Meghan E Hedley

Raised in Southern California, I am a professional artist and member of Los Angeles Art Association Gallery 825, and am also currently pursuing a Masters degree in Chinese Medicine at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine. I lead workshops and lectures in both art and Chinese Medicine.

My work is a commentary on the full spectrum of aliveness and is influenced by my lifelong research into healing. It is a celebration and a contemplation, and my titles often arise out of time studying Celtic thought, philosophy, nature writing, and East Asian thought such as the I-Ching and The Dao De Jing. While I am influenced by these and other sources, I encourage viewers to be open, flexible and creative when spending time with the artwork, drawing out their own unique experiences and resonances.
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Through painting, drawing and installation, I build a language of bold color and mark-making while inquiring into the intersection of art and healing. I create dimension, depth and movement in my compositions, attending to the interplay between geometric and organic shapes. I work on large surfaces to actively engage and integrate the physical with the mental-emotional space as a visual meditation, utilizing number, letter, layer and color in ...

2015-20 Masters in Chinese Medicine, Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, In progress, studying acupuncture, herbs, movement therapy, Shiatsu massage, and Craniosacral therapy with a research focus of integrating art and healing, specific emphasis on trauma therapy

2013 MFA, Fine Arts, Washington State University
Areas of Specialization:
Painting, Drawing, Installation
MFA Thesis Overview: “Ogham Now, Woman Here”
An installation of paintings and drawings correlating Celtic language, the work of French philosopher Luce Irigaray, and studies of mind-body healing
2010 BA, Fine Arts, George Fox University
2010 BA, Philosophy, George Fox University

SOLO
2018 Paintings and Drawings, Olympic Mills Commerce Center, Portland, OR, June
2018 (PAINT) the Ten Thousand Things: an Installation, Chehalem Cultural Center, Newberg, OR, February-March
2017 sensation & perception, Valley City State University, North Dakota, October-November
2014-15 RED, Pivot, Portland, Oregon
2013 TIME WITH HER, Solo Exhibit, Turnspace Gallery, Moscow, ID
2013 Body/Ink Drawings, Open Studio, Burren College of Art, Ireland
2012 Rhythm and Riot, Lindgren Gallery, George Fox University
2012 WEYT [wait], Gallery II, Washington State University
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GROUP
2019 LA Art Show, bG Gallery, Los Angeles
2018-19 LAAA/Gallery 825 Open Show, Los Angeles
2018 144 Works on Wood, bG Gallery, Gestalt Projects, Santa Monica
2018 Art Squared Exhibition, Chehalem Cultural Center, Newberg, OR
2018 pink {speak} with artists: Mariah Boyle, Meghan Flynn, Meghan Hedley Lisa Soranaka, Terrain Gallery, Spokane, WA
2017 AUTUMN RISE, George Fox University Faculty Exhibition, Minthorne Gallery, Newberg, OR
2017 WINE WHISKEY WOMEN, Portland, OR
2017 George Fox University Alumni Exhibition, Minthorne Galler...