Megan Whitmarsh
b. 1972 Cambridge, MA
Bio:
Los Angeles-based artist Megan Whitmarsh, born in 1972, works predominantly in textiles, using hand embroidery and fabric to create wall pieces and sculptural works which make reference to both contemporary and past cultural history. She has a concurrent collaborative practice with Jade Gordon creating videos, performances, installation and events which engage the community. Whitmarsh shows internationally in museums and galleries.
Education:
M.F.A., University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana.
B.F.A., Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri.
Yale Summer School of Art, Norfolk, Connecticut.
Award, Grants & Residencies:
Project Grant, Pastelegram and the City of Austin Cultural Affairs Office, 2016
Project Grant, Elizabeth Ann Bogert Memorial Foundation 2016
Robert Wilson's Watermill Center residency 2011
Lecture Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University, Bologna 2006
Kling & Bang residency, Rejkavik, Iceland 2006
Full fellowship, M.F.A. program, University of New Orleans 1994-97
Full scholarship, Yale Summer School of Art 1992
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
Human Resources LA, Los Angeles, CA 2017
RawArt Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel 2016
Mulherin and Pollard, NY, NY 2014
New Image Art, Los Angeles, CA, 2009 & 2012
Jack Hanley Gallery, NY, NY, 2012
Watermill Center, NY, NY, 2011
Elaine Levy Project, Brussels, Belgium. 2006 & 2011
Michael Rosenthal Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2010
Krets Galleri, Malmo, Sweden, 2009 and 2013
Mercado, Barcelona, Spain, 2006
Kling & Bang Gallery,Reykjavik, Iceland, 2005
Katherine Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects, Toronto, Canada, 2005
Sixtyseven, NY, NY, 2005
Parlour Projects, Brooklyn, NY, 2000
Isaac Delgado Fine Arts Gallery, New Orleans, LA 1997
The Dolphin Gallery, Kansas City, MO 1996
The Left Bank, Kansas City, MO 1995
The Post Office, Kansas City, MO 1994
Selected Group Exhibitions:
Over the Influence, Los Angeles, CA 2018
Made in LA 2018, The Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA 2018
Taubman Museum, Roanoke, VA 2017-18
Mulherin New York, NY, NY
Mass Gallery, Austin, Texas, 2016
Slow Culture, Los Angeles, CA, 2015
Lamp Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, 2014
Musée international des Arts Modestes, Sete, France, 2013
Brakke Grond, Amsterdam, NL, 2012
MU, Eindhoven, NL, 2012
Watermill Center, NY, NY, 2011
Zürich Museum of Design, Zurich, Switzerland, 2011
Sun Valley Center for the Arts, Sun Valley, UT, 2011
Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, NY, NY, 2010
Narwhal Projects, Toronto, Canada 2010
Wolfsonian Museum, Art Basel Miami, 2009
Riverside Art Museum, Riverside CA, 2009
IVAM, Valencia, Spain, 2009
KK Projects, New Orleans, LA, 2009
Ellipse Art Center, Arlington, VA, 2008
Galerie Libraire, Hong Kong, 2007
the Factory, Seoul, Korea, 2007
Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita, KS, 2006
Agenzia 04, Bologna, Italy, 2006
Longwood Art Projects, NY, NY, 2006
White Columns, NY, NY, 2005
Clementine Gallery, NY, NY, 2005
haNNa, Tokyo, Japan
High Desert Test Sites, Joshua Tree, CA, 2004
Gavin Brown Enterprises, NY, NY, 2004
The General Store, Milwaukee, 2003