e. meganrea90@gmail.com
i. megan_rea_art
Born 1993, lives and works in London
My practice centres on creating abstracted architectural spaces through the reinterpretation of buildings. My paintings isolate and glorify the make-up of shapes that surround us, praising aspects of commonly used space that may be passed by.
I am drawn to the everchanging appearance of a cityscape; adjacent contrasting architectural styles, austere facades, and looming glass towers. The paintings are interpretations of sites I have a connection to; meeting points, landmarks that mark the start of an onward journey, buildings that inform me I'm nearly home. The titles of the work form a narrative for the sites in focus.
Capturing architecture in the evening light, I aim to catch a fragment of the inherently familiar as a means to highlight the simple beauty of a routine. Thin washes are gradually built up to create depth and colours are enriched and exaggerated to further disguise each original identity; mimicking the inevitable changes that occur, much like the process of creating an actual building.
BA (hons) Fine Art, Edinburgh College of Art (2013-16)
Foundation Diploma in Art and Design, University of the Arts London (2012-13)
HIX Award Shortlisted Artist 2018
RSA John Kinross scholarship 2017
Open Contemporary Young Artist Award 2017
RSA New Contemporaries Selected Artist 2017
2019
The Summer Show, The House of St Barnabas, London
The Spring Auction, Menier Gallery, London
2018
HIX Award, HIX Gallery, London
Solo exhibition, An Alternate State, Open Contemporary Young Artist Award prize show, The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle
RSA John Kinross Scholarship exhibition, Italian Cultural Institute, Edinburgh
2017
Krung Thep, guest appearance, Bridge Art Space, Bangkok
Intersection, DOK Art Space, Edinburgh
Open Contemporary Young Artist Award, The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle
Don Salon, Embassy, Edinburgh
RSA:New Contemporaries, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2016
Spacious, Tent Gallery, Edinburgh
ECA Degree Show, Edinburgh College of Art
Flux, Gayfield Spaces, Edinburgh
Asbestos Rest Stop, Edinburgh College of Art
Salonathon, Embassy Gallery members show, Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh
Solo Exhibition, Construct, Tent Gallery, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Student Arts Festival, Gayfield Spaces, Edinburgh
2015
Hatch, The Caves, Edinburgh
Auld Alliance Contemporary Exhibitions, French Institute and EDS Gallery, Edinburgh
Low Risk Occupiers, St Margaret’s House, Edinburgh
F7, Whitespace Gallery, Edinburgh, Sponsored by Propercorn Popcorn
Edinburgh Student Arts Festival, Whitespace Gallery/Gayfield Creative Spaces, Edinburgh
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