Megan Ewert |
Embarrassment, anxiety, anger, desire—these are the emotions visible upon our skin. The beading of sweat and a flush of red on flesh communicate in pure visual language that which is otherwise invisible. When we witness the uniformity of flesh disturbed by aberrant colors and textures, we recall the cathartic sensation of an inner psychology surfacing through the membrane of our skin. This understanding of how the interior informs the visible body becomes an intimate exchange. Acting as a filter through which we mediate the world, the skin holds the residue that speaks of both physical and emotional experience; literally occupying the liminal space between the internal and external self.
By utilizing painting, drawing, and printmaking I attempt to recreate the ephemeral and dense tissues of the body; each individual layer a new and different skin. In this way, the image becomes a living organism, intuitively growing and evolving over time. Originally from Wichita, Kansas, Megan Ewert earned her BFA at the Kansas City Art Institute. Currently pursuing her MFA at the New York Academy of Art, Megan has just completed an awarded Summer Residency Program hosted by Shanghai University and Central Academy of Fine Art in Beijing, China. Each painting is $200/piece, cash preferred Website: www.meganewert.tumblr.com contact: [email protected] _____________M E G A N E W E R T_____________ [email protected] www.meganewert.tumblr.com EDUCATION 2011-2013 New York Academy of Art, MFA Painting, NY 2006-2010 Kansas City Art Institute, BFA Painting, MO Summer 2009 Study Abroad, Paris, France SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2009 KEEP, Palette Gallery of Fine Arts, Wichita, KS GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2012 2012 International Artist Residency Exchange Exhibition, Can Gallery, 798, Beijing, CHINA Mutual Interests 1, 99 Gallery, M50, Shanghai, CHINA Tribeca Ball, New York Academy of Art, NY, NY Portraits, Student Exhibition, New York Academy of Art, NY, NY 2011 Deck the Walls, New York Academy of Art, NY, NY Your Basement is Showing, Student Exhibition, New York Academy of Art, NY, NY 2010 2010 Artspace Flatfile Exhibition, H and R Block Space, Kansas City, MO KCAI Painting Thesis Exhibition, Dodge Painting Building, MO Printmaking End of Semester Show, East Building, Kansas City, MO KCAI BFA Show, H and R Block Space, Kansas City, MO Undergraduate Show, Kansas City Artists Coalition, MO Miniatures, Dodge Painting Gallery, Kansas City, MO The Grand Manner, Dodge Painting Gallery, Kansas City, MO Undergraduate Show, Kansas City Artist Coalition, MO Designo 3: Contemporary Undergraduate Drawing, MICA, Baltimore, MD Designo 3: Contemporary Undergraduate Drawing, University of South Carolina, SC Designo 3: Contemporary Undergraduate Drawing, Dodge Painting Gallery, Kansas City, MO 2009 Lester Goldman Award, Dodge Painting Gallery, Kansas City, MO Junior Painting Exhibition, Dodge Painting Gallery, Kansas City, MO Undergraduate Show, Kansas City Artists Coalition, MO End of Semester Show, Dodge Painting Gallery, Kansas City, MO 2008 End of Semester Show, Dodge Painting Gallery, Kansas City, MO Rosser’s Picks, Dodge Painting Gallery, Kansas City, MO The Creamy Middle: Figuration, Dodge Painting Gallery, Kansas City, MO Miniatures, Dodge Painting Gallery, Kansas City, MO 2007 Opening Exhibition, Academy of Fine Arts, Wichita, KS AWARDS/HONORS 2012 NYAA/Central Academy of Fine Art/University of Shanghai Summer Studio Residency, China Michelle and Timothy Bakarett Scholarship LCU Student Housing Assistance Scholarship 2011 New York Academy of Art Merit Scholarship LCU Student Housing Assistance Scholarship 2009 Lester Goldman Drawing Award, Kansas City Art Institute, MO The Leigh Rosenberg Earnest Memorial Fund, Kansas City Artist Coalition, MO 2008 Guest Critic David Carbone, Kansas City Art Institute, MO 2006-2010 Full Tuition Competitive/Merit Scholarship, Kansas City Art Institute, MO PUBLICATIONS 2009 ARTnotes, KCAI publication 2007 Spring Formal, KCAI publication COLLECTIONS 2012 Central Academy of Fine Arts Training School, Beijing, China Shanghai University, China |