'Cherries', 2007
60 x 74" / 152 x 188 cm, Edition of 2
60 x 74" / 152 x 188 cm, Edition of 2

Born 1979 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Lives and works in Chicago.

2002 Award: Albert P. Weismann Foundation Grant. // Book: “Energy Unseen”. The ClergyPress, Chicago. 2003 Award: Kodak Professional Scholarship Recipient. // 2004 Award/Publication: First Place, Photography – Adobe Design Awards. // Award/Publication: First Place – Union League of Chicago Annual Art Award. // Award: Illinois Arts Council Artist Fellowship. 2005 Award: Finalist nomination – Santa Fe Photographic Award. 2006 Award/Book: “Emerging Photographers 2006”. Magenta Publishing, Canada. // Award/ Digital Book: “Photography Now: 100 Portfolios”. Wright State University, Ohio. 2007 Book: Hirsch, Robert. “Light and Lens: Photography in the Digital Age.” (Work featured on back cover). // Publication: SPOT Magazine Artist Feature – “Rupture, Part One”. // Publication: Kim, Hyun-Jin. “Young Upcoming International Photographers”. Vogue Korea. 2008 Publication: “D“ Magazine (La Repubblica, Italy). “Nathan Baker – Occupation”. // Publication: Ojodepez Magazine, Spain. “Rupture, Part One”. // Book: Bilder: 600 North Lakeshore Drive, Photographs by Nathan Baker.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS ( SELECTION )

2008

Rupture, Part One. Kaune-Sudendorf, Cologne, Germany
Occupation. DNJ Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2007

Rupture, Part One. Randall Scott Gallery, Washington D.C.
Occupation. Blue Sky Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Occupation. The Festival of the Photograph, North Carolina
Rupture, Part One. Schneider Gallery, Chicago, IL

2005

Constructed Realities. Schneider Gallery, Chicago, IL
People at Work. Koch Gallery, San Francisco (w/ Bill Owens)

2004

Reaping. Heaven Gallery, Chicago, IL
Tangible Mediation. C33, Chicago, IL

GROUP EXHIBITIONS ( SELECTION )

2008

NEXT Art Fair, Chicago. Kaune-Sudendorf Gallery
The Constructed Image. Redux Art Center, South Carolina

2007

Aqua Art Fair, Miami. Randall Scott Gallery
Juried Exhibition. Houston Center for Photography, Houston
(Curated by Anne W. Tucker)
Photo Espanna 2007. Madrid, Spain
Lodz Foto Festiwal 2007. Poland
Photocentric 2007. Minnesota Center for Photography, Minne-
apolis

2006

Emerging Photographers 2006. Lennox Contemporary,Toronto, Canada
The Contemporary Condition. Hokin Gallery, Chicago
Car Culture. Chicago Cultural Center
New Trends. Iron Studios, Chicago

2005

Servings. Chicago Water Tower Gallery

2004

Adobe Design Awards Exhibition. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco
Ultimatum. The Zoo, Chicago
Patchwork. The Living Space, Chicago
Working Chicago Artists. The University of Virginia

2003

Cubicle. Uncle Freddy’s Gallery, Indiana
Weismann Awards Exhibition. Hokin Gallery, Chicago.

2002

Time Frame. CTA In-Transit Gallery, Chicago.

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

Ruttenburg Collection. Chicago
Portland Museum of Art. Portland, OR
Permanent Collection of Columbia College. Chicago