NATHAN MCADAM FREUD

Artist, poet, fundraiser, and endurance athlete.

  • Morocco bound, 20th september 2026

    On Sunday 20 September 2026, Nathan will present a private view and pop-up exhibition at Morocco Bound in Wandsworth Town in support of The Beer-Harris Memorial Trust. The evening will bring together painting, poetry, and live performance, with proceeds supporting mental health and suicide prevention initiatives. The event follows Nathan’s participation in the Blacklake Xtreme Triathlon (12 September 2026) and continues his long-standing commitment to combining endurance, art, and charitable fundraising.

  • Blacklake xtreme triathalon, 12th september

    On 12 September 2026, Nathan will compete in the Blacklake Xtreme Triathlon in Montenegro, completing a full-distance course of 3.8km swim, 182km+ bike, and 42km+ run. The event forms part of his ongoing endurance fundraising in support of The Beer-Harris Memorial Trust, combining physical discipline with a continued commitment to mental health advocacy. Click here to support his fundraising efforts for the event.

Nathan McAdam Freud (b. 1990, South East London) is a Peckham-based contemporary artist working primarily in abstract oil and impasto. His paintings do not illustrate addiction or recovery; they emerge from them. Shaped by years of sobriety, loss and renewal, his work translates lived intensity into physical form, developed in cohesive series that exist in dialogue with his poetry.

Freud’s artistic path began in rehabilitation, when a fellow resident handed him pens and paper and urged him to create. He often recalls the words spoken to him shortly before his friend’s death: “You’ve got a beautiful mind, Nathan. Do something.” That moment became the catalyst for a practice now exhibited in public and private contexts and recognised for its creative excellence and social impact. Through painting, poetry and endurance fundraising, he donates 50% of profits to charity and has raised thousands for The Beer-Harris Memorial Trust, a mental health charity.

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GLOBAL RECOGNITION AWARD 2026

In 2026, FREUDINC LTD received a Global Recognition Award for exceptional artistic achievement and social impact. Selected from more than 15,000 entrants worldwide, with fewer than 6% recognised, the award acknowledged not only the technical strength and originality of Nathan McAdam Freud’s oil paintings, but the rare integration of vulnerability, lived experience and social purpose at the heart of his practice. The panel highlighted his ability to translate personal history into work of cultural relevance, while sustaining a commitment to addiction recovery mentorship and charitable fundraising that has raised thousands for mental health initiatives.