Brandy J Sebastian - Artist CV
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2025
Awakening & Scared Earth Dancers, Skyline Family Wellness, Ephraim, Utah
All the Little Things, KLA Studios, Oceanside, CA
2024
Luminous Flux, KLA Studios, Oceanside, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2026
In Our Own Light (TNPS), Sur Gallery, Casa De Las Campanas, San Diego, CA
Alchemy + Light (TNPS), Curator of Exhibitions: Alyson Benford, William D Cannon Art Gallery, Carlsbad, CA
2025
Interwoven (Two-Person Exhibition), Casa De Las Campanas, San Diego, CA
Earth Matters (PEC Gallery Collective), Light Art Space Gallery, Silver City, NM
2021
Summer Show, The House of Borrego Springs East Gallery, Borrego Springs, CA
Selected Juried Exhibitions
2026
Dames on Grand, Jurors: Katie Werner & Martita Foss, Expressions Gallery, Escondido, CA
2025
Women’s History Month, Jurors: Jennifer McClure, Vivien Stembridge & Diana Nicholette Jeon (WPANYC), Online
Dames on Grand, Jurors: Katie Werner & Martita Foss, Expressions Gallery, Escondido, CA
2024
Dames on Grand, Jurors: Katie Werner & Martita Foss, Expressions Gallery, Escondido, CA
Size Matters, Juror: Megan Misako Darrough, Escondido Arts Partnership, Escondido, CA
Absolutely Abstracts, Juror: Eric Laine, Escondido Arts Partnership, Escondido, CA
72nd Fine Art Open Regional, Jurors: Chuck McPherson & Lynn Buettner, North Coastal Art Gallery, Carlsbad, CA
2022
(S)Light of Hand, Juror: Christina Z. Anderson, PEC Gallery, Escondido, CA
2020
Living & Photographing in the Time of COVID-19, Juror: Philipp Scholz Rittermann, PEC Gallery (Online)
2019
(S)Light of Hand, Juror: Suda House, PEC Gallery, Escondido, CA
Selected Member, Collective, & Ongoing Exhibitions
2026
Earth Songs, PEC Gallery, Escondido, CA
Between a Memory and a Dream, PEC Gallery, Escondido, CA
2025
All the Little Things, PEC Gallery, Escondido, CA
Time and Time Again, PEC Gallery, Escondido, CA
Earth Matters, PEC Gallery, Escondido, CA
2024
Finding (Y)Our Bliss, PEC Gallery, Escondido, CA
The Nature of Things, PEC Gallery, Escondido, CA
True Stories, PEC Gallery, Escondido, CA
Personal Impressions (TNPS), Expressions Gallery (EAP), Escondido, CA
2023
Snow Creek Collaborative, PEC Gallery, Escondido, CA
Bi-Monthly Exhibitions, Oak Gallery
2022
Shadow & Light, PEC Gallery, Escondido, CA
Artist Selections, PEC Gallery, Escondido, CA
Bi-Monthly Exhibitions, Oak Gallery
2021
Night Walk, PEC Gallery, Escondido, CA
Face It, PEC Gallery, Escondido, CA
Inside-Out, PEC Gallery, Escondido, CA
Bi-Monthly Exhibitions, Oak Gallery
2020
Giver & Awakening (TNPS), The Glass Outhouse, Twentynine Palms, CA
Chasing Light, PEC Gallery, Escondido, CA
Home, PEC Gallery, Escondido, CA
Elemental, PEC Gallery, Escondido, CA
2019
Winter’s Light, PEC Gallery, Escondido, CA
No Boundaries, PEC Gallery, Escondido, CA
The Journey, PEC Gallery, Escondido, CA
The Telling Image (TNPS), The Hearth Gallery, San Marcos, CA
Juror, Curatorial & Panel Experience
2024
Juror, International Photography Exhibition, San Diego County Fair, Del Mar, CA
2019
Juror, Artist Showcase, Hearth Gallery, San Marcos, CA
Awards
2024
Honorable Mention, Small Image Show, North Coastal Art Gallery / COAL
Third Place, Absolutely Abstracts, Escondido Arts Partnership
Publications
2022
Life & Work with Brandy Sebastian, SDVoyager
2020
Meet Brandy Sebastian – Photographic Artist & Creator, ShoutOut LA
Living & Photographing in the Time of COVID-19 (Exhibition Catalog), PEC Gallery
2018-2017
Immortalized: Flamin’ Betty’s, Arthatch Zine & Online Catalog
Immortalized: Lipstick & Chrome, Arthatch Zine & Online Catalog
2015
The Nightmare in Wonderland, Part II, Miroir Magazine
2014
Timeless Idols: Pinups & Pin Stripes, San Diego Home & Garden
2012
Photo Essay, Beauty Fashion Magazine, New York
2008
Cover Image, Business Action, San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce
Private Collections
California, Texas, Tennessee, Nevada, Utah, Michigan, Hawaii, Washington, New York
Education
2026
B.A. in Digital Photography, summa cum laude, Southern New Hampshire University
2015
A.A. in Photography, Palomar College, San Marcos, CA
Certificates: Fine Art, Commercial Photography, Alternative Processes
1999
A.A. in Liberal Arts (Ceramics & Photography), Cypress College, Cypress, CA
Additional Study: Northern Arizona University; Fallbrook School of the Arts
Teaching Experience
2026-Present
Instructor, Art of Photography Courses, Oasis Senior Centers, Rancho Bernardo & La Mesa, CA
2026-Present
Instructor, Wet & Dry Cyanotype Basics, Home Studio Workshops, Vista, CA
2025-Present
Co-Instructor with Suda House, Cyanotype: 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, Athenaeum Music & Art Library
2023–Present
Instructor, The Art of Making Lumens, PEC Gallery, Escondido, CA & Home Studio Workshops, Vista, CA
2023–Present
Instructor, Get It on the Wall: Framing & Matting, PEC Gallery, Escondido, CA & Home Studio Workshops, Vista, CA
Professional Experience
Owner & Fine Art Photographer, Brandy J Sebastian (2014-Present)
Marketing Assistant / Board Member, Laguna Art-A-Fair (2023-2024)
Owner & Operator, Oak Gallery (2022–2023)
Volunteer & Web Designer, The Photographer’s Eye Collective (2019-Present)
Co-Founder, Lead, & Member, True North Photo Society (2022-Present)
Owner, Operator, & Photographer, SebastianPhoto (2006-2020)
Co-Founder & Logistic Manager, 3HotShoes Sports Photography (2006-2010)
Professional Affiliations
The Photographer’s Eye Collective Gallery (Collective Member, Web Designer, & Vinyl Graphics Installer)
True North Photo Society (Lead & Co-Founder)
Medium Festival of Photography (Member & Festival Committee)
Escondido Arts Partnership (Member)