Nathan Patterson is a proud Wagiman man who is now residing in Torquay on the south coast of Victoria. His people are from Pine Creek, near the Daly River Region in the Northern Territory, where the Wagiman clan are the traditional landowners. Nathan was born 1981, in Preston Victoria and adopted to white parents. He met his biological mother for the first time when he was 15 years of age. His passion for painting first emerged during his teenage years which led to engaging in the study of Fine Arts in 2002 at RMIT, Melbourne. Nathan art career is flourishing and he designed the Collingwood AFL dreamtime Guernsey He previously had designed the ones for Essendon and Tigers – no other indigenous artist has done this…You can also see his art work in many local community spaces in Geelong and Surf Coast area…
Nathan is one of many artists showcasing their work at Ashmore Arts, 55 Ashmore Road Torquay
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