NATHANIEL L. GAEFCKE
Springfield, Illinois 62711 • 217.415.6357 • NateGaefcke.com • NateGaefcke@gmail.com
EDUCATION
New York Academy of Art, New York, NY — MFA in Drawing, Printmaking emphasis, 2010–2012
Fontbonne University, St. Louis, MO — MFA in Painting, 2014–2016
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL — BFA in Studio Drawing (2009); BA in Printmaking (2010); Art History Minor
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL (2021-2025): Full-Time Faculty, First Year Program
Saint Louis Community College–Meramec, St. Louis, MO — Adjunct Instructor, Drawing/Figure Drawing (2020–2021); two
courses per semester, 12 credit hours per school year
University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL — Adjunct Professor, Art Appreciation (Online), 2018–2019
Columbia Southern University, Orange Beach, AL — Adjunct Professor, Art Appreciation (Online), 2016–2021; 15–19 credit hours per year
Saint Louis Community College–Meramec, St. Louis, MO — Adjunct Instructor, Drawing/Figure Drawing (2014–2018); two
courses per semester, 12 credit hours per school year
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Turnstyle Tattoo, Springfield, OH — Apprentice under Eric Bess, Ph.D., 2025–Present
RESIDENCIES
Manifest Artist Residency — Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, 2019; residency dates
07/01/2019–06/30/2020
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Harmony & Divergence — Manifest Creative Research Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, 2020
SELECTED AWARDS
2021 — Manifest Grand Jury Prize Finalist for 16th Exhibition Season, Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center
2019 — New York Academy of Art Merit Scholarship
SELECTED JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2023 — Figurative Works, National Juried Exhibition, Fontbonne University Gallery of Art; juror: Anonymous Panel
2014 — Liar Liar, Fontbonne University Gallery of Art; juror: Anonymous Panel
2013 — International Mezzotint Festival, Ekaterinburg, Russia; juror: Carol Wax
2012 — National MFA Competition, First Street Gallery, New York, NY; juror: John Yau
2012 — Infinity Art Gallery Figurative Art Expo; jurors: Kenneth Browne, Terra Chapman, Patricia Schappler
2010 — Student Art Competition, Morris University Gallery, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; juror: Sarah Frost
2010 — Undergraduate Exhibition, New Wagner Gallery, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; juror: Bob Huber
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 — Faculty Exhibition, Lois and David Stulberg Gallery, Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL
2023 — War Paint, Selby Foundation Gallery, Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL
2022 — Faculty Exhibition, Lois and David Stulberg Gallery, Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL
2021 — Faculty Exhibition, Lois and David Stulberg Gallery, Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL
2019 — CFA Graduation Show, Wilkinson Gallery, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
2017 — Collector's Choice, Saint Louis Artist's Guild, St. Louis, MO
2016 — Collector's Choice, Saint Louis Artist's Guild, St. Louis, MO
NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS & COLLECTIONS
2014 — The Figure: Painting, Drawing, and Sculpture; Margaret McAnn, Editor; David Kratz, Preface; Bob Colacello, Foreword
2014 — Art Journey: Portraits and Figures, the best of contemporary drawing in graphite, pastel and colored pencil; Rachel Rubin Wolf, Editor
2014 — Ekaterinburg Museum of Fine Art, Ekaterinburg, Russia — Work selected: Rubbernecking, 2012, mezzotint, #2 of 30
SKILLS
Teaching: Beginning–Advanced Figure Drawing, Drawing, Linear Perspective, 2D Design, Color Theory
Painting: Oil, Acrylic, Egg Tempera, Watercolor
Computer Applications: PowerPoint, Word, Blackboard, Sakai, Canvas, Photoshop
INTERNSHIPS
2011 — Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, Summer Internship; worked under Phil Sanders, Master Printer
AWARDS & HONORS
2016 — Graduated Summa Cum Laude, Fontbonne University (GPA 3.92)
2014 — Graduate Assistantship, Fontbonne University; Assistant to Professor Tim Liddy
2012 — Third Place, Infinity Art Gallery Figurative Art Expo
2011 — New York Academy of Art Merit Scholarship; Art Students League Scholarship
2010 — New York Academy of Art Merit Scholarship; Art Students League Scholarship; Magna Cum Laude, Southern Illinois
University Edwardsville (GPA 3.89); Provost Scholarship; Don F. Davis Award
2010 — The American Artist Award, American Artist Magazine