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March Jean Body Engagement!
I’m excited to announce I will be holding a Jean Body Engagement at Method Gallery.
Jean Body Engagements feature the continuation of Megan Prince’s Jean Bodies in which completed sculptures will be on view and a work in progress will be developed in a public engagement component in the designated space. Event attendees are invited to participate; bringing jean donations to the location and in the process of tying them together, creating one sculpture as a relic of real community and space for conversation around what reuse can look like in daily life. (details below)
Too often belonging and community become exclusive based on personal abilities, experiences and circumstances, in this instance the ability to see one's work. Throughout the Jean Body Engagements community members (residents, workers and visitors) are invited to participate in a variety of ways as they are able. Attending community members will be encouraged to take part in the engagements by showing up, holding conversation, bringing jean donations, touching and interacting with the in-process sculpture(s) and also by joining in the process of tying pre-cut used jean material together with me at each event. Each community member in attendance will be given a demonstration on the handworking technique and be invited to sit and create with the material to their ability and/or as they see fit. There will be two Method volunteers assisting in working with all community members during this event to ensure they feel comfortable doing this work with the end goal that the communities naturally come together, in pairs or small groups, handbuilding with the materials and having conversation about what it means to “see” the work. In this way creating artwork as relics of community in real time and holding space for conversation around belonging. Participants will leave truly belonging to the Jean Body Community and taking with them the important knowledge that they are not alone.
This event is FREE and open to the public.
Method Gallery: 106 3rd Ave S, Seattle, WA
Sunday, March 23 from 2-6pm
Reception and Artist Talk on February 13 at 4:30pm
Join us for a reception and artist talk celebrating Prince’s recent public installation Tied, Together! This installation features two of Prince’s large-scale works: Red Ratchet Strap Remnant Relationship in it’s fourth iteration RRSRR4 alongside Princes multi-phase work Tying/Untying, Phase Three.
Megan Prince: Tied, Together
Reception at 4:30pm on Thursday, February 13
Artist Talk at 4:45pm
Port of Seattle, Pier 69, 2711 Alaskan Way
Detail of Prince’s installation Tied, Together at Port of Seattle, Pier 69, Seattle, WA
ARCADE: Weaving a New Kind of Seattle Art Fair
Hello friends!
I am glad to share ARCADE has written a feature article about my Jean Body Engagement with Method Gallery during the Seattle Art Fair this summer 2024. The article is included in the fall issue of the quarterly digital design magazine. Read the article here and check out the other amazing articles on the local art scene.
Prince talks with a visitor in her booth with Method Gallery at the Seattle Art Fair, Seattle, WA 2024. Photo by J. Troff
Join the next Jean Body Engagement at Mini Mart City Park on Friday, October 18th from 4-8pm.
Breaking News! I'm to be the first pilot artist for the new AIR program at MMCP!
I'm ecstatic to announce I'll be returning to Mini Mart City Park as one of the first artists in residence! Stay tuned for all the fun, and plenty of sneak peaks, on Instagram as I pilot this new program at MMCP this fall and explore all it offers. I'll be there throughout October and November.
Two things you can start looking forward to while I'm there: I'll be holding my next "Jean Bodies Engagement" and have an on-site dropbox for used jean donations as part of my time there. More to come!
Installation view of Megan Prince’s exhibition Jean Bodies and Friends at Mini Mart City Park, Seattle, WA 2022. Photo by Mark Woods.
"Connector: a survey" at Rudloph Blume Fine Art, Houston, TX
I am excited to share two of my "Remnant Bodies" will be featured in "Connector: A Survey" curated by Tommy Gregory. This is my first exhibition in Texas and has an incredible artist roster!
Opening Reception on September 14 from 5-8pm.
Rudolphh Blume Fine Art, 10771 Westpark Dr., Houston, TX
This exhibit is one example of the kinds of webs of connections that artists make, influencing one another in a visual conversation. 38 artists from 10 different cities throughout the country will exhibit their work at Rudolph Blume Fine Art beginning September 14 and closing November 9.
Meredith, reclaimed speaker wire, dimensions variable.
Seattle Art Fair with Method 7/25-28
I am pleased to share Method Gallery will feature the continuation of my Jean Bodies Project at Seattle Art Fair THIS WEEK. Visit us in booth D13!
Kicking off a new iteration, my Jean Bodies will be on view and I will be on-site further developing works in progress in a public engagement component in the booth. Seattle Art Fair attendees are invited to participate; bring your jean donations to booth D13 and join the process of tying them together with me at various points throughout the fair. Together we will create sculptures as relics of real communities and hold space for conversation around what reuse can look like in daily life.
