Reuben Brown (he/him) is a sculptor and 3D-CGI artist currently based in Belfast, N.Ireland, specialising in 3D-CGI (computer-generated) filmography, interactive installation and performance. He is a member and studio-holder at QSS Artist Studios and Gallery in East Belfast, after graduating from Belfast School of Art in June 2022. Interested in the generation of ephemeral spaces, club-culture, and the representation of (primarily queer) digital artists in Belfast, Reuben is the founder and director of emerging Belfast-based scenography collective “club [construction]”. After receiving the Individual Artist Digital Evolution Award in November 2022, Reuben is supported by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland through the National Lottery.

For any project enquires, please contact via reubenbrownart@gmail.com or via @reubenbrownartist/Instagram.






Solo Exhibitions

2024
DAS/Digital Arts Studios; Belfast, N.Ireland. [March 2024] (Upcoming)
“CLOAKROOM at club [construction]!” Solo Exhibition and Participatory Performance.
1 Exchange Place, Belfast. BT1 2NA

2023
QSS Artist Studios and Gallery; Belfast, N.Ireland. [November 2023]
“...some kind of feeling” Duo-Exhibition with Darcy Patterson.
11-13 Bloomfield Avenue, Belfast. BT5 5AA
2023
Portview Tradecentre; Belfast, N.Ireland. [September 2023]
“JOYRIDE!” Solo Exhibition, Performance Event and Self-Curated Group Show.
310 Newtownards Road, Belfast. BT4 1HE

2023
Arcade Gallery and Studios; Belfast, N.Ireland. [June 2023]
“club [construction]” Solo Exhibition.
35 Donegall Street, Belfast. BT1 2FG



Selected Exhibitions


2023

DAS/Digital Arts Studios; Belfast, N.Ireland.
CLOAKROOM at club [construction] [March 2024] (Upcoming)
Solo Exhibition and Participatory Performance.

QSS Artist Studios and Gallery; Belfast, N.Ireland. 
Member’s Show [December 2023] (Upcoming)

ArtSect; London, England.
Digital Daydream [November 2023] (Upcoming)

QSS Artist Studios and Gallery; Belfast, N.Ireland.
...some kind of feeling [November 2023]
Duo-Exhibition with Darcy Patterson.

Arcade Gallery and Studios; Belfast, N.Ireland.
Royale Arcade Academy [October 2023]

Portview Tradecentre; Belfast, N.Ireland.
JOYRIDE! [September 2023]
Solo Exhibition, Performance Event and Self-Curated Group Show.

RIPOSTE at 60 Dock Road/Silver Building; London, England.
RIPOSTE [September 2023]

30 Millbank Tower; London, England.
Business Casual [August 2023]

Antwerp Mansion; Manchester, England.
Bloc2Bloc x West Art Collective [August 2023]

Catalyst Arts; Belfast, N.Ireland.
to lean, fold, buckle, hold, carry, push, pull, support Member’s Show [August 2023]

YES! Basement; Manchester, England.
W.D.I.T.M.F? (What Do I Tell My Friends?) [August 2023]

Wharf Chambers; Leeds, England.
XTRA HOT with Limp Xhibit [August 2023]

:iidrr Gallery; New York City, United States. 
Ripple涟 [July 2023]

CIACLA (Contemporary Irish Arts Centre of Los Angeles); Los Angeles, United States. 
Irish Contemporaries [July 2023]

Antwerp Mansion; Manchester, England.
Latex Sounds x West Art Collective [June 2023]

Arcade Gallery and Studios; Belfast, N.Ireland.
club [construction] [June 2023]
Solo Exhibition

Metre Squared; London, England.
Future Cave: Queering Boundaries [May 2023]

The Courthouse Gallery and Studios; Co. Clare, Ireland.
Summer Open [May-July 2023]

35DP: Belfast, N.Ireland.
QSS Artist Studios and Gallery Member’s Show [March 2023]

RIPOSTE at Electrowerkz; London, England.
RIPOSTE [February 2023]

Safehouse 1&2; London, England.
Re:Imagining Icons [January-February 2023]

QSS Artist Studios and Gallery; Belfast, N.Ireland.
Emergence VI Graduate Group Show [January-February 2023]




2022

Catalyst Arts; Belfast, N.Ireland.
it feels hairy to start from nothing again [December 2022]
Trio-Show with Reuben Brown, Peter Glasgow and Niamh Seana Meehan.

