Meg Hahn

Artist Statement

My practice is rooted within the process of painting and drawing, and influenced by the formal qualities found from my surroundings. I am drawn to patterns, shapes, and colors that I collect through observation, such as architectural moments, casted shadows, and scenes from the everyday. Through drawing and cut paper, I build forms that I use to compose layers of geometric shapes. By building up layers of color to create monochromatic palettes, I look to create subtle shifts in contrast to invite a slower viewing experience. My paintings are a record of a back and forth between creating a visual steadiness and then an interruption.

Bio

Meg Hahn is a painter, curator, and arts organizer based in Portland, ME. Her work has been included in exhibitions at the Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME; University of New England Art Gallery, Portland, ME; Dunes, Portland, ME; Able Baker Contemporary, Portland, ME; Perimeter Gallery, Belfast ME; the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockland, ME; BUOY, Kittery, ME; The Distillery Gallery, Boston, MA; SOIL, Seattle, WA; and Collar Works,Troy, NY; among others. She has curated exhibitions at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Perimeter Gallery, the Portland Public Library, SPACE, and was a founder and co-director of the curatorial collective, Border Patrol. Meg has attended residences at Surf Point, The Golden Foundation Residency Program, Vermont Studio Center, Hewnoaks, the Monhegan Artists’ Residency, and upcoming at the Albers Foundation Residency. Currently, she is also the Development and Special Projects Manager at SPACE. She received her BFA in Painting with a minor in Art History from Maine College of Art & Design.