CURVE artist Meagan Chaney is on her way up to Gatlinburg, TN to teach @ Arrowmont. This year’s workshop, titled “Glass & Clay: An Exploration in Combining Materials” is perfect for anyone interested in mixed media sculpture, one of Meagan’s passions. We will be looking forward to a new shipment of Meagan’s work @ CURVE in mid to late September.
Contact Meagan @ 352.857.9976
www.meaganchaney.com
Meagan received her BA in studio art with a concentration in sculpture from Meredith College in Raleigh, NC. Her work has been shown nationally and resides in the permanent collections of Capital Broadcasting, Inc. (Durham, NC), (Cary, NC) and Meredith College (Raleigh, NC)
In 2004, she was awarded an Artist Residency at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, TN. While there, Meagan instructed both youth and adult classes, participated in gallery installations, fundraising auctions, and artist outreach programs.
Meagan has taught workshops on basic and advanced glass fusing techniques and mixed media sculpture at John C. Campbell Folk School (Brasstown, NC) and Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts (Gatlinburg, TN).
She has also given conference lectures at The Visual Art Exchange (Presenting Yourself, Presenting Your Work, 2003) and The Tri-State/SECAC Conference (Photographing Your Artwork for a Professional Portfolio, 2003) in Raleigh, NC.
Her sculptures are largely influenced by natural shapes and patterns, and she uses contrasting materials and surface textures to explore the relationships between form and color.
Meagan’s work can be found at The Society for Contemporary Craft (Pittsburg, PA) The Arch and Curve Studios (Asheville, NC), Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts (Gatlinburg, TN), Florida Craftsmen (St. Petersburg, FL), and Brick City Center for the Arts (Ocala, FL)
Meagan lives in Ocala, Florida with her husband Ben, and their cat, Sessa.
Crescendo © 2008 Meagan Chaney
New Batch of Minis © 2009 Meagan Chaney
Three Tile Steel Plaque © 2009 Meagan Chaney
Haywood County Arts Council’s Gallery 86 has invited CURVE studios’ Greg Vineyard to curate a show celebrating CURVE studios & garden & its artists called “CURVEilinear“. It’s all about what people see and feel when they walk through the doors of the three historic brick buildings at 6, 9 and 12 Riverside Drive in Asheville’s River Arts District. It’s the CURVE studios & garden working studio experience where vistors seven days a week encounter functional clay and decorative ceramics, textiles and weaving, jewelry, metal works, furniture and paintings, plus a beautifully landscaped garden… with a synergistic communication amongst the group nurtured by artist-owner Pattiy Torno’s desire to incubate a creative community. The show runs from January 11 to February 6, 2010. Gallery 86 can be found at 86 North Main Street in Waynesville, NC. or online @ www.haywoodarts.org
CURVE studios & garden artist, Meagan Chaney will have work featured at The Green Hill Center for NC Art. Friday, June 26, 2009 inaugurates the show with an opening reception from 5:30 to 8pm. “The Nature of Being” curated by Flanders Gallery, from “Gallery Nomads: Six Raleigh Galleries Set Up Camp at Green Hill” will run through August 29, 2009 in the Green Hill Center for NC Arts, located inside The Greensboro Cultural Center, Greensboro, NC.
www.meaganchaney.com