avoid, the realities of life.
the smallness of the works emphasizes their physicality, drawing the viewer close. just as virtual and real identity can clash, there is a disjunction between the way my paintings seem virtually and the way they are in the physical world."
nathaniel rogers was born in charlottesville, va in 1980. he attended davidson college where he received his ba in studio art and is a graduate of the hoffberger school of painting at the maryland institute college of art, where he received his mfa in painting. his work has been featured in new american paintings and received critical acclaim in journals and periodicals such as the washington post, washingtonian magazine, and the philadelphia city paper. his work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and his work can be found in both private and public collections throughout the united states. rogers currently lives and works in charlotte, nc.
"my paintings’ visual elements are inspired by personal experiences within the contexts of american suburban culture, global politics, and narrative symbology from historical mythology and oral tradition. the situations methodically staged in my pieces have components deliberately placed to add levity and humor, while a darker underbelly lurks. comedy is a masking mechanism, mimicking the ways in which we so often turn to distraction, denial, masquerade, or disbelief in order to cope with, or to temporarily avoid, the realities of life.
the smallness of the works emphasizes their physicality, drawing the viewer close. just as virtual and real identity can clash, there is a disjunction between the way my paintings seem virtually and the way they are in the physical world."
the explorer 2022
oil on panel
14 x 6 inches
$4,800
two hearts 2020
oil on panel
20 x 9 inches
$6,500
frosty grimace 2020
oil on panel
4 3/4 x 2 3/4 inches
7 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches inches framed
$1,200
zipper lips 2020
oil on panel
4 3/4 x 2 3/4 inches
7 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches inches framed
sold
frown 2020
oil on panel
4 3/4 x 2 3/4 inches
7 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches inches framed
$1,200
eye roll 2020
oil on panel
4 3/4 x 2 3/4 inches
7 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches inches framed
$1,200
mask 2020
oil on panel
4 3/4 x 2 3/4 inches
7 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches inches framed
$1,200
pleading 2020
oil on panel
4 3/4 x 2 3/4 inches
7 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches inches framed
sold
tongue 2020
oil on panel
4 3/4 x 2 3/4 inches
7 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches inches framed
$1,200
mind blown 2020
oil on panel
4 3/4 x 2 3/4 inches
7 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches inches framed
$1,200
heart eyes 2020
oil on panel
4 3/4 x 2 3/4 inches
7 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches inches framed
$1,200
grimace 2020
oil on panel
4 3/4 x 2 3/4 inches
7 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches inches framed
sold
crying 2020
oil on panel
4 3/4 x 2 3/4 inches
7 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches inches framed
$1,200
zany 2020
oil on panel
4 3/4 x 2 3/4 inches
7 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches inches framed
$1,200
mine 2019
oil on panel
20 x 13 inches
$8,500
whatever you do…don’t touch that button 2019
oil on panel
15 x 9 inches
$5,000
lead balloon 2019
oil on panel
11 x 14 inches
$5,000
strawman 2019
oil on panel
11 x 8 inches
$3,000
security blanket 2014
graphite on paper
21 x 13 inches
$4,500
fatherhood 2014
graphite on paper
19 x 24 inches
$7,000
heart 2020
oil on panel
20 x 9 inches
sold
2017 2018
oil on panel
20 x 4 inches
sold
trapped 2015
graphite on paper
15 x 13 1/2 inches
sold