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Instagram: @rushdrayton
Rush Drayton (b. 1998) — portrait: Holly Blanshard
Rush Drayton is a sculptor and design engineer whose practice explores the shifting boundaries between humans and the natural world. As a child, he would disguise himself in shaggy wool coats to slip into flocks of sheep, an early gesture of immersion that informs his ongoing interest in perspectives beyond the human.
Working at the intersection of art and science, Drayton examines ecological systems and the sensory worlds of animals to reimagine how we design and live within shared environments. His sculptures disrupt anthropocentric hierarchies, reimagining coexistence by recognising non-human life as active participants rather than passive subjects.
Based between London and Sydney, Drayton is completing the dual Master’s programme in Innovation Design Engineering at the Royal College of Art and Imperial College London. In 2025, he worked in the Berlin studio of Julius von Bismarck, contributing to a major Kunst am Bau commission for Frankfurt Airport.
Upcoming Exhibitions
12-19th September - ArtEvol 2025, Saatchi Gallery
Upcoming Residencies
Royal Designers for Industry, Devon
Education
Master of Art - Royal College of Art '26
Master of Science - Imperial College London '26
Media & Collaborations
2024 Primitive Medium, Apple TV
2024 Primitive Medium, SBS
2024 Animal Selves, Victor Churchill, Sydney
Selected Press
2025 - objectsobjectsobjectsobjects
2025 - Chair of Virtue
2025 - Munchies Art Club Magazine
2025 - Iconoclast Magazine Issue 2
2024 - Monster Children: Rush Drayton’s Sculptures Make Us Wonder In The Best Way
2024 - Mr Simple: Rush Drayton Artist Feature
2024 - RUSSH Magazine: Meet the artists behind Artclub’s surreal new exhibition Frontiers
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2024 Animal Selves, Comber Street Studios, Sydney
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025 Adrenaline Junkie, Norman Rea Gallery, York
2025 Good Mourning, Royal College of Art, London
2025 SuperGreen, Royal College of Art, London
2024 Frontiers - Artclub, Comber Street Studios, Sydney
Awards
2025 Primitive Medium, Far South Film Festival, Finalist
2025 Good Mourning, AcrossRCA, Finalist
2023 Grandfather Hare, Sculpture on the Farm, Finalist
2023 Grandfather Hare, Sculptures in the Garden, Finalist
2023 Couch Potato, Hornsby Art Prize, Finalist
Selected Commissions
2023 Stock Horse, Inglis Bloodstock Consultant, Sydney
©2025 Rush Drayton