meet the artist
megan segre
Recently relocated from San Fancisco to London,
I investigate social issues and especially
homelessness
from a deeply personal and public perspective.
Having witnessed the homelessness of a close family member has influenced who I am as a person
and who I have become as an artist.
My work creates a visual language
that focuses on presenting
social issues
with compassion and empathy. My process is slow as I rip paper, wrap threads and fill spools. Sculpted, stitched and woven together my art evokes emotions such as fragility, resilience, and loneliness while exploring how regeneration and reconstruction are possible. I seek to both reveal and hide the fragility of human existence.
In 2015, I dedicated myself to full-time
making
and earned an MFA in Sculpture from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
in 2018. My art studio is now located in the West London Art Factory in the United Kingdom.
education
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
MFA, 2016-2018
Santa Rosa Junior College, CA
AA Studio Arts, 2009-2015
University of California at Los Angeles, CA
BA Political Science, 1982
awards
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Neil/Rubin Graduate Award, August 2018
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Kathleen ‘Bunkey’ Frame Memorial Award, August 2018
Santa Rosa Junior College Continuing Student
Art Merit Scholarship, Spring 2015
Santa Rosa Junior College
Riley Street Art Award, Spring 2015
other experience
Assistant Editor and writer for Proximity Arts September 2016-May 2017
Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA, 2001-2011
S.V.M.A. Board Member from 2001-2004. Founded and Chaired The Arts Rewards the Students Program,
a district-wide, multi-cultural diversity art program for the Sonoma Valley Unified School District
serving eight schools and nearly 1,000 students.
Di Rosa Contemporary Museum of Art, Napa, CA, 2009-2011
Served in the Education Department at the Di Rosa from 2009-2010. Promoted educational opportunities
and Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) training for Bay Area educators and docents.