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Megan is an artist, wife and mother of three energetic children, an oversized dog and a big cuddly cat. She was born in California in the San Francisco Bay Area and has recently moved to Connecticut with her family. She graduated from the University of Utah with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with an emphasis on painting and drawing. Megan loves spending time in her studio, playing with her kids and going on dates with her husband. |
Statement
"My work focuses on the meaningfulness in ordinary moments. The beauty of common, transitory situations. I have always gravitated toward figurative painting. I love to watch people, especially when they are lost in thought or unaware of being observed. Their gestures and mannerisms are absolutely fascinating to me. My goal is to capture a typical moment through posture and prop, an emotion through color and composition.
For me, happiness is going into my studio, turning on music and mixing paint. Painting primarily in oil based artist mediums and house paints, I work on mid to large size canvases enjoying the physicality of the process almost as much as the actual outcome. Marrying colors and patterns, employing loose brushwork and playing with composition on a visceral level are the rewards for me. Spontaneity is paramount.
Lately, I have been working with a combination of vintage photographs and hired models. Some of my fondest memories are sifting through layers of old family photos with my grandmother. These images are an imprint of the past, lost or forgotten memories; they have a compelling power to tell a story while also inviting the viewer to create scenarios of their own. The figures and landscapes evolve into new personas and atmospheres. The images are heavily layered and abstracted, much like our own memories. I use these found, created and inherited images as a catalyst for my work."
For me, happiness is going into my studio, turning on music and mixing paint. Painting primarily in oil based artist mediums and house paints, I work on mid to large size canvases enjoying the physicality of the process almost as much as the actual outcome. Marrying colors and patterns, employing loose brushwork and playing with composition on a visceral level are the rewards for me. Spontaneity is paramount.
Lately, I have been working with a combination of vintage photographs and hired models. Some of my fondest memories are sifting through layers of old family photos with my grandmother. These images are an imprint of the past, lost or forgotten memories; they have a compelling power to tell a story while also inviting the viewer to create scenarios of their own. The figures and landscapes evolve into new personas and atmospheres. The images are heavily layered and abstracted, much like our own memories. I use these found, created and inherited images as a catalyst for my work."
C.V.
2022- Duo Exhibition- Phillips Gallery- Salt Lake City, UT
2021- Group Exhibit- Climate Change- Phillips Gallery- Salt Lake City, UT
2020/2021- Group Exhibit- Winter Group Show- Phillips Gallery- Salt Lake City, UT
2020- Solo Exhibit- "Reflect"- Terzian Gallery, Park City, UT
2019- Group Exhibit- Kimball Art Center- Park City, UT
2019- Group Exhibit- Phillips Gallery- Salt Lake City, UT
2018- Group Exhibit “Women’s Invitational”- Terzian Gallery- Park City, UT
2018- Art Access Annual Plates Show- Salt Lake City, UT
2018- Group Exhibit- Spring Salon Juried Show, Springville, UT
2018- Group Exhibit- “Art + Animals”- The Art Store- Charleston, WV
2018- Group Exhibit- Statewide Annual Juried Show- Rio Gallery- Salt Lake City, UT
2017- Group Exhibit- 1.3.5.- Salt Lake City, UT
2017- Solo Exhibit- Sundance Mountain Resort Studio- Sundance, UT
2017- Art Access Annual Plates Show- Salt Lake City, UT
2017- Group Exhibit "Honoring Female Utah Artists"- Adobe- Lehi, UT
2017- Solo Exhibit- Gallery at the Station- Ogden, UT
2016- Solo Exhibit- Alice Gallery - Salt Lake City, UT
2016- Solo Exhibit- Art Access -Salt Lake City, UT
2016- Group Exhibit- 15th Street Gallery- Salt Lake City, UT
2016- Art Access Annual Plates Show- Salt Lake City, UT
2015- Art Access Annual Plates Show- Salt Lake City, UT
2021- Group Exhibit- Climate Change- Phillips Gallery- Salt Lake City, UT
2020/2021- Group Exhibit- Winter Group Show- Phillips Gallery- Salt Lake City, UT
2020- Solo Exhibit- "Reflect"- Terzian Gallery, Park City, UT
2019- Group Exhibit- Kimball Art Center- Park City, UT
2019- Group Exhibit- Phillips Gallery- Salt Lake City, UT
2018- Group Exhibit “Women’s Invitational”- Terzian Gallery- Park City, UT
2018- Art Access Annual Plates Show- Salt Lake City, UT
2018- Group Exhibit- Spring Salon Juried Show, Springville, UT
2018- Group Exhibit- “Art + Animals”- The Art Store- Charleston, WV
2018- Group Exhibit- Statewide Annual Juried Show- Rio Gallery- Salt Lake City, UT
2017- Group Exhibit- 1.3.5.- Salt Lake City, UT
2017- Solo Exhibit- Sundance Mountain Resort Studio- Sundance, UT
2017- Art Access Annual Plates Show- Salt Lake City, UT
2017- Group Exhibit "Honoring Female Utah Artists"- Adobe- Lehi, UT
2017- Solo Exhibit- Gallery at the Station- Ogden, UT
2016- Solo Exhibit- Alice Gallery - Salt Lake City, UT
2016- Solo Exhibit- Art Access -Salt Lake City, UT
2016- Group Exhibit- 15th Street Gallery- Salt Lake City, UT
2016- Art Access Annual Plates Show- Salt Lake City, UT
2015- Art Access Annual Plates Show- Salt Lake City, UT
