About Nathan

Nathan T. Wright is an illustrator and artist based at Mainframe Studios in Des Moines, Iowa, specializing in graphic recording, journey maps, whiteboard animation videos, custom illustration projects, cartoons and comics. He loves collaborating with companies, organizations and individuals on their visual storytelling needs.

Nathan is the creator of Fatberg, a lovable sewer blob who stars in children's books, graphic novels and comic strips.

He built his art career in between digital marketing jobs at an advertising agency, his own consulting firm and a large retail company.

Nathan graduated from the Iowa State University College of Design in 1999 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts. His work is inspired by science fiction, emerging tech and mythology.

Mainframe Studios is the largest nonprofit creative workspace in the nation, located in the heart of Downtown Des Moines.
It is home to over 220 artists representing 30 different disciplines.