Seana Gavin is a London based artist working primarily in the medium of collage and photography. She combines distinct images from vintage photographic material to create otherworldly scenes, transforming them into dreamlike environments where the past and future coexist. Drawing inspiration from traditional landscape painting, Heironymus Bosch, surrealism, Science Fiction, different states of consciousness and places she has visited in her life.
She uses printed materials as her ‘paint’ and building blocks to create totally unique images and compositions from her imagination, creating instantly recognisable artworks in her signature style of collage. Gavin is also known for her photographic work, documenting her time involved in the free party rave movement during the 1990s. Which has been exhibited in group and solo exhibitions, as well as her photography monograph SPIRALLED published by IDEA in 3 Editions
Education
Camberwell College of Art: BA(Hons) Visual Arts Drawing
Chelsea School of Art: Foundation in Art and Design
Solo Exhibitions
• 2024 Hidden Tracks; A decade of free parties Gallery46. April 2024
• 2019 Spiral Baby galeriepcp, Paris
• 2014 End Times Celestine Eleven, London
• 2011 Alternate Dimensions the b store, Savile Row, London
• 2011 Heaven and Hell and Everywhere in Between 3939 gallery, London
Group Exhibitions
• 2024 Free Expo, Konvent Barcelona Current show until Nov 23
• 2024 Fools Journey, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen. Catalogue to come Nov 2024
• 2023-2024 Fungi – In Art and Science Nobel Prize Museum, Stockholm.
• 2023 Imagine a Breath of Fresh Air, Galeria Studio, Warsaw
• 2023 Carousel, part 2: Exploring rave culture and electronic music, London
• 2022-23 The Art of Mushrooms . Serralves Museum ,Porto
• 2022 In Plain Sight, The Wellcome Collection, London
• 2022 Art of the Terraces, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
• 2022 One Chance, One Planet. Koppel Project, London
• 2021/22 Her Dark Materials online exhibition
• 2021 Pressing Matters, Matches
• 2020 Mushrooms: The art, design and future of Fungi Somerset House
• 2019 Sweet Harmony: Rave Today Saatchi Gallery
• 2018 French Riviera, Henley Festival
• 2017 Champignons Galerie PCP, Paris
• 2016 The Hive Koppel Project. London
• 2015 Masks and Monsters, Art Barter, Art Licks weekend, London
• 2013 Grand Magasin French Riviera 1988, London
• 2012 Zerrissenheit collaborative work with Rhys Coren, Rise Berlin
• 2012 Polemically Small: Art in London now curated by Edward Lucie-Smith and Zavier Ellis, Orleans House Gallery London
• 2012 Portrait of a Generation at The Hole Gallery, NYC
• 2012 Shelf of Curiosities Jacob’s Island gallery, London
• 2011 Mindful The Old Vic Tunnels, London
• 2011 Postermat, Dazed Live festival
• 2010 Postermat The Hole Gallery, NYC
Commissions and Collections
• 2023 Collage Workshop, Barbican
• 2021 Early Majority, Artist Collaboration with clothing brand
• 2021 Farfetch/ Gucci ,Imagined Futures. Digital campaign
• 2021 and 2017 Twin magazine Instagram gifs commissions
• 2020 Imago Mundi collection of postcard sized artworks
• 2020 Sevenstore and Adidas collaboration
• 2010-2020 Soho House permanent art collection in London, Miami, Amsterdam and Chicago
• 2020 Collage Workshop, Somerset House online
• 2019 Bodyshop Dream big digital campaign and interactive artwork
• 2018 La Prairie/ Paridust Artist collaboration for product promotion
• 2017 The Ned Permanent installation at Vault 100 space.
• 2017 super/collider Print collaboration with science agency.
• 2016 Kilometre Paris Illustration series for clothing brand campaign.
• 2016 House Notes Commission centrefold poster for issue 1 of Soho House Magazine.
• 2016 Pop Up magazine Commission for New York event.
• 2013 Alteria Art and Art Barter Commissioned artwork for poster series.
• 2012 Miharayasuhiro Clothing collaboration with Japanese designer for A/W collection.
• 2011 Another magazine Special Burberry project commission.
• 2010 Under/Current Magazine 6 page illustration commission.
