Nathan Roth

Nathan is an Artist Based in Chicago, IL. Focused on Photography and Design

My name is Nathan Roth, and I am a designer and photographer. My work reaches both sides of the commercial and fine art realms exploring the overlap of creativity and aesthetic expression.

My design solutions often strip back the problem into basic parts to find a simple and clean fix for the design consideration. Finding a design’s structure puts its best foot forward when expanding into a full system. I find it fulfilling when I can see the beginnings of a design find its way into the fully expanded finalized product to show how far a project has progressed. It is important to see how a project evolves from its start and how it has changed along with the ideals behind the project. I want my designs to be able to grow and change with every obstacle they encounter.

My photography deals with breaking down important dynamics between family, society, and our environment. Breaking down these relationships can help understand such intense ideas like grief and love. It is important to have conversations about such heavy beliefs as these to inspire solace or solution. I hope that this work reaches others who are struggling through similar experiences and provides relief for the unknown.

Whether it is a branding style guide or the deconstruction of a family relationship my work expresses ideas with depth and understanding of every narrative at play.

|2024 Columbia Collage Chicago - BA Photography
|2024 Columbia Collage Chicago - BA Graphic Design
|2020 Hinsdale South High School - General Diploma
|2024 “Design Portfolio” Department 24, The Hokin Project Gallery, Chicago, IL.
|2024 “Dad, I You!” After Everything, The Hokin Project Gallery, Chicago, IL.
|2023 “Dad’s Watches” The Center Galleries, Chicago, IL.
|2020 “Ap Portfolio” Art Honor Society, Hinsdale South High School, Darien, IL.
|2020 “S&J” Illinois High School Art Exhibition, Chicago, IL.
|2019 “Crystal Clear” and “Heaven” Darien Woman’s Club Creative Youth Art Fair, Darien, IL.
|2019 “Beads” Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, Downers Grove, IL.
|2019 “Nevaeh Día de Muertos” Illinois High School Art Exhibition, Chicago, IL.
|2018 “Lightbulb” “Jeff” “S&J” Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, Downers Grove, IL.
|2018 “Jeff” Jack Olson Gallery High School Invitational, DeKalb, IL.
|2018 “S&J” Congressional Art Competition with Peter Roskam, IL. District 6.
|2018 “S&J” Best of the Midwest, Springfeild, MO.
|2024 Department 24 Des.Cat., “Design Portfolio” Art Director
|2023 The Noun Project, “Photography Iconography,” Graphic Designer
|2020 Illusions Art Magazine, “Creed” “Under the Pier,” Editor in Chief
|2019 Illusions Art Magazine, “Beads” “Heaven,” Staff Editor
|2018 Illusions Art Magazine, “Lightbulb” “S&J,” Staff Editor
|2020-2024 Columbia College Chicago Scholar Award
|2020-2024 Columbia College Chicago Deans Scholarship
|2020 Hinsdale South Art Department Award
|2019 Second Best, “Crystal Clear” Darien Women’s Club Creative You Art Fair
|2019 Best of Show, “Heaven” Darien Women’s Club Creative You Art Fair
|2019 Honorable Mention, “Beads” Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
|2018 Honorable Mention, “Light Bulb” Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
|2018 Silver Key, “Jeff” Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
|2018 Gold Key, “S&J” Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
|2024-2025 Freelance Graphic Design Consultant, Speed Pro Graphics, South Loop Chicago, IL.
|2023-2024 Art Director, Manifest Urban Arts Festival Graphic Design Showcase, Columbia College Chicago, IL.
|2020-2023 Brand Graphic Designer, Float Ballon Bar, Dallas, TX.
|2018 Photographer/Intern, Cotter Consulting, Darien, IL.
|2018-2020 Editor in Chief, Illusions Art Magazine, Darien, IL.
|2017-2019 Portrait Photographer, Hinsdale South High School Band, Choir, and Social Studies Departments, Darien, IL.
|2017-2019 Photographer/Intern, Bleeding Disorders Alliance Illinois, Chicago, IL.