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About
I'm Nat Carroll, an award-winning Australian illustrator and artist. I spend my days in my studio in nature, noticing and collecting wonder.
Informed by a background in visual communication, I work with brands, agencies, publishers and people to tell heart-expanding, transformative stories.
For twenty years I've collaborated on commercial projects with clients across the globe, including:
HarperCollins, Harvard Business Review, triple j, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Westpac, Frankie Magazine, Adelaide Women & Children's Hospital, DDB, ReachOut.com, Four Paws International and more.
I create illustrations and lettering for books, magazines, installations, murals, maps, music, campaigns, events, fashion, textiles, packaging and branding as well as my own art brand.
My work has featured in publications including Victionary’s “Get Lost! Explore the World in Map Illustrations”, Semi-Permanent and Curvy, exhibited in galleries including aMBUSH Gallery and Tinning St Gallery, sits in the State Library of NSW permanent collection and has been shortlisted for Industry Craft in Cannes Lions.
My most recent book, Wise Words from David Attenborough, is available worldwide through HarperCollins.
True story: I once convinced Flume to hold a fake tuna for a magazine cover.
Swimming, reading, music, travelling, and wandering with my doggo in the forest keep me feeling human.
Some of my fondest childhood memories are of pouring over my dad’s beloved, towering stacks of National Geographics, completely mesmerised by far-off places, strange creatures, and unfamiliar lives. Growing up in the 80s, I spent hours in that expansive kind of boredom that can only be filled by wandering outside and wondering about the world. As a sensitive kid I became deeply attuned to my outer world, whilst also developing a rich inner one. My days were books, art, play, daydreams and time spent noticing the small, secret rhythms around me.
That feeling of being lit up by beauty and curiosity is exactly what I chase in my studio today: an invitation to notice, feel, and fall in love with our surroundings. So far, I’ve been to 31 countries and lived in 2, visited 74 cities and lived in 4, instilling a depth of appreciation for the magic, beauty, and diversity of our world. My voice muses on that universality, the transformation and joy of discovery weaving my work with a very big sense of wonder.
Based on Djiringanj Country on the south-east coast of Australia, my work is deeply informed by an intimate connection to nature. Living among the trees and next to the ocean, attuned to its daily marvels and hidden interconnectedness, I’ve come to find the simple act of noticing is a nourishing form of wonder and presence.
This belief has flourished, with the recent threat of losing my home to two bushfires, in the space of four years. In the aftermath, seeking out tiny moments of beauty and awe — glimmers — unknowingly became my essential path to recovery. This lived experience has enriched the heart of my art practice.
A dream-like, emotive language of place, nature, words, and people are playfully explored from my studio in the bush just outside the coastal town of Bermagui, about half-way between Sydney and Melbourne.
Some of my fondest childhood memories are of pouring over my dad’s beloved, towering stacks of National Geographics, completely mesmerised by far-off places, strange creatures, and unfamiliar lives. Growing up in the 80s, I spent hours in that expansive kind of boredom that can only be filled by wandering outside and wondering about the world. As a sensitive kid I became deeply attuned to my outer world, whilst also developing a rich inner one. My days were books, art, play, daydreams and time spent noticing the small, secret rhythms around me.
That feeling of being lit up by beauty and curiosity is exactly what I chase in my studio today: an invitation to notice, feel, and fall in love with our surroundings. So far, I’ve been to 31 countries and lived in 2, visited 74 cities and lived in 4, instilling a depth of appreciation for the magic, beauty, and diversity of our world. My voice muses on that universality, the transformation and joy of discovery weaving my work with a very big sense of wonder.
Based on Djiringanj Country on the south-east coast of Australia, my work is deeply informed by an intimate connection to nature. Living among the trees and next to the ocean, attuned to its daily marvels and hidden interconnectedness, I’ve come to find the simple act of noticing is a nourishing form of wonder and presence.
This belief has flourished, with the recent threat of losing my home to two bushfires, in the space of four years. In the aftermath, seeking out tiny moments of beauty and awe — glimmers — unknowingly became my essential path to recovery. This lived experience has enriched the heart of my art practice.
A dream-like, emotive language of place, nature, words, and people are playfully explored from my studio in the bush just outside the coastal town of Bermagui, about half-way between Sydney and Melbourne.
Some of my fondest childhood memories are of pouring over my dad’s beloved, towering stacks of National Geographics, completely mesmerised by far-off places, strange creatures, and unfamiliar lives. Growing up in the 80s, I spent hours in that expansive kind of boredom that can only be filled by wandering outside and wondering about the world. As a sensitive kid I became deeply attuned to my outer world, whilst also developing a rich inner one. My days were books, art, play, daydreams and time spent noticing the small, secret rhythms around me.
That feeling of being lit up by beauty and curiosity is exactly what I chase in my studio today: an invitation to notice, feel, and fall in love with our surroundings. So far, I’ve been to 31 countries and lived in 2, visited 74 cities and lived in 4, instilling a depth of appreciation for the magic, beauty, and diversity of our world. My voice muses on that universality, the transformation and joy of discovery weaving my work with a very big sense of wonder.