• 2010 Sang Bleu Inclusion in curated feature.
Radio / TV Interview/ Panel Discussions
• 2024 Gallery 46 , Artist Q+A with Francesca Gavin
• 2024 Speaker at Sound Affects night, Brighton
• 2024 Faversham Literary Festival 24 Feb ,Panel + Book signing . upcoming
• 2022 Rave to the Grave Episode 22, Interview
• 2020 Vision of sound episode 5 of podcast series
• 2020 Beauty Papers podcast interview about new book Spiralled
• 2019 NTS Guest of Kit Grill.
• 2019 Wonderland Short film ‘Seana Gavin, Art of the Collage’ by William Marsden
• 2019 London Live. Interview on contribution to Sweet Harmony: Rave Today
• 2017 Monocle Live radio. Interview by Robert Bound for focused episode
• Unilever Three month residency in London.
Publications
• 2024 Innen Books Zine, collage monograph. ‘Hybrids and Mushroom Friends’
• 2024 Spiralled Re-edition . IDEA Books
• 2023 Frieze week, DSM, Book release/signing of 3rd edition of SPIRALLED (IDEA )
• 2023 Pavement Licker Zine, 13th edition. Artwork contribution
• 2023 Temporary Pleasure, Nightclub Architecture ,Design and Culture from 1900s to today, published by Prestel
• 2022 EPOCH ISSUE 01 . Cover story and 6 page feature
• 2022 The Art of Mushrooms Serralves catalogue and publication
• 2020 SPIRALLED by Seana Gavin. 192 page photography book published by IDEA First Edition of 750. Second Edition of 500. Third Edition of 750.
• 2020 The Age of collage 3, published by Gestalt
• 2020 Imago Mundi ‘England: Talking of Art’ Catalogue
• 2020 Mushrooms group show catalogue artwork cover, Somerset House
• 2019 Seana Gavin: Spiral Baby number 24 publication P.A.M series.
• 2019 Sweet Harmony, Rave Today exhibition catalogue
• 2019 Hate Zine Visual contribution.
• 2018 Collins Botanical Bible, Featured artist.
• 2018 P.A.M. Utopia issue 3. Featured artwork.
• 2017 Watch This Space. Work featured in book publication
• 2014 The Book of Hearts published by Laurence King.
• 2012 Portrait of a Generation, catalogue, The Hole, NY Press
• 2024 032C interview
• 2024 The Guardian, Solo photo gallery
• 2024 Crack Magazine, Interview
• 2024 Dazed Art Shows to see this month
• 2024 The Face Magazine, Interview
• 2020 Elephant Magazine interview printed in autumn issue.
• 2020 Art Review July 2, Work of the week
• 2020 Forma Oberta Cover story and interview
• 2020 Mardi Minuit Interview
• 2020 Anothermag Top 10 photography books to buy
• 2020 Bantmag Interview about book Spiralled
• 2020 Art Territory in conversation with Seana Gavin
• 2020 I-D online and Anothermag interviews about SPIRALLED BOOK
• 2020 Teeth Magazine interview
• 2020 Fred Perry The Quarterly
• 2019 Spiral Baby exhibition press reviews: The Face, 032c magazine, Vanity Fair France, Good Trouble Magazine, FAD, Les inrockuptibles, Another Man,
• 2019 Wonderland Magazine Feature interview.
• 2018 100 Days, 100 Woman Artist, Featured artist.
• 2017 Unpolished Magazine Feature interview.
• 2017 Anothermag Feature interview.
• 2015 Juju magazine Interview.
• 2015 Some Magazine Featured work.
• 2013 Sleek Magazine Featured in ‘science fiction A-Z’.
• 2013 Never Underdressed. Artist in residence for online magazine.
• 2012 Purple TV Profile and exclusive video for Purple magazine online.
• 2011 super/collider.com Interview for online magazine.
• 2011 Dazed & Confused Korea ‘Instant Novel’ story written inspired by my artwork.
• 2011 Twin Magazine blog Feature and exhibition preview.
• 2011 i-donline.com Interview.
• 2011 Dazed Digital Interview
• 2010 Twin Magazine Interview issue 2.
• 2009 Dazed Digital Interview
