Nate McLeod

Educational Art Technician, Drawing & Painting

Nate McLeod (he/him) is an artist living and working in Treaty 7 Territory in Mohkinstsis (Calgary, Canada).

His recent works draw upon tropes of classical painting - specifically still life - by combining collected images of objects (found in personal photographs; screenshots of social media posts; AI-generated imagery; his own past works and the works of other artists, and so on) into a unified whole through the use of various framing devices.

Nate McLeod

McLeod holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Alberta University of the Arts and is represented by Herringer Kiss Gallery. His work is included in private, public, and corporate collections including the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Encana, and Royal Bank of Canada. He has curated several independent exhibitions, was the co-founder and Artistic Director of Avalanche! Institute of Contemporary Art, a former Associate Curator at Contemporary Calgary, and is currently the Educational Art Technician in the Drawing & Painting departments at the Alberta University of the Arts.

A gallery space with white walls, displaying four paintings. Each painting depicts a pair of hands holding a fan of cards in different colors: red, blue, yellow, and green. The artwork is minimalist with a limited color palette.
Nineteen Hand, Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, 2024. acryla gouache on canvas over panel, (4) 22" x 30" 
  • Yellow Shelf

    Yellow Shelf (Hard Place)
    acrylic and acryla gouache on linen with red oak artist frame, 41.5" x 61.25"

  • A painting featuring a stylized chessboard with black and white chess pieces. The board is set within a larger composition where additional chess pieces cast long, dramatic shadows on a pale blue background.

    Chopped Wood, acryla gouache on canvas, 37.5" x 64"

  • A close-up painting of a hand holding red playing cards. The hand is wearing a light blue suit sleeve, and the artwork is created in a flat, graphic style with clean lines.

    Nineteen Hand, Red (Self Portrait).

  • A close-up painting of a hand holding blue playing cards. The hand is wearing a light blue suit sleeve, similar in style to the red card artwork, using flat colors and clean edges.

    Nineteen Hand, Blue (Self Portrait).

  • A close-up painting of a pair of hands holding yellow playing cards. The hands belong to a person wearing a gray sweater, and the artwork maintains a simple, graphic style.

    Nineteen Hand, Yellow (Cassandra).

  • A close-up painting of a pair of hands holding green playing cards. The person is wearing a gray sweater, with the same minimalist aesthetic as the other card paintings.

    Nineteen Hand, Green (Cassandra).

  • Yellow Shelf (Hard Place) acrylic and acryla gouache on linen with red oak artist frame, 41.5" x 61.25"

    2024

  • Chopped Wood, acryla gouache on canvas, 37.5" x 64"

    2024

  • Nineteen Hand, Red (Self Portrait).

    2024

  • Nineteen Hand, Blue (Self Portrait).

    2024

  • Nineteen Hand, Yellow (Cassandra).

    2024

  • Nineteen Hand, Green (Cassandra).

    2024

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