Based on Djiringanj Country on the south-east coast of Australia, my work is deeply informed by an intimate connection to nature. Living among the trees and next to the ocean, attuned to its daily marvels and hidden interconnectedness, I’ve come to find the simple act of noticing is a nourishing form of wonder and presence.
This belief has flourished, with the recent threat of losing my home to two bushfires, in the space of four years. In the aftermath, seeking out tiny moments of beauty and awe — glimmers — unknowingly became my essential path to recovery. This lived experience has enriched the heart of my art practice.
A dream-like, emotive language of place, nature, words, and people are playfully explored from my studio in the bush just outside the coastal town of Bermagui, about half-way between Sydney and Melbourne.
Some of my fondest childhood memories are of pouring over my dad’s beloved, towering stacks of National Geographics, completely mesmerised by far-off places, strange creatures, and unfamiliar lives. Growing up in the 80s, I spent hours in that expansive kind of boredom that can only be filled by wandering outside and wondering about the world. As a sensitive kid I became deeply attuned to my outer world, whilst also developing a rich inner one. My days were books, art, play, daydreams and time spent noticing the small, secret rhythms around me.
That feeling of being lit up by beauty and curiosity is exactly what I chase in my studio today: an invitation to notice, feel, and fall in love with our surroundings. So far, I’ve been to 31 countries and lived in 2, visited 74 cities and lived in 4, instilling a depth of appreciation for the magic, beauty, and diversity of our world. My voice muses on that universality, the transformation and joy of discovery weaving my work with a very big sense of wonder.
Based on Djiringanj Country on the south-east coast of Australia, my work is deeply informed by an intimate connection to nature. Living among the trees and next to the ocean, attuned to its daily marvels and hidden interconnectedness, I’ve come to find the simple act of noticing is a nourishing form of wonder and presence.
This belief has flourished, with the recent threat of losing my home to two bushfires, in the space of four years. In the aftermath, seeking out tiny moments of beauty and awe — glimmers — unknowingly became my essential path to recovery. This lived experience has enriched the heart of my art practice.
A dream-like, emotive language of place, nature, words, and people are playfully explored from my studio in the bush just outside the coastal town of Bermagui, about half-way between Sydney and Melbourne.
Some of my fondest childhood memories are of pouring over my dad’s beloved, towering stacks of National Geographics, completely mesmerised by far-off places, strange creatures, and unfamiliar lives. Growing up in the 80s, I spent hours in that expansive kind of boredom that can only be filled by wandering outside and wondering about the world. As a sensitive kid I became deeply attuned to my outer world, whilst also developing a rich inner one. My days were books, art, play, daydreams and time spent noticing the small, secret rhythms around me.
That feeling of being lit up by beauty and curiosity is exactly what I chase in my studio today: an invitation to notice, feel, and fall in love with our surroundings. So far, I’ve been to 31 countries and lived in 2, visited 74 cities and lived in 4, instilling a depth of appreciation for the magic, beauty, and diversity of our world. My voice muses on that universality, the transformation and joy of discovery weaving my work with a very big sense of wonder.
Based on Djiringanj Country on the south-east coast of Australia, my work is deeply informed by an intimate connection to nature. Living among the trees and next to the ocean, attuned to its daily marvels and hidden interconnectedness, I’ve come to find the simple act of noticing is a nourishing form of wonder and presence.
This belief has flourished, with the recent threat of losing my home to two bushfires, in the space of four years. In the aftermath, seeking out tiny moments of beauty and awe — glimmers — unknowingly became my essential path to recovery. This lived experience has enriched the heart of my art practice.
A dream-like, emotive language of place, nature, words, and people are playfully explored from my studio in the bush just outside the coastal town of Bermagui, about half-way between Sydney and Melbourne.
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I acknowledge the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of the nation and the traditional custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.
Always was, always will be.
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Behance
I acknowledge the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of the nation and the traditional custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.
Always was, always will be.
Substack
Pinterest
Behance
I acknowledge the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of the nation and the traditional custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.
Always was, always will be.
Let's leaf this place, better than we found it!
I'm giving back to the natural things in this world that most inspire my illustration and art practice through Ecologi. A B-Corp certified platform that helps to accelerate global climate action. Your support helps me support their planting of trees, power solar projects, restore and conserve the environment and more!
Let's leaf this place, better than we found it!
I'm giving back to the natural things in this world that most inspire my illustration and art practice through Ecologi. A B-Corp certified platform that helps to accelerate global climate action. Your support helps me support their planting of trees, power solar projects, restore and conserve the environment and more!
Let's leaf this place, better than we found it!
I'm giving back to the natural things in this world that most inspire my illustration and art practice through Ecologi. A B-Corp certified platform that helps to accelerate global climate action. Your support helps me support their planting of trees, power solar projects, restore and conserve the environment and more!
Let's leaf this place, better than we found it!
I'm giving back to the natural things in this world that most inspire my illustration and art practice through Ecologi. A B-Corp certified platform that helps to accelerate global climate action. Your support helps me support their planting of trees, power solar projects, restore and conserve the environment and more!
Let's leaf this place, better than we found it!
I'm giving back to the natural things in this world that most inspire my illustration and art practice through Ecologi. A B-Corp certified platform that helps to accelerate global climate action. Your support helps me support their planting of trees, power solar projects, restore and conserve the environment and more!