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Sebastian Rowlands (they\/them) is a non-binary trans artist living and working in Brighton. They are a final year Fine Art BA student and were featured on Channel 4\u2019s 2022 life drawing series \u2018Drawers Off!\u2019 They have exhibited at the Royal Society of British Artists (2025), and at numerous queer and feminist shows including Swamp Witches (2025), Textile Junction (2024), the Anti-Misogyny Club (2024), STOGGAF Queer Art Collective (2024) and the Socially Engaged Art Salon (2024). They are an advisory group member to Charleston and run a community quilting project exploring queer neurodiversity in Brighton.<\/p>\n\n

Their practice investigates nuances of the trans experience as autobiographical and engages critically with political and cultural framing of gender non-conforming queerness. Through sculptural textiles, metalwork, installation, painting, and mixed media they employ haptic, contrasting materials to communicate abstract experiences of non-binary neurodiverse gender. This is driven by their interest in nuanced and non-literal explorations of what it means to be transgender. Their art practice is a vehicle to bring these issues into public discourse and to contribute toward social change.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Exhibitions<\/h2>
2026<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Shelter<\/em><\/a>
Digital showcase of works within Outside In’s National Open exhibition at Christie’s.<\/td><\/tr>
2025<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition<\/em>
Group exhibition at Mall Galleries, London.<\/td><\/tr>
AH: After Hysterectomy<\/em>
<\/a>Solo show at Colonnade House, Worthing.<\/td><\/tr>
Metal is Major<\/em>
Group exhibition celebrating works in metal at Unit 2, St Leonards-on-Sea.<\/td><\/tr>
Soft Territories: Crossing One<\/em>
<\/a>Online group exhibition by Pup and Tiger exploring softness as resistance.<\/td><\/tr>
Interrim Show<\/em>
Showcase of third year BA students. The Artist’s Gallery, London.<\/td><\/tr>
Shelter<\/em><\/a>
Digital showcase of works within Outside In’s National Open exhibition at New Art Gallery Walsall.<\/td><\/tr>
Never made for us<\/em>
Group exhibition curated by Swamp Witches. Peckham, London.<\/td><\/tr>
Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition 2025<\/em><\/span>
Group exhibition, London.<\/td><\/tr>
2024<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Past, Present, Future<\/em>
Group exhibition, The Artist’s Gallery, London.<\/td><\/tr>
Newhaven Open Call<\/em> Exhibition<\/em>
Group exhibition, Newhaven.<\/td><\/tr>
Group textile exhibition<\/em><\/a>
In Hastings, East Sussex, curated by Sophie Barnard for Textile Junction.<\/td><\/tr>
The Anti-Misogyny Club online gallery<\/em><\/a>
<\/a><\/em>Online exhibition of feminist work.<\/td><\/tr>
Let’s Transform Mermaid Court
<\/em>Co-curation and display of 2 pieces in exhibition of student work at Art Academy London.<\/td><\/tr>
UNCENSORED<\/em><\/a>
Group exhibition of trans and non binary artists co-curated by ANDI and STOGGAF Queer Art Collective. Brixton, London.<\/td><\/tr>
Queer Beach<\/em><\/a>
Group exhibition with Socially Engaged Art Salon, Brighton on queerness in the frontier space of the seaside.<\/td><\/tr>
2023<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Fruit Loops<\/em><\/a>
Group exhibition on queer neurodiversity. Ledward Centre, Brighton.<\/td><\/tr>
2022<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Back of an envelope<\/em><\/a>
Online exhibition curated by Blue Monkey Network in conjunction with Edgeland Modern.<\/td><\/tr>
2021<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
One Fine Day<\/em>
Group textile exhibition on handkerchiefs responding to COVID-19. Fazenda Cafe, London.<\/td><\/tr>
Print Open Exhibition<\/em>
Group exhibition at Art Academy London’s print studio.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>

Prizes<\/h2>
2025<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Art Academy London Student Priz<\/em>e<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>

Publications<\/h2>
2025<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Artbox Collective Zine for International day against homo-, bi-, inter- and transphobia<\/em><\/a><\/td><\/tr>
2024<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
The Anti-Misogyny Club: A feminist journal of art,
writing and resistance, Issue 1<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>

Social practice<\/h2>
2025<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Charleston Equality Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Group member<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
2024<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Neuro\/queer community textile workshop<\/em>
Self-led art workshop for queer neurodiverse people at The Scrap Space, Shoreham.<\/td><\/tr>
2023<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Connecting our threads & Dry felting
<\/em>Community workshops with Grow Your Life<\/a>. The Queery, Brighton.<\/td><\/tr>
Art as activism in fighting anti-trans narratives<\/em>
World Cafe discussion facilitation at Queersicht festival<\/a>, Bern, Switzerland.<\/td><\/tr>
Stitching queer neurodiversity<\/em>
Textile workshop on community connection and self-expression for queer neurodiverse people.<\/td><\/tr>
2022<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Drawers Off: The Big Naked Painting Challenge<\/em><\/a>
Contestant on Channel 4 life drawing competition series. Aired June 13-17th.<\/td><\/tr>
The Ledward Centre, Brighton<\/em>
Commission for a public artwork on gender euphoria.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>

Education<\/h2>
2021-2026<\/td>BA Fine Art<\/em>
Art Academy London<\/td><\/tr>
2019-2020 <\/td>Certificate Fine Art<\/em>
Art Academy London<\/td><\/tr>
2009-2012<\/td>BA Geography<\/em>
Royal Holloway, University of London<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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