Megan Prince lives and works in Seattle, Washington.
ABOUT
Photo by John Keatley
Relationships compel me to create; relationships between people, belongings, and our relationship to the earth. Interweaving advocacy and the zero waste movement, my work explores the nature of hope, love and fear through our relationships in this ever-changing world. The elements I create with I view with fresh eyes, seeking to understand the relationships that brought them to this moment and allowing them to assert themselves apart from the value placed on them by the culture. Focused on introspection regarding human tendencies, my practice includes works on paper, installation, performance, and public works concepts.
Prince received BFAs from the University of Washington (2002) in Painting and Interdisciplinary Visual Art with a Dance minor. Earning her MFA from Brooklyn College, CUNY (2008), where she later taught as an adjunct professor while concurrently holding an EFA Studio Fellowship. Her work has been recognized with several awards and fellowships, including the People’s Choice Award from the group show Interdependence at The Kirkland Art Center. Prince has enjoyed several successful commissions with the majority of her work held in private collections. She lives with her family in Seattle, WA.
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Curriculum Vitae
Lives and works in Seattle, WA
Education
2008 Brooklyn College, The City University of New York, MFA
2002 University of Washington, BFA (Painting) & BA (Interdisciplinary Visual Arts) with a Minor in Dance
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2023 Build Time, Prairie Underground, Seattle, WA
Red Ratchet Strap Remnant Relationship (RRSRR2), Method Gallery, Seattle, WA
Seeing Remnants in Life, The Kirkland Library with The Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA
Reworked: Megan Prince and Lee Davignon, The Vestibule, Seattle, WA.
2022 Jean Bodies & Friends, Mini Mart City Park, Seattle, WA
Great Mysterious Heart, The Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA
2017 Relationship, 415 Project Space, Seattle, WA
2015 Megan Prince: An exhibition of early works, 415 Project Space, Seattle, WA
2011 Megan Prince: Relationship, STOLL Space, NY, NY
2010 Brooklyn Light, Solis, Brooklyn, NY
2008 Brooklyn College MFA Thesis Exhibition, NYCAMS, New York, NY
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 Temple, Coliseum Theater, Seattle, WA. Curated by Cole Devoy.
Out of the Box, Method Gallery, Seattle, WA. Curated by Cole Devoy and Danica Reinicke.
Ancient Tech + Future Relics, Coliseum Theater, Seattle, WA. Curated by Julianne Johnson.
Soft Touch, Museum of Museums, Seattle, WA. Curated by Mary Anne Carter.
2022 Distilled: Contemporary Abstraction, North Seattle College Art Gallery, Seattle, WA. Curated by Amanda Knowles.
Carbon, The Vestibule, Seattle, WA. Curated by Kascha Semonovitch.
HOWL, Forest For The Trees, RailSpur, Seattle, WA. Curated by Lele Barnett and Amanda Manitach. (Installation and performance)
2021 Interdependence, Kirkland Art Center, Kirkland, WA.
Height x Width x Depth, SCORE (Southern California Open Regional Exhibitions), Encino, CA.
2010 Spinning Lines, The Invisible Dog, Brooklyn, NY. (Installation and performance)
If You See Nothing, Say Something, The Invisible Dog, Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Kiya Kim.
2009 Waves of Change, St. Joseph's College, Brooklyn, NY.
2008 Discover Emerging Artist: 2008 Nurture Art Benefit, James Cohen Gallery, New York, NY.
Curated by Koan Jeff-Baysa, Lowell Pettit, Amy Rosenblum Martin and Lilly Wei.
Beauty for Ashes, Life Wind International, Modesto, CA.
Works of Art on Paper, LBI Foundation, Loveladies, NJ. Curated by Charlotta Kotik
The Line That Connects You to Me, BAC Gallery, Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Dana Gentile
Young Emerging Artists, Lana Santorelli Gallery, New York, NY
On Faith, Rhonda Schaller Studio, New York, NY
Existencia, Rififi, New York, NY (performance)
2007 It's Electric, Brooklyn College Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Grand Opening, PSPC Art Hall, Brooklyn, NY
Student Exhibition 2007, ISE Cultural Foundation, New York, NY
2004 Three Women Painters, On the House, Seattle, WA
The Graduates, Knox Parlor, Seattle, WA
2002 Thesis Exhibition, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle. WA
2D and Small 3D, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle, WA. Curated by Stefano Catalani
2001 La Mostra, University of Washington Rome Center, Rome, Italy
Awards
2023-25 Public Artist Roster, Washington State Arts Commission, Olympia WA
2022 Open Grant, 4Culture, Seattle WA
2021 People’s Choice Award: Interdependence, The Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA
2010 Fellowship, The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY
2009 Fellowship, The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY
2008 Graduate Fellowship, Brooklyn College, The City University of New York, NY
2007 Graduate Fellowship, Brooklyn College, The City University of New York, NY
Graduate Investment Program Research Grant, Fall and Spring, The City University of New York, NY
Graduate Investment Program Travel Grant, The City University of New York, NY
Teaching
2023 Panelist, 4Culture Art Projects - Individuals, Seattle, WA
2022 Visiting Artist, University Prep, Seattle, WA
2014 Visiting Artist, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA
2010 - 2012 Adjunct Professor, Brooklyn College, CUNY, Brooklyn, NY
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & INTERVIEWS
2023
Smith, Cami. A Place to Gather, Fiber Arts Now, July 2023.
Vansynghel, Margo. 7 art shows to see in Seattle in June 2023, The Seattle Times, June 2023.
Davis, Brangien. ArtSEA: Seattle artists are sending textile messages, Crosscut, May 2023.
Coven, Bree. Local Buy Nothing groups rely on gift economy to cut waste, grow community, The Seattle Times, February 2023
Davis, Brangien. ArtSEA: Swaddle yourself in soft Seattle art, Crosscut, February 2023
2022
Bear Robe, Amber-Dawn (Guest Juror) and Sinner, Lauren (SDJ Managing Editor). Seventh Annual International Exhibition in Print: The Fusion of Fiber Arts, Fashion & Design, Surface Design Journal, October 2022.
Vansynghel, Margo and Davis, Brangien. ArtSEA: Threads of technology stitch art across Seattle, Crosscut, August 2022.
Clemans, Gayle and Shultz, Erika. With Forest For The Trees, 100-plus artists convert Pioneer Square building in Seattle into huge art festival, The Seattle Times, July 2022.
Vansynghel, Margo. ArtSEA: A big indie alternative to Seattle Art Fair opens in Pioneer Square, Crosscut, July 2022.
2021
Rodriguez, George. Exhibition Interdependence highlight, The Kirkland Arts Center, July 2021.
Life on Venus: Conversation 1, London, UK, September 2021.
2018
Sonheim, Carla. 365 Megan Prince, Carla Sonheim Presents, April 2018.
2010
Mangosing, Catherine. relational abstraction : megan prince, myturtleneck Blog, March 2010.
Masters, Aaron Rachel. Writings on My Mind, Masters Musings, February 2010.