Conroy Nathan is a fine art student who is not afraid to own his talent. He calls his skills \u201cGod-given\u201d and feels most at home in an art gallery, studio or anywhere that has \u201canything to do with art.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cArt is my passion and my talent, and I want to do the best I can here at Curtin to nurture that,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
While Nathan\u2019s artistic knack is unwavering, his study life was less certain. He was in and out of university after battling with psychosis, and almost gave up on his degree completely.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was on medication for some time, but it only made it worse to the point of wanting to drop out of university for good,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
\u201cComing back to university was the ultimate therapy. From that moment I left all my meds behind and allowed university to help me cope and it did. I\u2019m not fully healed from my condition but I\u2019ve learned to live with it and hopefully one day I\u2019ll be healed.<\/p>\n
I wouldn\u2019t be here today if it wasn\u2019t for the peace and serenity that I found at university and all the people I\u2019ve met while studying fine arts.\u201d<\/p>\n
Once he graduates, Nathan wants to travel the world and help inspire people to use art to tell stories.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just want people to know the wonders art can do to people by changing them in positive ways,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope that one day I will be able to help other people recognise the power of art. I want to open my own art gallery, where I will help people to see the potential it offers, not just as a business, but as a therapeutic alternative to help people get on with their lives and make that little difference in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n