Nathan Beard

Born on Whadjuk Nyoongar Country in Boorloo (Perth) in 1987, Nathan Beard lives and works on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong/Boon Wurrung Country in Naarm (Melbourne), Victoria.

Beard is a multidisciplinary artist working across sculpture, installation, video and photography currently based in Naarm/Melbourne. His work draws from his Australian-Thai heritage to unpack the porous and precarious influences which shape the commercial and historical production of culture.

Beard’s work explores forms and references which intersect family history, archives and broad signifiers of ‘Thainess’. Through the collision of these interests, his work speaks to the complexities surrounding authenticity and diasporic identity.