Upcoming Events
April Wotiz Gallery
Thursday, April 30, 2026
TIME: LOCATION: Wotiz Gallery CONTACT: Micaela Soucy, 617.698.5757Throughout the month of April, the Wotiz Gallery will feature the exhibit “Of Tails and Tales” by Nathan Bourque (1974-2025).
Nathan Bourque’s path to becoming an artist was both monumental and heroic. At age 22, he sustained a C3-4 spinal cord injury (paralysis from the chest down). A Milton native he had just graduated from U-Mass Amherst and was a semi-pro soccer player. His dream was to become a professional soccer player.
In spite of this adversity, he redirected his life and went on to earn a Master’s in Education and become a college Math Professor. He loved working with the students and had a special gift for instruction. In 2018, he began experiencing epileptic seizures, a previously dormant consequence of his accident. Almost overnight, it destroyed his teaching career.
Once again, he was faced with reinventing himself. With so many doors closed to him, it wasn’t easy but he transitioned to a new career as an artist. As evidenced by his body of work, he has enjoyed buddings success. Untrained in the arts (although late mom was an artist as well as his dad) his work is particularly gifted in its honesty. There is no attempt to mimic other famous artists. His art was derived straight from the heart.
Image: “Kite Dance” by Nathan Bourque
An open reception will be held on Wednesday, April 8 from 6-8 PM.
If you’re interested in displaying your own artwork in our gallery, please visit miltonlibrary.org/explore/wotiz-gallery/ or you can contact Micaela Soucy at msoucy@milton.ocln.org.
