Megan Lynch Biography

Emerging American artist Megan Lynch explores the processes of collage, fiber and printmaking in a style that is both contemporary and nostalgic.

Lynch received a BFA with an emphasis in fiber from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2002. She has exhibited extensively throughout the Midwestern United States and has also exhibited internationally. Lynch is a prolific artist who not only works in several mediums, but who also works as a print and web designer under the name Paperbirdie Design.

Her work has appeared in publications such as REVIEW, KC Magazine, and Discover Mid-America in addition to several publications produced by the Kansas City Artists Coalition.

Lynch’s work explores themes of memory, childhood and the idea of home. Through processes of collage, drawing, printmaking and stitching, she pieces together scraps of personal histories and fiction to construct new and unlikely narratives. Lynch uses a variety of found materials from buttons and typewriter keys to packaging, wrapping paper, maps, and candy pigment. Incorporating design, graffiti, patterns, and domestic processes, each artwork is layered and manipulated to achieve an intimate and whimsical composition.

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2005
- No. 8 Gallery, Kansas City, MO, United States
- “Altered Landscapes” Cup & Saucer Gallery, Kansas City, MO, United States

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2006
- PicassoMio.com
- “Re:Members Exhibition” Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, MO, United States
- “Artists in Residence” Can Serrat Gallery, Barcelona, Spain

2005
- Anthem Media, Overland Park, KS, United States
- Arts Incubator, Kansas City, MO, United States

2004
- “Found Images and Arbitrary Lines” Underground Gallery, Kansas City, MO, United States
- “Sprint Open Studios South Portal” curated by James Martin, Sprint Campus, KS, United States
- “Open Studios Preview Exhibition” Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, MO, United States
- “12th Annual Fine Arts Exhibit” Bourbon County Arts Council, Fort Scott, KS, United States
- “Re:Members Exhibition” Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, MO, United States

2003
- “Spring Group Show” Philomene Bennett Studio, Kansas City, MO, United States

2002
- “Open Studios Preview Exhibition” Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, MO, United States
- “Second Thought”, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
- “Undergraduate Exhibition” Gallery 2, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
- “American Crafts Council Exhibit” Navy Pier, Chicago, IL, United States

AWARDS AND HONORS:

2006
- Lighton International Artists Exchange Program Grant Recipient

MUSEUMS & COLLECTIONS:

- Sprint Corporate Art Collection, United States
- Can Serrat Residency, Spain