A longtime member of the New Orleans art community, Ken Nahan graduated with honors and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1983 from Tulane University. He traveled to Europe where he worked under the guidance of his mentor and friend, Cubist painter and printmaker Max Papart. Nahan has studied an array of printmaking techniques, creating lithographs at Atelier Grapholith and with Pierre Chave, etchings at Atelier Morsang, and silkscreens with master screen printer Gary Lichtenstein.

“Flow is a series to be experienced as if hearing imagined melodies. Using ink and acrylic paint on handmade paper and vintage maps, these pieces emerge as spontaneous improvisations, blending abstraction, geometry and musicality. They carry no predetermined intent, allowing the interplay of flowing lines and shapes to unfold organically. Repeated motifs often mirror musical cadences, while orchestrated colors suggest tonalities, creating compositions that resonate with rhythm and movement.”

Nahan has exhibited his work throughout the U.S. and Europe. He currently lives and works in New Orleans. Full C.V. available upon request.