Join exhibiting artist Nathan Eugene Carson and Norberg Hall Co-Director Shannon Norberg on Saturday, July 8 from 2 - 3 p.m. for an in-person conversation about Carson's exhibition Cut from the same cloth, on view at the Gallery until September 30.
Nathan Eugene Carson (b. 1980, lives and works in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian contemporary artist, mainly working in painting and collage. Known for figurative explorations of hybrid creatures, animals, and human figures—both fictional and historical—Carson’s subjects emerge from richly pigmented surfaces, and shed light on narratives that weave together themes of Black identity and history, personal memories, and charged symbolism.
Carson received a BFA from the Ontario College of Art and Design in 2005. His drawings and paintings have since been shown at Verso Gallery, Lennox Contemporary, Gallery One, and the Drake Hotel in Toronto. Carson’s work was also featured during the AGO First Thursdays in partnership with the RBC Emerging Artists Projects and StreetARToronto. In 2016, he was part of an exhibition titled Point, the first of several held at Oswald Gallery, Hamilton. Other group exhibitions include Free Fall (2016) and Worked Over (2017), both at Oswald Gallery, and 100 Paintings (2019) at The Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, Ontario. His most recent solo exhibition, May You Always See the Light (2017) at Oswald Gallery, comprised paintings of brightly-rendered animals and whimsical characters emerging from obscure matte backgrounds.
Cut from the same cloth is initiated, organized, and circulated by The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Toronto, in collaboration with TO lIve, Toronto; and the Southern Alberta Art Gallery Maansiksikaitsitapiitsinikssin, Lethbridge. The exhibitions Presenting Sponsor is TD Ready Commitment. Additional support for the tour has been provided by Armstrong Fine Arts. The exhibition at The Power Plant was curated by Laura Demers, former TD Curator of Education and Outreach Fellow (2019-2021).
Shannon Norberg is a partner and co-director of Norberg Hall, a commercial art gallery based in Mohkinstsis/Calgary. Shannon is a trusted gallerist, advisor, and advocate for both emerging and established artists. She nurtures relationships with collectors, museums, and institutions to showcase and promote contemporary Canadian art. Shannon actively contributes to the community by serving on art advisory boards, as a speaker, and by supporting initiatives to advance equality.