Mixed Media
May 2026, four weeks
Rowan O’Bryan is a Los Angeles-based fine artist working in photography and sculpture. She earned her B.A. from UCLA in 2023 in Fine Arts and Disability Studies, graduating with honors. Born with Cystic Fibrosis, Rowan became hard of hearing at 18 as a result of aminoglycoside antibiotics used to treat her CF and has since found community through ASL and connection with other Deaf people. Her practice centers on her identity as a chronically ill and Disabled person, repurposing medical materials such as oxygen tubing, IV bags, feeding tube supplies etc into sculptures, installations, and self-portraits. Her photography is deeply rooted in memory and nostalgia. Living with a shorter life expectancy, she is drawn to memory as a way of cherishing the time she has and honoring significant moments, places and relationships in her life. Her work challenges the clinical lens through which illness is viewed, offering human-centered perspectives that celebrate disability as a site of resilience, beauty, and complexity.