Steven Rahbany is an American artist who lives and works in Los Angeles, California. His work explores queer and cultural identity, mainly through memory representation involving a unique sewing technique. His work has been exhibited in group and solo shows around the country, at galleries such as The Houston Contemporary Art Museum, TAG Gallery, The Los Angeles Center for Photography, Agora Art Gallery in New York, and The California African American Museum.
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Selected Group Exhibitions
2021
Dream, Kunsthaus RoZig, Virtual Exhibition
California Open, TAG Gallery, Los Angeles
Dream, Kunsthaus RoZig, Virtual Exhibition
California Open, TAG Gallery, Los Angeles
2020
Photo LA, Los Angeles, CA
Round Hole Square Peg 4, Los Angeles, CA
QUEER Isolation, TAG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Photo LA, Los Angeles, CA
Round Hole Square Peg 4, Los Angeles, CA
QUEER Isolation, TAG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2019
Chelsea International Exhibition, Agora Gallery, New York City, NY
My Youth, TAG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Chelsea International Exhibition, Agora Gallery, New York City, NY
My Youth, TAG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2018
The Creative Portrait, Los Angeles Center of Photography, Los Angeles, CA
The Creative Portrait, Los Angeles Center of Photography, Los Angeles, CA
2016
Windowspace, Helen Lindhurst Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Windowspace, Helen Lindhurst Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2015
We Are Still Here, Helen Lindhurst Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Shared Otherness, California African American Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Shared Otherness, California African American Museum, Los Angeles, CA
2011
Perspectives 174: Re: Generation, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Houston, TX
Perspectives 174: Re: Generation, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Houston, TX
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2014
Dear Daddy, Fisher Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Dear Daddy, Fisher Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Public Works
2020
Masks Across Weho, Artful Distancing, West Hollywood, CA
Masks Across Weho, Artful Distancing, West Hollywood, CA
Awards and Recognitions
2020
Round Hole Square Peg 4, West Hollywood Best In Show
Round Hole Square Peg 4, West Hollywood Best In Show
Press, Articles, Interviews
2020
2/7/20 - “Round Hole Square Peg”, by Lester Fabian Brathwaite, NewNowNext.com
1/28/20 - "Meet Steven Rahbany", Voyage LA
2/7/20 - “Round Hole Square Peg”, by Lester Fabian Brathwaite, NewNowNext.com
1/28/20 - "Meet Steven Rahbany", Voyage LA
2015
12/10/15 - “University of Southern California BFA Students Speak Out and Burn Work in Solidarity with #USC7”, by Matt Stromberg, Hyperallergic
12/10/15 - “University of Southern California BFA Students Speak Out and Burn Work in Solidarity with #USC7”, by Matt Stromberg, Hyperallergic
Biography
1992 Born in Houston, TX. Currently Lives in Los Angeles, CA
Education
2016 BFA in Fine Arts, University of Southern California, Los Angeles