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NATHAN SOLANO
Born 1950 in Dragerton, Utah; lives in Pueblo, Colorado

UNLIKE MOST ARTISTS, Nathan Solano did not begin his painting career until he turned 40, and he did so with no formal art training. Solano briefly attended the University of Colorado before being drafted and spending a year in Vietnam as an infantry sergeant. He returned and worked in a steel mill, then as a roofer, then as a waiter and bartender until he was hired as an illustrator for an advertising agency. Solano eventually worked in Colorado and Florida as an illustrator and art director for several ad agencies. In 1989, he moved back to Colorado and began painting full-time. When he was not painting, he cowboyed for several years. That experience got him painting cowboy life. Although Solano is widely known for his cowboy and Native American work, he paints a variety of subject matter.

Gallery Representation
Broadmoor Galleries, Colorado Springs, Colorado

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