As a kid, I got hooked on Edward Gorey’s morbid outlook and macabre style and learned to appreciate the ghoulish side of the everyday and find simplicity in lines and color. Yet I couldn’t entirely rely on the same ghastly wit and straightforward form that defined Gorey’s work.

Crediting my parents for helping my creative side flourish as well as their huge collection of coffee table books, they introduced me to the art world, especially the works of Diane Arbus and Saul Leiter.

I studied how these photographers composed a shot to reveal beauty in the mundane and the dignity of outsiders. I was especially inspired by the Arbus quote, “A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you, the less you know.” From that, I found I loved the challenge of making in-between moments picturesque. 

In 2023, I was selected for the Under the Radar series, which celebrated the top 10 undiscovered artists in the lowcountry, by Charleston Magazine. My art has also been featured or is slated to appear in several publications: Allegory Ridge || Streelit || Trace Fossils Review || Light, Space & Time Online Art Gallery || Defunkt Magazine || Tint Journal || The Closed Eye Open || The Nelligan Review || Anodyne Magazine || Passengers Journal || Vineyard Literary || Red Ogre Review || Liminal Spaces Magazine || Beaver Magazine || Fauxmoir Literary Magazine || Quarter Press || High Shelf Press.

Contact

Sean Gallagher is represented by Magnet Reps.

For inquires, please contact:

art@magentreps.com

(866) 390-5656