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Nathan Loda
nathanloda@nathanloda.com | www.nathanloda.com | 703.389.3861
Lives, Homer NY
EDUCATION
2015 George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. Masters of Fine Arts
2011 Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV. Bachelor of Fine Arts; Painting,
2009 University of Georgia Studies Abroad Program, Cortona, Italy.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Workshop Instructor
Sugar Maples Center for Creative Arts, Maplecrest, NY (Summer 2023, 2024, 2025)
Led a three day workshop on the Introduction to Oil Painting and a five day workshop on landscape painting.
Visiting Faculty
UGA Study Abroad Cortona Painting Professor (Spring 2024, Spring 2025)
Taught three sections of painting (ARST 2100, ARST 3140, and ARST 314) whichfocused on the basic techniques for oil painting, advanced studio concepts, and painting the figure with a narrative concept.
Adjunct Faculty
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA (Fall 2013-Spring 2018)
Facilitated in the technical development of students enrolled in Drawing I and Painting I classes.
Painting Instructor
Mason Community Arts Academy, Fairfax, VA (Fall 2013-Spring 2018)
Introduce adult students to oil painting and the development of technical abilities.
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Adah Rose Gallery, Kensington, MD
EXHIBITIONS
2025
Here and Now: Artists of Central New York, The Johnson Museum, Cornell University, Ithaca,
NY
Collectors’ Night 2025, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington D.C.
2024
Night Shift, Adah Rose Gallery, Rockville, MD2023
Collectors’ Night 2023, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington D.C.
2023 Artist Showcase Juried Exhibition, The Rest Gallery, Ithaca, NY
2022
Altered Landscapes: Return to the Days of Myth, Adah Rose Gallery, Kensington, MD
Exquisite Corpse, Kirkland Art Center, Clinton, NY
2022 Artist Showcase Juried Exhibition, The Rest Gallery, Ithaca, NY
Super Fine Art Fair, Adah Rose Gallery, Washington D.C
2020
Visions from the Past and Present, McNeil Building Gallery, Cortland, NY
Cortland Community Arts Challenge, Center for the Arts of Homer, Homer, NY
2019
Cortland Community Arts Challenge, Center for the Arts of Homer, Homer, NY
16th Annual Transformer Silent Auction & Benefit Party, Corcran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C
Art for a Mid-Summer’s Night, Center for the Arts of Homer, Homer, NY
Telling Our Stories, CNY Arts in the Window Project, Cortland, NY
The Duality Show, The Arts Club of Washington, Washington D.C.
2018
Cortland Community Arts Challenge, Center for the Arts of Homer, Homer, NY
15th Annual Transformer Silent Auction & Benefit Party, Corcran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C
Super Fine Art Fair, Adah Rose Gallery Booth #36, Washington D.C.
2017
9th Annual Portrait Competition, ArtSpace Herndon, Herndon, VA
14th Annual Transformer Silent Auction & Benefit Party, The Katzen Art Center, American
University, Washington D.C
Alchemical Vessels 2017, Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery, Washington D.C.
2016
13th Annual Transformer Silent Auction & Benefit Party, The Katzen Art Center, American
University, Washington D.C
Histories, Heroes and Small Moments, Adah Rose Gallery, Kensington, MD
Alchemical Vessels 2016, Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery, Washington D.C.
2015
12th Annual Transformer Silent Auction & Benefit Party, The Katzen Art Center, American
University, Washington D.C
Mothers2mothers Art Auction, Washington ArtWorks, Rockville, MD
Call + Response 2015, Fenwick Gallery, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Summer Solstice, Engine Room Art Space, Hagerstown, MDTies That Bind, Fine Arts Gallery, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Verbal/Visual, Fenwick Gallery, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Still, Gallery 252, American University, Washington D.C
2014
11th Annual Transformer Silent Auction & Benefit Party, The Katzen Art Center, American
University, Washington D.C
82 Cumberland Valley Artists Exhibition, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown,
MD
Call + Response 2014, Fenwick Gallery, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Icons of the West, Dana Gallery, Missoula, MT
2st Annual MFA Exhibit & Open Studios, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
2013
Past Continuous, The Gallery at NOVA-Woodbridge, Northern Virginia Community Collage,
Woodbridge, VA
44th Treasury of Art Show, Juried Show, Vienna Community Center, Vienna, VA
10th Annual Transformer Silent Auction & Benefit Party, Corcran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C
WPA Art Night, Hickok Cole, Washington D.C.
5th Annual Portrait Competition, ArtSpace Herndon, Herndon, VA
Parallel Lives, Gallery 123, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Wall Mountables, District of Columbia Arts Center, Washington D.C.
Academy 2013: Annual MFA / BFA Invitational, ConnerSmith Gallery, Washington D.C.
University Combine Show 2013, Capital One Corporate Art Collection, Richmond, VA
1st Annual MFA Exhibit & Open Studios, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Mid-Atlantic Masters Students: the Juried Show, Nelson Gallery, Lexington, VA
2012
43nd Treasury of Art Show, Juried Show, Vienna Community Center, Vienna, VA
2011
42nd Treasury of Art Show, Juried Show, Vienna Community Center, Vienna, VA
A Journey for Self, Solo Show, The Bridge Gallery, Shepherdstown, WV
Sans Merci Art Show, Group Show, The War Memorial Building, Shepherdstown, WV
Emerging Artist Exhibition, Group Show, The Art Center of Martinsburg, Martinsburg, WV
Holiday Craft Bazaar and Art Show, Group Show, CraftWorks, Shepherdstown, WV
HONORS, AWARDS
2025 Trekell 2025 pet portrait contest, Staff pick
2021 Recipient of Guaranteed Income for Artists, Creatives Rebuild New York
2020 2nd Place, Community Arts Challenge, Center for the Arts, Homer, NY
2020 CNY Individual Artist Commission Grant
2019 1st Place, Community Arts Challenge, Center for the Arts, Homer, NY
2019 CNY Arts Project Recipient, Arts in the Window, Cortland NY
2018 3rd Place, Community Arts Challenge, Center for the Arts, Homer, NY2017 1st Place, Ninth Annual Portrait Competition, ArtSpace Herndon, VA
2015 Honorable Mention; Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival Cover Art
2014 The Trawick Prize; Semi-Finalist
2013 Honorable Mention; 43nd Treasury of Art Show, Vienna, VA
2013 The Trawick Prize; Semi-Finalist
2011 Best Art, Sans Merci Publication, Volume 35, Shepherd University
2010 1st Place, Student Honor Show, Shepherd University
