Mason Shevlin [he/they] is a Visual Artist and Photographer based in Belfast. They are currently studying at Ulster University to achieve their BA Hons in Photography. His work focuses on social belonging, personhood and identity that they explore through lens based mediums and the subject matter of the Self-Portrait. Working both with digital and instant film photography, their work often incorporates embroidery or mark-making techniques as a means of expressing queer existence.
In 2025, they were placed on the Belfast School of Art Dean’s List for exemplary academic achievement. Currently, he is interested in working within the themes of trans existence and the relation to nature, as a way of finding a stillness and peace. They are also a member of the UUB Photography Society.
Recent Practice
Exhibitions & FAIRS
2026 Incandescent - Ulster University, Belfast
2022 North Belfast Area Learning Community Art Show - NBALC, Ulster University, Belfast
Publications & Awards
2027 (In Press) Clarke S., Shevlin, M., Clarke , E. Chapter 38 Caring for The Child and Young Person: Gender Identity IN Clarke, S and Brown J. (editors) Glasper and Richardsons’ A Textbook of Children and Young People’s Nursing: London: Elsevier Press, 4th Edition
2025 Dean’s List Award BSOA 2024/25 - Ulster University, Belfast
2025 My Body is Your Body - Self-Published Zine
2025 Punctum Issue #2 - UUB Photography Society’s Compendium
2024 Dean’s List Award BSOA 2023/24 - Ulster University, Belfast