Nocturnes & Envisioning the Night Sky: A Conversation with Nathan Huff & Nathan Vonk
Join us for the Wildling Museum’s February virtual program, Nocturnes & Envisioning the Night Sky: A Conversation with Nathan Huff & Nathan Vonk, taking place Wednesday, February 10, 2021, 4 – 5 p.m.
The expanse of the open night sky has served as a source of wonder for artists for centuries. In this conversation, artist Nathan Huff and Nathan Vonk, owner of Santa Barbara’s Sullivan Goss – An American Gallery, will explore some of the history of nocturne painting and how the night sky continues to serve as a rich source of inspiration for artists working today.
Both Huff and Sullivan Goss Gallery contributed works to the Wildling Museum’s recent exhibition, Starry Nights: Visions of the Night Sky, which moved to a virtual format following state and county public health mandates closing museums in response to Covid-19.
The suggested donation for this virtual event is $5.00, click here to donate what you wish. To register to attend this event, click here to sign up on Zoom.
Questions? Email info@wildlingmuseum.org or call (805) 686-8315.
The Wildling Museum’s ongoing Zoom programming is sponsored by Montecito Bank & Trust.
About Nathan Huff
Nathan Huff produces paintings, drawings, and sculpture that create freewheeling narratives: personal stories of suspending gravity, traversing emotional vertigo, and sorting reservoirs of memories.
Huff earned an MFA in Drawing and Painting from California State University Long Beach in 2010 and a BA in art education from Azusa Pacific University in 2003. His works are included in the permanent collections of the Culver Museum, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, the Hilbert Museum of California Art, and Cal State University Long Beach. He actively shows in solo and group exhibitions and is an associate professor of art at Westmont College in Santa Barbara.
About Nathan Vonk
Nathan Vonk is the owner of Sullivan Goss - An American Gallery, where he oversees all sales and acquisitions, advises clients on building collections, and directs social media and advertising initiatives. The gallery offers approximately twenty exhibitions each year, including solo shows for contemporary and historic artists as well as curated thematic exhibitions. Through its research efforts, Sullivan Goss is also involved with scholarship and research for American artists and also has an active publication program.
Vonk grew up in a small farm town in Iowa, received a BA from Reed College in Portland, Oregon and a masters in Critical Theory in Literature in Brighton, England. On weekend train trips to London he taught himself art in the museums. After returning to the U.S., he taught English at Ventura College before joining Sullivan Goss.
In the Press
Museum to Host Conversation on Nocturne Paintings, Santa Barbara News-Press, January 31, 2021