NATE HOLMES TRAPNELL IS A MELBOURNE BASED ARTIST, KNOWN FOR HIS CROSS POLLINATED STYLE OF COMIC BOOK, TATTOO, GRAFFITI AND HOT ROD INFLUENCED INK ILLUSTRATIONS. HE IS PERPETUAL STUDENT OF ALL THINGS CREATIVE AND A CONSTANT WORK IN PROGRESS, MANUFACTURING CRAZY AND UNIQUE CONCEPTUAL WORLDS OF ILLUSTRATED GOODNESS. A FOUNDING MEMBER AND CURATOR OF ONE OF MELBOURNE'S MOST RESPECTED UNDERGROUND ART SPACES 'GORKER GALLERY, NATE WORKED TIRELESSLY TO HELP SPREAD THE AMAZING TALENTS OF AUSTRALIAN UNDERGROUND ART TO AN INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCE BEFORE MOVING ON TO FOCUS ON BUILDING HIS PROFILE AS A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH IN THE WORLD OF ILLUSTRATION. WITH MORE CONCEPTS THAN COMMON SENSE EXPECT THE NEXT INSTALLMENT OF NATE'S ARTISTIC JOURNEY TO BE FOUND WELL LEFT OF CENTER.

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THE FORTY THIEVES / THIRD OFFENCE - GROUP SHOW - GORKER GALLERY - JUNE 2010

RETROSPET TATTOOED + ART - GROUP SHOW - RETROSPECT GALLERY - JUNE 2010

CALLIFORNIA SCREAMING - GROUP SHOW - KUSTOM LANE GALLERY - FEBRUARY 2010

THE KING PIN - SOLO SHOW - GORKER GALLERY - NOVEMBER 2009

FEATURED IN THE SEMI PERMANENT 2009 BOOK - MELBOURNE EDITION - OCTOBER 2009

FINALIST IN THE DESKTOP CREATE AWARDS - ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATION CATEGORY - AUGUST 2009

RECORD TIME - GROUP SHOW - GORKER GALLERY - JULY 2009

SHORT FILM SCREENED AT MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL - ACMI MELBOURNE - JUNE 2009

WOODEN TOY LAUNCH - GROUP SHOW - GORKER GALLERY - APRIL 2009

FEATURED IN WOODEN TOY MAGAZINE - ASKED TO DO COVER AND A 6 PAGE FEATURE - APRIL 2009

SUIT UP - GROUP SHOW - NO VACANCY GALLERY - FEBRUARY 2009

CONTAIN 12 PIECES - GROUP SHOW - GORKER GALLERY - JANUARY 2009

NO COMPLY - GROUP SHOW - NO VACANCY GALLERY - NOVEMBER 2008

IS SKATEBOARDING ART OR A WAY OF LIFE - GROUP SHOW - BLUE TILE LOUNGE - NOVEMBER 2008

SLEEP IS THE COUSIN OF DEATH - GROUP SHOW - PER SQUARE METER GALLERY - OCTOBER 2008

THE SNEAKY SIX - GROUP SHOW - GORKER GALLERY - SEPTEMBER 2008

THE FINE LINE - SOLO SHOW - GORKER GALLERY - JULY 2008

THE FORTY THIEVES - GROUP SHOW - GORKER GALLERY - JUNE 2008