QSS Artist Studios and Gallery, Belfast, N.Ireland.
Member’s Show [December 2022]

Belfast Exposed Gallery; Belfast, N.Ireland.
Winter Show [December 2022]

The Engine Room Gallery; Belfast, N.Ireland.
Winter Show [December 2022]

The Golden Thread Gallery; Belfast, N.Ireland.
Seeing You Seeing Me [December 2022]
Solo Performance as part of Re-Vision Festival of Performing Arts 2022.

Arcade Gallery and Studios; Belfast, N.Ireland.
Royale Arcade Academy [November 2022]

The Irish Arts Review New Generation Gallery; Dublin, Ireland.
The Irish Arts Review New Generation Gallery [September-October 2022]

The Complex Gallery and Studios; Dublin, Ireland.
12 Hours of Temporary Pleasure [August 2022]

Various Locations Across Dublin City; Dublin, Ireland.
Pride Poster Paste-Up [June-August 2022]

Belfast School of Art; Belfast, N.Ireland.
Sculpture/Lens Degree Show [June 2022]

Flax Arts Project Space; Belfast, N.Ireland.
Halfway (Out Of The Dark) [May 2022]

The Glass Box; Belfast, N.Ireland.
RESIDUAL IMPACT [February-March 2022]
Self-Curated Group Show featuring Reuben Brown, Milo Smith Brown, Darcy Patterson, Eva Perrott, Jenny King and Thomas Monteiro.



2021

The Glass Box; Belfast, N.Ireland.
Dismember:Disremember [November-December 2021]
Trio-Show with Darcy Patterson and Eva Perrott.

The Accidental Theatre; Belfast, N.Ireland.
Speak It Now Eat It [November 2021]

Platform Arts; Belfast, N.Ireland.
Salonathon [November 2021]

Catalyst Arts; Belfast, N.Ireland.
S/L’21 [June 2021]
Self-Curated End of Year Show.

Belfast International Festival of Performance Art; Belfast, N.Ireland.
Belfast International Festival of Performance Art [March 2021]
Solo Performance

WetDoveTail; London, England.
WDT3 [March 2021]

The Glass Box; Belfast, N.Ireland
2001 [2021]
Self-Curated Solo Exhibition





Education


BFA (Hons)
Fine Art; Sculpture/Lens at Belfast School of Art, Ulster University, 2019-2022




Festivals


2023

Imagine! Belfast; Belfast, N.Ireland.
Artistic Contribution to “Forgotten Spaces”; Belfast, N.Ireland. 


2022

Re-Vision Festival of Performing Arts; Belfast, N.Ireland.
Featured in “Seeing You, Seeing Me” at the Golden Thread Gallery; Belfast, N.Ireland.


2021

Re-Vision Festival of Performing Arts; Belfast, N.Ireland.
Featured in “Halfway (Out Of The Dark)” at Flax Project Space; Belfast, N.Ireland. Featured in “Speak It Now Eat It” at The Accidental Theatre; Belfast, N.Ireland.


2021

Belfast International Festival of Performance Art; Belfast, N.Ireland. Performed for BIFPA’21; Belfast, N.Ireland.



Residencies

2022 - DAS/Digital Art Studios Belfast, In House Residency (August 2022 - November 2022). Belfast, N.Ireland.

2020 - The Social Distance Art Project, Online Residency.



Awards

2022 - Arts Council of Northern Ireland “Individual Artist Digital Evolution Award”

2022 - Queen Street Studios Graduate Bursary 2022. Belfast, N.Ireland.

2022 - Long and Shortlisted for the RDS Visual Arts Awards. Dublin, Ireland.

2022 - Selected by The Irish Arts Review as a featured New Generation Graduate for 2022. Dublin, Ireland.



Workshops

2022 - 12 Hours of TEMPORARY PLEASURE. The Complex Gallery. Club and Visuals Design. Dublin, Ireland.

2022 - IMMUTABLE MOBILES. Catalyst Arts. Casting Assistant. Belfast, N.Ireland.



Publications

2023 - “casual placements” Catalyst Arts’ Member’s Newsletter, April 2023; Belfast, N.Ireland.

2022 - “casual placements” Catalyst Arts’ Member’s Newsletter, December 2022; Belfast, N.Ireland.

2022 - “The Irish Arts Review” Autumn 2022 Edition; Dublin, Ireland.