Nathan Allen Wilkinson (b. 1999) is an interdisciplinary artist based in Lafayette, IN. He received his MFA in Studio Art from Purdue University in 2026, and received his BFA in Studio Art from Western Washington University in 2022. He has taught collegiate level photography courses, led workshops on photographic and printing methods, and worked as a creative space assistant. Wilkinson’s artistic practice encompasses experimental and historical photographic processes, sculpture, woodworking, sound, and installation. He is recognized for his chemical manipulation of silver gelatin prints, wet plate collodion photographs, and uncanny imagery. Wilkinson’s artwork has been exhibited nationally and internationally since 2016, and has been acknowledged through awards, scholarships, publications, and juror positions. He has taught collegiate level photography courses, led workshops on photographic and printing processes, and worked as a creative space assistant.
EXHIBITIONS
2026
Light Dreams, Light Art Space, Silver City, NM (Juror: Jill Enfield, fine art photographer and Associate Teaching Professor at Parsons New School of Design, New York, NY).
Art from the Heartland, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN.
UnBound 15, Candela Books + Gallery, Richmond, VA (Juror: Gordon Stettinius, Founder of Candela Books + Gallery, Richmond, VA).
The Trick Photography Show, Blue Sky Gallery, Portland OR (online exhibition).
Visitations from the Ether, (MFA thesis solo) Rueff Gallery West, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
Chemical Apparitions, (solo) The Arts Federation, Mary Ellen Lovell Gallery, Lafayette, IN.
2025
Terraform, (site specific installation) Martell Forest, West Lafayette, IN.
(s)Light of Hand, The Photographer’s Eye: Creative Collective, Escondido, CA (Juror: Aline Smithson, Founder of LENSCRATCH, Los Angeles, CA).
Uncanny, Indianapolis University Kokomo Art Gallery, Kokomo, IN.
a necessary and fervent arrangement, Midwest Nice Art, Aberdeen, SD (online exhibition, Juror: André Ramos-Woodard, Foto Forum represented artist, Huston, TX).
College Call 2025, SE Center for Photography, Greenfield, SC (online exhibition, Juror: Polly Gaillard, Program Director at Photolucida, Greenville, SC).
Unique: Alternative Process, A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX.
College Invitational 2025, Indianapolis Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN.
NSAL Visual Arts Competition and Exhibition 2025, FAR Center for Contemporary Arts, Bloomington, IN.
Alternatives 2025: Image as Record, Ohio University, Majestic Galleries, Nelsonville, OH (Juror: Willie Osterman, Professor and Program Chair of the Fine Art Photography, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY).
2024
Next Generation: University Art Competition, Clark Gallery, Honeywell Center, Wabash, IN.
Artist’s Choice, The Beyond Gallery, Lafayette, IN.
Click: Juried Photography Exhibition, Rueff Gallery West, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
National Society of Arts & Letters Visual Arts Competition and Exhibition 2024, FAR Center for Contemporary Arts, Bloomington, IN.
Spring 917 Pop Up Art Show, 917, Lafayette, IN.
2023
Disconnected, (site specific installation) 664 Main St., Lafayette, IN .
Monochromes, Millepiani, Rome, Italy.
Fall 917 Pop Up Art Show, 917, Lafayette, IN.
Spring 2023, The Chateau Gallery, Louisville, KY (online exhibition).
2022
The Surreal, The Chateau Gallery, Louisville, KY (online exhibition).
Minimal, Signs and Forms of the Essential, Millepiani, Rome, Italy.
The Ephemeral and the Evanescence Perception, Millepiani, Rome, Italy.
Auto Focus. A Portrait of the Self, Millepiani, Rome, Italy.
BFA 2021-22 Thesis Exhibition, Western Gallery, Bellingham, WA.
Big Heads, Fine Arts Building, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA.
Studio Art BFA Winter Exhibition, VU Gallery, Bellingham, WA.
2021
Persevere, Envision Arts (online exhibition).
Emerald III, Envision Arts, (online exhibition).
Arise, B Gallery, Bellingham, WA.
2020
Estate Italiana (Italian Summer), VU Gallery, Bellingham, WA.
2019
Dakota 6x6, Dakota Art Store Gallery, Bellingham, WA.
Cyanotype/Silkscreen Collaboration, Fine Arts Building, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA.
Holga Tintype, Fine Arts Building, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA.
Tulip Fields, Fine Arts Building, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA.
Hybrid Pinhole Cameras & Images, Fine Arts Building, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA.
FEATURED PUBLICATIONS
2025
The Hand Magazine, Issue 48. Prairie Village, KS.
How To: Vol. 1, Beginnings, Knowledge Lab Zine. Purdue University, Libraries and School of Information Studies, West Lafayette, IN.
INVITED LECTURES
2026
Artist Talk: Visitations from the Ether. Patti and Rusty Reuff Gallery East, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN (pending April 2026).
Artist Talk: Chemical Apparitions. The Arts Federation, Lafayette, IN.
Visiting Artist: The Studio is a Space for Research: Experimental Photography and Materials. Art 494: Studio Seminar, Western
Washington University, Bellingham, WA (virtual talk).
2025
Visiting Artist: Experimentation, Failure, and Learning from Process, 2024-25 BFA Cohort, Western Washington University,
Bellingham, WA (virtual talk).
2023
Visiting Artist: Photographic Experimentation, 2023-24 BFA Cohort, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA (virtual talk).
Visiting Artist: Where Art Takes You, Advanced Photography class, Metropolitan Arts Institute, Phoenix, AZ.
2022
Artist Talk: BFA 2021-22 Thesis Exhibition. Western Gallery, Bellingham, WA.