Nathan Arthur is a visual artist working in painting, drawing, and photography. His work ranges from picturesque landscapes to digitally-altered abstract and surreal imagery, and often involves the relationship between humans and nature.
Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, Nathan has always had a close relationship to the region's unique environment, which he expresses in his swamp photography. In his surreal portraiture, the natural setting plays an equally important role to the model, establishing and emphasizing the connection between the two.
Nathan attended Eleanore McMain High School and the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, where he received his artistic foundation. He also holds a BA in Fine Arts from the University of New Orleans.
Following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, Nathan is the Resident Scenic Artist for the New Orleans Opera Association. He has worked on dozens of productions for the opera, as well as set painting for other theatre companies, universities, and films. Techniques he learned through scenic work, including various faux finishing applications, and large abstract splattering and spraying are often incorporated in his visual arts. As a carpenter, he creates three-dimensional pieces and custom framing using reclaimed wood from New Orleans and the swamps of Louisiana.
2024 LOYOLA OPERA L’ENFANT ET LES SORTILEGES
2024 NOOA LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR
2023 NOOA BLUE
2023 LSU OPERA MAGIC FLUTE
2023 NOOA THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
2023 OPERA LOUISIANE THE CHRISTMAS SPIDER*
2023 OPERA LOUISIANE APPROACHING ALI*
2023 OPERA LOUISIANE ROCKING HORSE WINNER*
2023 LSU OPERA SCALIA/GINSBERG
2023 LSU OPERA TRIAL BY JURY
2023 LSU OPERA A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
2023 NOOA MADAMA BUTTERFLY
2023 NOOA YARDBIRD
2023 NOOA HANSEL AND GRETEL
2022 NOOA BARBER OF SEVILLE
2022 SLU LITTLE WOMEN*
2022 LSU OPERA CENDRILLON
2022 LSU OPERA ORPHEE
2022 NOOA JOSEPHINE BAKER
2022 SLU CENDRILLON*
2021 LSU OPERA COSI FAN TUTTE*
2021 NOOA PORGY AND BESS*
2021 NOOA THE MEDIUM*
2021 OPERA LOUISIANE SMALL OUTDOOR HOFFMAN
2021 OPERA LOUISIANE LUCREZIA*
2021 LSU OPERA GIANNI SCHICCHI*
2021 LSU OPERA CESARE*
2020 LSU OPERA MANON
2020 LSU ELIZABETH CREE
2020 SLU FLEDERMAUS
2020 NOOA JOAN OF ARC
2019 LSU OPERA TWO REMAIN*
2019 SLU RUDDIGORE
2019 OPERA LOUISIANE CARMEN
2019 NOOA ABDUCTION FROM THE SERAGLIO
2019 LSU OPERA SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE
2019 NOOA CARMEN
2019 NOOA RIGOLETTO
2019 LOYOLA OPERA CENDRILLON*
2019 SLU CABARET*
2019 NOOA THE BLIND*
2018 LSU OPERA TROUBLE IN TAHITI
2018 NOOA PYGMALION
2018 SLU INTO THE WOODS
2018 LOYOLA OPERA DIALOGUE OF THE CARMELITES
2018 NOOA TABASCO
2018 LSU OPERA ONEGIN
2018 OPERA LOUISIANE HMS PINAFORE
2018 LSU OPERA CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN
2018 NOOA TURANDOT
2018 LSU OPERA EUGENE ONEGIN
2018 NOOA CHAMPION
2017 NOOA SWEENEY TODD
2017 LSU OPERA MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
2017 LSU OPERA FALSTAFF
2017 NOOA ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD
2017 NOOA CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA/PAGLIACCI
2017 NOOA FAUST
2017 NOOA AS ONE*
2017 LSU OPERA SHE LOVES ME
2017 OPERA LOUISIANE ULYSSES
2017 LOYOLA OPERA AFTERLIFE
2017 OPERA LOUISIANE AMAHL
2016 NOOA MACBETH
2016 LSU OPERA 3 PENNY OPERA*
2016 LSU OPERA RAKE’S PROGRESS
2016 LSU OPERA OPERA NOW*
2016 LSU OPERA ITALIANA
2016 NOOA DON GIOVANNI
2016 LOYOLA OPERA ROMEO AND JULIET
2016 NOOA BRUNDIBAR
2016 NOOA TOSCA
2016 LOYOLA OPERA STREET SCENE
2016 NOOA DEAD MAN WALKING
2015 NOOA FLEDERMAUS
2015 LSU OPERA SWEENEY TODD
2015 NOOA TRAVIATA
2015 LSU OPERA DON GIOVANNI
2015 LSU OPERA BEATRICE AND BENEDICT
2015 NOOA MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
2015 NOOA LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR
2015 OPERA LOUISIANE PIRATES OF PENZANCE
2014 NOOA RUSULKA
2014 LOYOLA OPERA GIANNI SCHICCHI AND SUOR ANGELICA
2014 NOOA CARMEN
2014 LOYOLA OPERA MAGIC FLUTE
2014 LSU OPERA MERRY WIDOW
2014 NOOA LA BOHEME
2014 NOOA CENDRILLON
2013 NOOA NOAH’S FLOOD
2013 LOYOLA OPERA CANDIDE
2013 LSU TURN OF THE SCREW
2013 NOOA VAMPYR
2013 NOOA MADAME BUTTERFLY
2013 LSU OPERA COSI FAN TUTTE
2013 NOOA SAMSON AND DELILAH
2012 NOOA BARBER OF SEVILLE
2012 NOOA CARMINA BURANA
2012 NOOA PAGLIACCI
2012 LSU OPERA NEW MOON
2012 NOOA SALOME
2011 NOOA MASKED BALL
2011 NOOA TURANDOT
2011 NOOA TROVATORE
2011 NOOA PEARL FISHERS
2011 LSU OPERA LA BOHEME
2011 LSU OPERA THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
2011 LOYOLA OPERA SUSANNAH
2010 NOOA PORGY AND BESS
2010 LOYOLA OPERA PIRATES OF PENZANCE
2010 NOOA MAGIC FLUTE
2010 NOOA FLYING DUTCHMAN
2010 LSU OPERA VANESSA
2010 LSU OPERA ROMEO AND JULIET
2009 LSU OPERA THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA
2008 LSU OPERA A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
2008 NOOA DON GIOVANNI
2008 NOOA MANON LESCAUT
2008 NOOA RIGOLETTO
2008 LSU OPERA TRAVIATTA
2008 LOYOLA OPERA THE GONDOLIERS
2007 NOOA IL TRITTICO
2007 NOOA FAUST
2007 NOOA LA BOHEME
2007 NOOA LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR
2007 LSU OPERA CANDIDE
2007 LOYOLA OPERA ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD
2006 NOOA THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
2006 LSU OPERA COSI FAN TUTTE
2006 LSU OPERA WILLIE STARK
2005 NOOA SIEGFRIED
2005 NOOA OTELLO
2004 NOOA DAS RHEINGOLD
LIST OF PRODUCTIONS PAINTED WITH THE NEW ORLEANS OPERA ASSOCIATION
* INDICATES DESIGN CREDIT
Contact
nathanarthurarts@gmail.com