{"Id":7855,"Name":"Nathan Bertling","Biography":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENathan Bertling\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/em\u003E (b.1974) studied visual arts and communications at Furman University, graduating cum laude in 1996.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFrom 2002-2008, he joined the atelier of American master Benjamin F. Long, IV in Asheville, NC. There Bertling studied\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003Edrawing and painting in the Old Master tradition, teaching portrait drawing at the school over his final two years.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERecently, he was named a Living Artist by the Art Renewal Center, and in 2020 he was selected as a Semi-Finalist in the\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EARC\u0026rsquo;s 15th Annual International Salon. As a private tutor, Bertling shares his knowledge and practice with students in his\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003Ehome\u0026nbsp;studio in Greenville, SC. His works hang in numerous private collections.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEarlier this March, Bertling had his debut solo show in NYC at Dacia Gallery, where he is now represented. In April, he and\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003Ehis wife Hallie, a children\u0026rsquo;s book author-illustrator, attended an artist\u0026rsquo;s residency in Roskilde, Denmark. Partnered as\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003Eemerging artists, they are excited to continue exploring the world as they engage it with their work.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E","Awards":"\u003Cp\u003EArt Renewal Center Living Artist\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESemi-Finalist, Art Renewal Center 15th Annual International Salon, 2020\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERoskilde Artist Residency, Denmark, April 2022\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Best-in-Show,\u0022 Annual Open Painting, Sculpture, \u0026amp; Graphics Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NYC, July 2022\u003C/p\u003E","HasAlbums":false,"HasPortraits":false,"HasRelationships":false,"HasArticles":false,"HasDepictedPlaces":false,"HasLetters":false,"HasLibraryItems":false,"HasProducts":false,"HasSignatures":false,"HasVideos":false,"HasMapLocations":false,"TotalArtworks":25}