NATE SZARMACH (shar-mack)

Self Portrait - oil on canvas - 2024
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On a technical level, my work is an exploration of ways to mix high-skill realism with gestural mark making. My interest is in how the two might reconcile - whether that’s using various techniques within a composition or if it’s using tight realism to depict something which is loose. The harmony of two opposing things is at the heart of my creative decisions
Thematically - Faith is at the center of my work. I’m always thinking about my faith and my struggle to come to terms with my relationship with God. How can I be two things at once? How can I be saved and still go on sinning? How can I be loved and feel so alone at times? This dichotomy of my faith and the human condition fascinates me and drives me towards works which contradict themselves in style, technique, and subject matter. Contradiction drives the conceptual framework of my practice
Nate Szarmach lives in works in Austin, Texas. He and his wife Annie moved to Austin from Virginia in 2020. He holds a degree in Architectural Design from James Madison University. In addition to his own work he teaches painting and drawing at a private christian school in Austin.
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PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
EXHIBITIONS
Austin, TX
Bee Cave, TX
Waco, TX
Dallas, TX
Houston, TX
Charlottesville, VA
Keswick, VA
Richmond, VA
Virginia Beach, VA
Leesburg, VA
Washington, D.C.
Charleston, WV
Charleston, SC
Charlotte, NC
Greensboro, NC
Mechanicsburg, PA
Morgantown, PA
Chicago, IL
Princeton, NJ.
Brooklyn, NY
Manhattan, NY
New Haven, CT
Tampa, FL
Orlando, FL
Denver, CO
Boston, MA
Los Angeles, CA
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Melbourne, Australia.
Vienna, Austria
Stockholm, Sweden
Zurich, Switzerland
Toronto Ontario, Canada
Paris, France
Sorrus, France
Hong Kong, China
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Papercut, Austin. 2025 (group)
River Gallery, Chattanooga. 2025 (group)
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LRFA 25th Anniversary Show. 2024 (group)
Abstractions. 2023 (group)
River North Artwalk. 2022 (group)
Decomposure. 2022 (solo)
Sugar. 2022 (group)
False Start. 2022. (group)
Glam. 2021 (group)
Altered Allusions. 2021 (solo)
Together / Apart. 2021. (group)
A Shift In Perspective. 2020 (solo)
Headcount Portrait show. 2019 (group)
McGuffey Arts Center: New Members show. 2019 (group)
The Circuit mural exhibit. 2017 (solo)
ArcD Thesis Jurried show. 2017 (group)
Reframe Presents: 2 / Two. 2016 (group)
SADAH Annual Jurried show. 2016 (group)
Experiencing Lent in B & W. 2015 (group)
Reframe Presents: Fully Human. 2015 (group)
ArcD Jurried Show. 2014 (group)
Virginia Governor's School Jurried Show. 2013 (group)
REPRESENTATION
PUBLICATIONS
COVER | Pepper Magazine | December Issue | Dec. 2022
Artist Feature | Create Magazine | Issue 31 | July 2022
Show Review | Austin Chronicle | Arts Feature "Altered Allusions: New Works by Nate Szarmach at Davis Gallery | April 2021