Nolan Septer studied photography at the Isaacson School for Communication, Arts & Media at Colorado Mountain College. He has exhibited his work in numerous group shows in Colorado, Minnesota, and New York. In 2020, he documented the Black Lives Matter protests following the death of George Floyd, with an image from the series displayed at the International Center of Photography in New York City as part of the ICP Concerned: Global Images for Global Crisis exhibition and accompanying book. Nolan has received multiple honorable mentions in the International Photography Awards.He had his first solo exhibition at Praxis Gallery in Minneapolis in 2023. He is now primarily making work on 35mm film. Nolan has deep ties to Colorado, where he has lived for nearly a decade. Having visited the state every year with his family as a child, Colorado’s beauty has significantly influenced his work and perspective.

Solo Exhibition History:

2023 | Abstract Impressions: Presence in Nature | Praxis Gallery & Photo Arts Center | Minneapolis, Minnesota

Group Exhibition History:

2023 | The Big Picture Colorado | Denver, Colorado | Juried By: Mark Sink

2023 | Landscapes | Praxis Gallery & Photo Arts Center | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Juried By: Douglas Beasley

2021 | Diptych | A Smith Gallery | Johnson City, Texas.

2021 | Situation Report | Firehouse Arts Center | Longmont, Colorado.

2021 | The Abstract Image | Praxis Gallery & Photo Arts Center | Minneapolis, Minnesota. | Juried By: Aline Smithson.

2020 | Open Studios Exhibit 2020 | Museum of Boulder | Boulder, Colorado.

2020 | IPC Concerned: Global Images for Global Crisis | International Center of Photography | New York City, New York. Juried By: David Campany.

2019 | Colorado Fall Colors | R Gallery | Boulder, Colorado.

2019 | Colorado Aperture 2019 | The Depot Art Gallery | Littleton, Colorado.

2019 | Lines | R Gallery | Boulder, Colorado.

2019 | Mill City Moods | Nordhaus Tiny Gallery | Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Awards:

Honorable Mention | International Photography Awards | Editorial / Press, Contemporary Issues Category for my series The Protests.

Honorable Mention | International Photography Awards | Fine Art, Landscapes Category for my series Dunescapes.

Books / Publications:

I have one image in this book: #ICPConcerned: Global Images for Global Crisis (Book)

Book Description by the publisher: “a diary for a world-wide pandemic, #ICPConcerned captures 263 days in 2020 recorded by 820 photographers curated from over 60,000 submissions. This is the book form of an exhibition at the International Center of Photography Museum (ICP) that became a digital phenomenon in lockdown.”