“I always find my way back to paint. I am here. I am travelling in my mind to far off places– head wrapped up in forests with five hundred year old mosses and endless greens”
Meet Megan
How she got here
Megan is an artist from Montreal, Quebec working within the realms of painting, poetry and textiles to expand boundaries of the landscape genre. Her work addresses themes of journey, belonging and place, responding to notions of the unseen landscape. Taking walking as subject and tool, she documents findings, expressing the various possibilities of magic whilst exploring. Her paintings weave multiple narratives that are drawn from art history, mythology and her own ongoing collections of objects and experiences while on long distance trails. She likes the big things, and the little things, finding comfort in the closeness between the two.
Megan holds an MFA from NSCAD Unviersity as well as a Diplome des beaux-arts from Dawson College (2012) and a BFA with Honours from OCAD University (2015). She has travelled extensively by foot, partaking in residencies in Spain and the United Kingdom, NGO projects in Vietnam and held positions as art instructor at various institutions in Europe and Canada. Megan currently works from her studio in Prince Edward County, Ontario and is represented by galleries in Canada and the United States.
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I have always found the balance between the earthly and the mystical fascinating. When I discovered that being directly inspired by the places I traveled through could foster a deeper attunement to the world around me, I began a studio practice founded on the determined belief in the transformative potential of landscapes — both real and imagined. I choose landscape because it allows me to spend time in nature, be absolutely present, and reminds me to find wonder in my surroundings.
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Yes, absolutely! I love working with people to create a landscape inspired by their life or travels that sparks joy and wonder. Check out my commissions page for more details.
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When I travel, I bring my sketchbook, drawing materials and often a plein-air setup with oil and acrylic paints. Creating artwork in-situ allows me to capture the movement and feeling of a place. I employ a variety of mark-making and gestural techniques in response to the place I am in. I write about my experience and jot down other things I notice like the temperature, how many miles I have walked that day, or inspiring characters I met along the way. Back in the studio, all of these fragments inspire the final painting.
Painting
Commissions
What a delight to
memorialize your favourite
places & people.