Nathan Lynch was raised in Pasco, Washington an agricultural community in the shadow of Hanford Nuclear Power Plant. The futility of this environmental contradiction gave Lynch an acute sense of location and deep appreciation for irony. In the five formative years after graduation Lynch worked as the prop master for a local community theatre, the effects of which are still being realized in his current body of work. His concerns for political conflict and environmental upheaval are filtered through notions of absurdity, hand fabrication and the dramatic devices of storytelling.
As a sculptor, designer and performance artist, Lynch has made collaboration and experimentation major components of his practice. Recent projects include StandIn at DiRosa Center for Contemporary Art, Gnamma - a two person drinking fountain for Montalvo Arts Center, and sustainable ceramic habitat for Cassin’s Auklets on the Farallon Islands. Lynch studied with Ken Price at the University of Southern California and later earned an MFA at Mills College with Ron Nagle. Mills fostered a rich interdisciplinary culture including work with contemporary composers and poets, lead by the warmth of artist Ann Chamberlain. Lynch is a Professor of Art at California College of the Arts.
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painting by the great Steuart Pittman
photo by Ekaterina Izmestieva for Studio Ahead
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For full video of The Lily Too Shall Function