Detail of Children live up to what you believe of them, 2021, reclaimed and cut children’s denim, 9x17x46 inches
Opening Evening for VIP and Fair Pass Holders
Thursday, July 25: 6—9pm
All Public Days
Friday, July 26: 11am—7pm
Saturday, July 27: 11am—7pm
Sunday, July 28: 11am—6pm
Lumen Field Event Center 800 Occidental Ave S, Seattle, WA 98134
Chrysalis with Method Gallery, 6/15 from 6-10pm
Read on for all the dates and info on where to find me and my work!
June 15th promises to be an amazing evening. CHRYSALIS will be a vibrant showcase of METHOD Gallery’s mission, featuring an evening of art, fashion, performance, and dancing. I’m excited to, once again, be working with METHOD Gallery, exhibiting and pushing the boundaries in my work. In addition to showing a curated selection of artworks, I am creating some wearable pieces for the fashion show. Tickets are pay-what-you-can and it’s sure to be fun! (Get your tickets here)
CHRYSALIS
Saturday, June 15th @ 6-11PM
Europa Gallery
401 2nd Ave South
Seattle, WA 98104
Embodiment group show at AMcE Creative Arts
I am happy to announce my participation in Embodiment, a group show at AMcE Creative Arts! I’ll be sharing a selection of my Communities in this exhibition.
Community #29, 2021, Gauche, oil pastel and graphite on Rives paper, 22 5/8 x 29 in. (framed) Photo Mark Woods
AMcE Creative Arts is pleased to present Embodiment – a group show of works that touch on memory and history
May 18 – June 30, 2024
The works in Embodiment contend with personal and collective histories, relationships, and memory. Through varying media, the six featured artists reflect on the past’s influence on our present modalities and whether it offers confluence or opposition. Our human connection to the intricacies of external and internal systems and environments are also considered. The work’s elements and imagery serve as puzzle pieces of a bigger picture perspective.
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 18, 5p – 7p
Saturday, June 8, 3p: Curatorial walk through and an afternoon of artist talks with Alfred Harris, Rachel Maxi, Megan Prince, and Cara Tomlinson.
Sunday, June 30, 3p – 5p: AMcE’s third anniversary celebration and closing reception for Embodiment
Megan Prince’s installation of her Remnant Body “Meredith” for sudio e’s miniature gallery the vatican, Seattle, WA 2023.
Megan Prince at "the vatican"
This month one of my Remnant Body sculptures is at studio e gallery. Stop by anytime, the work is accessible 24 hr in the miniature gallery, the vatican.
location: studio e gallery, 609 S Brandon St, Seattle, WA 98108
Out of the Box: METHOD Silent Auction & Gala
My contribution for Method Gallery “Out of the Box” is made out of the box.
What happens when you give an artist that likes to use reclaimed materials a specific material? They use it. I applied time and fire with woodworking tools and finished with tung oil. My piece “Time Burns Away” is part of my current series “1,000 Paintings of Love” and available for bidding online 12/2 and viewing at Method during First Thursday and at the Gala.
Learn more. Check it out. Get your tix.
Artist Talk with Ellen McGivern 10/20
Hi Friends!
Here’s a link to my Artist Talk about my durational work Tying/Untying and my closing exhibition Build Time at Prairie Underground. Enjoy and thanks to all that made it out!
Build Time at Prairie Undergound
I am pleased to announce my solo exhibition, Build Time, at Prairie Underground, featuring the third phase of Tying/Untying alongside a selection of new works in fibers and on paper. All of the fibers materials in this show are reclaimed from Prairie Underground, “a socially progressive apparel manufacturer committed to designing modern uniforms that evoke sensuality in daily self-expression.” Prairie Underground designed my performance costume for Tying/Untying.
DEFINITION BUILD TIME (noun): the time taken to put together something such as a new building or a model, or to create a new version of something
Show Dates: September 2nd - 30th, 2023
Prairie Underground
940 S Harney St, Seattle WA
Artist Reception, Saturday, September 9 from 4-8pm (during Georgetown Art Attack!)
Tying/Untying echoes the frustration and reward of working together, a three part durational performance taking place over the course of 2023. Starting with phase one this past January at The Vestibule Gallery and continuing in a window front on 5th Avenue in phase two this summer. This work culminates at Prairie Underground in its third phase, a large textile wall sculpture which links both Prince’s 1,000 Paintings of Love series which points to the individuality and importance of each of us in this life and Prince’s Remnant Relationships, a series of hand-woven wall sculptures made from remnant materials.
BELIEVE WOMEN
It is with a heavy heart that I share my final performance hours for phase two of “Tying/Untying” happened Thursday, July 27, from 4-7pm. This final performance was done in solidarity with women.
Believe Women; Women: if you think or feel strange about something, TRUST YOURSELF.
