Nathaniel Stern Archives - Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters

Nathaniel Stern

Nathaniel Stern is an awkward artist, teacher, and writer who likes awkward art, writing, and students. He holds a joint appointment as Associate Professor between Art+Design and Mechanical Engineering at UW-Milwaukee, and is an Associate Researcher at the University of Johannesburg. "I make art that amplifies how we relate to things, ourselves, and each other. I present what these relationships do, and mean for us, and are. Simple, awkward, funny, beautiful, generous, mean, and more. And not just human relationships. While I, myself, am fairly simple (ba-dum-cha), I’ve had an awkward backpack, a funny phone, a beautiful bow tie, a generous shower, a mean cup of coffee. And each impacts me, and those around me; relationships are ecological.” Stern's art coincides with his writing practice: his book, Ecological Aesthetics: Artful Tactics for Humans, Nature, and Politics, was released in July 2018 with Dartmouth College Press.

From this Contributor

Magazine Article

Sasso & Stern @ the Watrous Gallery

Maggie Sasso and Nathaniel Stern, the two Milwaukee-based artists featured in our forthcoming James Watrous Gallery exhibition, use somewhat unconventional means... Read more.

Nathaniel Stern

From this Contributor

Steenbock Center

James Watrous Gallery

Follow Us:

About

Connect

Programs

Explore