Work samples

  • With The Day Comes The Dawn
    With The Day Comes The Dawn

    Acrylic on Canvas, 48" x 60" inches, 2024, Baltimore, MD

    Available for Purchase
  • Também Eu Danço
    Também Eu Danço

    Acrylic on Canvas, 48" x 60" inches, 2024, Baltimore, MD

    Available for Purchase
  • The Arrow of Time
    The Arrow of Time

    Acrylic on Canvas, 48" x 60" inches, 2024, Baltimore, MD

    Available for Purchase
  • Starry Night In Baltimore
    Starry Night In Baltimore

    Acrylic on Canvas, 48" x 60" inches, 2025, Baltimore, MD

    Available for Purchase

About Rowan

Rowan Bathurst (b. 1995, Baltimore, MD) is a painter living and working between Baltimore, MD, and São Paulo, Brazil. Her practice centers on portraiture, primarily depicting women, drawing from her own photographs of close friends and incorporating landscapes and visual elements inspired by her travels and art history.
Beyond her latest exhibition, Bathurst’s recent work explores the connection between present-day women and prehistoric artifacts, particularly Venus figurines and… more

NaLata Festival 2025

As a featured artist in the 6th edition of NaLata Festival, which is South America's largest mural festival, I painted a mural titled "Linha do Equilibrio" or "The Balancing Line". The composition features two women looking to the future, or maybe to the past, nodding to the cycle of life, time and positive change. Flowers are cascading from the sky and leaves are growing from the bottom. A native Amazonian vase sits on the bottom right corner, next to the tropical passionfruit. 

  • Linha Do Equilibrio
    Linha Do Equilibrio
  • Linha Do Equilibrio - detail
    Linha Do Equilibrio - detail
  • Linha Do Equilibrio
    Linha Do Equilibrio

Vulica Festival 2025

Vulica Festival is a mural project between Brazil and Belarus that brings street art to these countries. In this edition, selected artists were chosen to paint in the capital, Brasilia, Brazil. The work I chose to create was a rendering of one of my paintings in a different format to fit the wall dimensions. The title is "The Arrow of Time" and captures a woman in self reflection looking into the horizon, but also to herself. Besdies her is the Venus of Wilendorf figurine, acting as a gaurdian angel, or possibly a reflection of the woman herself eluding to inner strength.

  • Arrow of Time
    Arrow of Time
  • The Arrow of Time
    The Arrow of Time
  • The Arrow of Time - detail
    The Arrow of Time - detail

Ode To Jaan (To Life)

A private mural commision done in Baltimore, MD 2025. The mural is an ode to the owner's wife, who thought my original mockup looked like her. We decided to create an actual portrait of her instead. This is her painted among a surrealist seascape, with three vases floating in the skyline. They are all three from different countries, but have relevance to her heritage, a symbol for travel and home in many places. 

  • Ode To Jaan
    Ode To Jaan
  • Ode To Jaan
    Ode To Jaan

Midnight In A Perfect World

A solo exhibition at Gallery CA in May 2024. My recent work centers on the resilience and serenity of women, as it has been historically signified through Venus figurines, such as those seen in ancient art. Their relativity to our subconscious bond to the earth has been an inspiration. Some art historians theorize that the unusual rounded forms reflect a female artist looking down at herself and sculpting a self-portrait. Though separated by thousands of years, I feel a connection to those female artists and the lives they lived. I am in awe at the perseverance of women throughout history, and also now in the perseverance of my family and friends. But I still see the continuous struggle we face in this world. In what world are women safe? How can we offer them the peace and respect they deserve? What patterns are repeating over the course of 10,000 years? And how do we as women continue to love despite the challenges we face? The women I paint are combined with objects that are stereotypically feminine: fruit, textiles, flowers, dreamlike landscapes and all around ‘beauty’. These women choose to dance, fight, and flourish in shifting times and expectations. Power and beauty are often portrayed as opposing forces; however, the female body solely depicts the interior radical balance. We stand formidable and red- it is the color we carry inside of us. We can unabashedly bare our red, our power, passion, anger, and love. Rather than diminishing our beauty and femininity, our challenges add to our innate splendor. A Venus figurine brings tranquility to a woman in solitary reflection, a reminder of an inner knowing, self-love, pride, and compassion for the history that we’ve carried within us through generations. These paintings act as a reminder to the viewer of the times we have been through, are going through, and to show the world our strength, a world that we have had to create for ourselves

  • Midnight in a Perfect World
    Midnight in a Perfect World
  • Midnight in a Perfect World
    Midnight in a Perfect World
  • Midnight in a Perfect World
    Midnight in a Perfect World
  • Midnight in a Perfect World
    Midnight in a Perfect World
  • Midnight in a Perfect World
    Midnight in a Perfect World
  • Midnight in a Perfect World
    Midnight in a Perfect World

The Dreamers

With a creativity grant from BOPA, this mural was created in my family's hometown neighborhood of Highlandtown in Baltimore. It depicts the multicultural beauty of this area with artifacts from different heritages. The mother and child represent generations and new beginings. 

  • The Dreamers
    The Dreamers

Lotus Flag

This mural was created in Baltimore, MD in 2025. The composition is supposed to be reminiscent of a flag. From the left, there's a monochromatic image of a water lily. On the right, there is an open ocean. This transition is encouraged to be seen as smaller steps creating a large outcome. The image in the middle are figures looking into the future and reflecting on the past. 

  • Lotus Flag
    Lotus Flag

Urban Oasis - Artscape 2025

This mural was one of many painted for the Urban Oasis project that was a part of Artscape 2025.  The idea was for the work to showcase the beauty of nature in the middle of downtown Baltimore.

  • Urban Oasis
    Urban Oasis

Soccer Without Borders

In 2024, this mural was painted for the Soccer Without Borders organization. I worked with them to photograph the students for the reference images in the mural. The students are refugees from countries around the world who came to Baltimore as a new home. This mural was dedicated to their journey and the beautiful community that they created. 

  • Soccer Without Borders
    Soccer Without Borders
  • Soccer Without Borders
    Soccer Without Borders

Drug City Pharmacy - Garden Party

A mural painted for the historic landmark in Dundalk. The objective was to create a wall that celebrates the beauty of Maryland's nature. 

  • Garden Party
    Garden Party
  • Drug City Pharmacy - detail
    Drug City Pharmacy - detail

Queens of Spade at The Port

An interior mural that includes two women holding vases, that are specific to Greece, which is an ode to the theatrical history. Underneath them are comedy and drama masks. This venue is a comedy and open mic establishment. 

  • Queens of Spades
    Queens of Spades