“Tying/Untying” echos the frustration and reward of working together. Performance materials and costume generously donated by @prairieunderground
Prince performs Phase Two of Tying/Untying in a window front on 5th Avenue and Pike Street for XO23 at the Coliseum Theater, Seattle, WA, 2023. Photo Elisa Huerta-Enochian
XO23 has closed early due to recent developments in the leadership of the XO community, all of the exhibition events are cancelled going forward. Visit my IG @meganprinceart for more information.
Tying/Untying Performance at XO23
On Thursday July 13th, Phase Two of my performance work, Tying/Untying, begins at XO23! Stop by the 5th Avenue window during one of the 12 scheduled performances between July 13-30th. Additional featured works will include a selection of my Jean Bodies, Love Paintings, and Remnant Relationships.
Performance Dates: July 13th - 30th, 2023
Historic Coliseum Theatre
5th Avenue & Pike Street, Seattle WA
Be sure to pick up your event tickets and check out XO23, a celebration of life, art, and passion featuring 60+ local and national artists.
Installation view of RRSRR2 at Method Gallery, Seattle, WA 2023
Artist Reception, Transcending Perception, and performance for XO23!
Megan Prince
Red Ratchet Strap Remnant Relationship (RRSRR2)
June 1 - July 22 , 2023
ARTIST RECEPTION: First Thursday Art Walk
July 6th, 5-8pm
TRANSCENDING PERCEPTION: A Multisensory Art Experience
Saturday, July 8th, 3-4pm
Artist Megan Prince will discuss her work, Red Ratchet Strap Remnant Relationship, and encourage engagement with the piece through touch, sound, smell, etc. This event is geared toward community members who are blind or have low vision, but is open to all.
NEXT WEEK: Phase 2 of my performance work Tying/Untying begins for the massive group show XO23! Featuring a selection of my Jean Bodies, Love Paintings and Remnant Relationships, alongside works by over 60 national artists, I’ll be sitting in my 5th Avenue window July 13-30 at the Coliseum Theater, 500 Pike Street for 12 scheduled performance times. For this performance I’m trying something new, you can donated now and support my performance hours! Also, while you’ll be able to walk by my window and see many of my works anytime, you can pick up your event tickets here. More info soon!
Upcoming Artist Talk at METHOD Gallery
Please join me at METHOD Gallery this Tuesday, June 27 at 5pm as I chat with Seattle Gallerist and Curator, Kasha Semonovitch, about my exhibition Red Ratchet Strap Remnant Relationship. Livestream is available from @methodgallery on Instagram.
The installation at METHOD Gallery features the second iteration of my large reconfigurable soft sculpture Red Ratchet Strap Remnant Relationship (RRSRR2) and Impermanent, a wall-size Sharpie drawing on photography seamless that continues to degrade with time.
Exhibition dates: June 1 - July 22, 2023.
METHOD Gallery
106 3rd Ave S, Seattle WA
Press for RRSRR at Method this June and July!
7 art shows to see in Seattle in June 2023 by Margo Vansynghel for The Seattle Times, Seattle, WA
ArtSEA: Seattle artists are sending textile messages by Brangien Davis for Crosscut, Seattle, WA
Detail of Megan Prince’s Red Ratchet Strap Remnant Relationship (2023, 12,000 ft of reclaimed ratchet straps, dimensions variable) to be installed at Method this June and July 2023. Photo Mark Woods.
Megan Prince
Red Ratchet Strap Remnant Relationship (RRSRR)
Method Gallery
June 1 - July 22 , 2023
ARTIST TALK:
Tuesday June 27th, 5pm (in person and virtual)
ARTIST RECEPTION
First Thursday Art Walk
June 1st and July 6th
5:00-8:00pm *
RRSRR2 coming to Method Gallery June & July 2023!
I am excited to announce the next iteration of my multi-component soft sculpture Red Ratchet Strap Remnant Relationship (RRSRR2) alongside my wall-sized work on paper Impermanent, will be installed at Method Gallery this summer!
Detail of RRSRR1 installed at KCLS, Kirkland Library, Kirkland, WA 2023. Photo by Mark Woods.
Join me for the opening at Method Gallery, Seattle, WA for the first Thursday art walk, June 1, 2023 from 6-8pm!
More soon!
Seeing Remnants in Life extended through April 2023!
FUN NEWS: MY INSTALLATION HAS BEEN EXTENDED ONE MONTH!
My installation Seeing Remnants in Life, featuring Red Ratchet Strap Remnant Relationship ((RRSRR), reclaimed red ratchet straps, 92 x 339 inches, 2023) and Impermanent (red Sharpie on photography seamless, 80x105 inches, 2022) at Kirkland Library, KCLS with the Kirkland Arts Center. My installation will now be up through May 2, 2023.
If you haven’t made it yet make a trip to go see it!
This project was supported, in part, by a grant from 4Culture.