Megan McDonald is an artist who lives in Melbourne, Australia. Her love of painting, photography, and being creative has always been a large part of her life. She loves to experiment with different mediums and subject matter and in turn produces unique pieces.

 Artist Statement
The car is important, as it is such a big part of all our lives. Megan loves cars and is fascinated by old cars that have been restored or abandoned. Whenever she gets a chance she takes photos and then uses them to refer to at a later date. 

New life is given to discarded objects by using them as subject matter for photos, paintings and assemblages. The same object may be repeated in different works and is used as a metaphor. For example the kitchen scales on top of the oven suggests the importance balance in our lives, eggs in the nest reflect the appreciation of family. The assemblages are made up of once precious or everyday objects and convey an appreciation for the everyday moments in life

The work is a reflection on the importance placed on material possessions in our society today. The works cover these issues in a light-hearted way by using objects and places such as old cars in a country paddock as a basis for subject matter.

The earthy colors are used as a contrast to the color and movement in advertising that encourages the thought that we need all these “things” to make us happy.

Megan McDonald web site 

 

Megan Mc Donald CV Born 1965, Melbourne, Australia 2003 Diploma of Arts (Visual Arts) Box Hill Institute Melbourne, Australia Solo Exhibitions: 2004 “What’s Important” Maroondah Art Gallery, Melbourne Group Exhibitions: 2004 Kingston Arts Centre, Artz Blitz, Melbourne 2004 Linden Postcard Show, St Kilda, Melbourne 2003 “White Cube Project” Dante’s Upstairs Gallery, Fitzroy 2003 “Emerging Steps” Maroondah Art Gallery, Melbourne 2003 “Our Surroundings” Dante’s Upstairs Gallery , Fitzroy 2003 Linden Postcard Show, St Kilda, Melbourne 2002 Creative Harmony Artworks Art Exhibition, Melbourne 2002 Group Exhibition, Eckersleys Open Space Gallery, Melbourne Collections Work in private collections throughout Australia and America. Maroondah City Council. What's Important Series No.1-10 "Home Megan" 2004 Megan McDonald  Gouache and Ink on Paper  25cmX25cm (Framed) Maroondah Art Gallery

Megan McDonalds Maroondah  exhibition 2004 What's Important Series No.1-10 "The VW" 2004 Megan McDonald  Gouache and Ink on Paper 25cmX25cm (Framed)  (SOLD) "Self Portrait" Mixed Media Assemblage  Once preciious or everyday objects are arranged and rearranged to best suit the theme of the box. Moments in time are captured as a visual experience in a three dimensional world that comes alive.

 

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