He is currently applying to master's programs in Occupational Therapy. Recently, Gallagher was selected for the National Science Foundation's Research Experience for Undergraduates in Neuroscience at Brooklyn College, where he conducted research related to art and cognition. He continued research this summer with Brooklyn College's Arts and Development Lab at the Brooklyn Children's Museum, examining how drawing impacts mood in children. Ian has performed in spaces such as The New Museum, The Bushwick Starr, The Spectrum, and Mana Contemporary. His paintings have been exhibited at Apostrophe NYC (Brooklyn) and The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, and presented at the EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop.