Nolan Hall’s documentary photos of professional surfers are distinguished in part for their decided disinterest in the action unfolding in the ocean. Rather than train his camera on riders on waves, Nolan’s focus is on the antic and anarchic life of the traveling professional—on land, plane, train and every other means of conveyance. Nolan’s work has appeared in The Surfers Journal, Monster Children, Juxtapoz, Surfer, Stab, The New Yorker, Blue, Nalu, and Rolling Stone; commercial clients include Vans, RVCA, Pilgrim Surf Supply, Rivian, WHR, Raen Optics, The Growlers, True Ames, Fender, Captain Fin, Lusso Cloud, Volcom, Slowtide and Gato Heroi. In addition to his commercial work, Hall has shown his work worldwide including exhibitions in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, London, Vancouver, Sweden, Australia, Spain & Japan.
Selected Exhibitions
Knee High, Mild Manners, Byron Bay, Australia. June 8, 2012
Hit The Lights, Paul Loya Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. April 27, 2013
Deeds, Not Words, Semi Permanent, Melbourne, Australia. October 25, 2013
Joe Cool, Paul Loya Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. April 5, 2014
Deadbeat Club: Field Trip, Seeing Things Gallery, San Jose, CA. April 19, 2014
Pages, RVCA Gallery, San Francisco, CA. July 5, 2014
Deadbeat Club: Full Release, Loma St Market, Long Beach, CA. October 17, 2014
Deadbeat Club: Mentally Retired, Slow Culture, Los Angeles, CA. January 9, 2015
Deeds, Not Words 2, Mild Manners, Sydney Australia. January 29, 2015
Common Side Effects, HB Art Center, Huntington Beach, CA. September 12, 2015
Peregrines, Paul Loya Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. April 2, 2016
Deadbeat Club: Choices, AKA Gallery, Portland Oregon. July 2, 2016
Art Show, Anti-Social, Vancouver, Canada. July 7, 2016
Wintertide, Treehouse Gallery, Oahu, Hawaii. November 19, 2016
Deadbeat Club: Zinephobia, Huck Gallery, London, England. May 19, 2017
Deadbeat Club: We Are All In This. Together, Nevven Gallery, Gothenburg, Sweden. May 24, 2017
Seasick In Paradise, Depart Foundation, Los Angeles, CA. July 8, 2017
Deadbeat Club: Six Figures, Treehouse Gallery, Oahu, Hawaii. December 1, 2017
Seakong, Galerie Paris, Yokohama, Japan. May 26, 2018
Push, Quixote Studios, Los Angeles, CA. August 25, 2018
The Californians, Pacific City Gallery, Huntington Beach, CA. November 10, 2018
Pasado Perfecto, Centro Cultural MVA, Málaga, Spain. November 17, 2018
