Maher’s Mark
NANO GALLERY
By Megan Maher
Curated by Jerry Truong
FEB. 16 - APRIL 21, 2024
Maher’s Mark
NANO GALLERY
By Megan Maher
Curated by Jerry Truong
FEB. 16 - APRIL 21, 2024
Megan Maher is an artist whose solo exhibition in The DC Arts Center's Nano Gallery offers an exploration of the squiggle, a universal motif, on over 60 panels. Maher’s Mark dives into humanity's innate urge for mark-making, intertwining the universal with the personal, inviting viewers to find intricate details and deep connections in simple strokes. Drawing from her intuition and diverse experiences, Maher crafts a captivating dialogue between artist and observer. Discover, immerse, and connect with every line.
Featured Above
Megan Maher
Shimmer Slide, 2024
6” x 4”, Acrylic, oil pastels, and graphite on panel
$90
Featured Below
Megan Maher
Blue Horizon, 2023
6” x 4”, Colored pencils and crayons on panel
$90
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
Megan Maher is an artist whose solo exhibition in The DC Arts Center's Nano Gallery offers an exploration of the squiggle, a universal motif, on over 60 panels. Maher’s Mark dives into humanity's innate urge for mark-making, intertwining the universal with the personal, inviting viewers to find intricate details and deep connections in simple strokes. Drawing from her intuition and diverse experiences, Maher crafts a captivating dialogue between artist and observer. Discover, immerse, and connect with every line.
Featured Above
Megan Maher
Shimmer Slide, 2024
6” x 4”, Acrylic, oil pastels, and graphite on panel
$90
Featured Below
Megan Maher
Blue Horizon, 2023
6” x 4”, Colored pencils and crayons on panel
$90
Opening Celebration
Friday, Feb. 16, 2024
7:00 PM
Closing Reception
Sunday, April 21, 2024
6:00 PM
Artist Talk
Sunday, March 3, 2024
3:00 PM
EVENTS
EVENTS
Opening Celebration
Friday, Feb. 16, 2024
7:00 PM
Artist Talk
Sunday, March 3, 2024
3:00 PM
Closing Reception
Sunday, April 21, 2024
6:00 PM
The artwork in "Maher's Mark" presents a perspective wherein ordinary lines take on a heightened significance. Maher's squiggles, rather than being mere artistic doodles, hint at a broader human tendency to create marks, referencing both ancient cave art and everyday sketches. The line, traditionally basic in art, undergoes a transformation in Maher's hands.
Within these panels, the squiggles adapt and overlap in varied patterns. Maher seems to assert the importance of the individual in the creation process. Each mark, with its specific color and intensity, seems to aim for a connection with the viewer, suggesting a deeper, underlying purpose.
FROM THE CURATOR
FROM THE CURATOR
The artwork in "Maher's Mark" presents a perspective wherein ordinary lines take on a heightened significance. Maher's squiggles, rather than being mere artistic doodles, hint at a broader human tendency to create marks, referencing both ancient cave art and everyday sketches. The line, traditionally basic in art, undergoes a transformation in Maher's hands.
Within these panels, the squiggles adapt and overlap in varied patterns. Maher seems to assert the importance of the individual in the creation process. Each mark, with its specific color and intensity, seems to aim for a connection with the viewer, suggesting a deeper, underlying purpose.
Meet the Artist
Megan Maher
The line is a fundamental element in art. This series examines our innate desire to mark our surroundings, whether it’s a doodle on a piece of paper or inside a cave. Whether lines actually exist in nature or are just an odd phenomenon brought about by the curvature of objects, the human affinity for interpreting abstract mark-making is intuitive, whatever their origin. My work takes advantage of our pervasive desire to make sense of contours even when context is limited or removed. The squiggle is democratic in that everyone has made it at some point in their lives. In this work, the squiggles become longer, similar to loops, and repeats, overlapping each other.
While the motif is common and democratic, the individual creator is important. The lines, color, and pressure of a mark reflect a personal aesthetic, asking the viewer to slow down and notice the intricacies.
FROM THE ARTIST
Megan Maher is a mixed media artist whose work explores the interactions between line, color, and materials. The squiggle is a recurring motif in her work. Maher received her M.F.A. from American University and her B.F.A. from Indiana University.
Recent solo exhibits are “Delineated” and “Coloring with Lines.” She has exhibited both nationally and internationally, including exhibits at the Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington, the Carter Burden Gallery and the Centro Arti Visive.
From 2014-2016, Maher was a member of The DC Arts Center’s Sparkplug Artists Collective. Residencies she has attended include the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, the Vermont Studio Center, and the Chautauqua School of Art. She was awarded an Artists and Scholars Project Grant from the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, MD, and an MD Professional Development Opportunity grant. Maher lives in the greater DC area and maintains a studio in Kensington, MD.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
FROM THE ARTIST
The line is a fundamental element in art. This series examines our innate desire to mark our surroundings, whether it’s a doodle on a piece of paper or inside a cave. Whether lines actually exist in nature or are just an odd phenomenon brought about by the curvature of objects, the human affinity for interpreting abstract mark-making is intuitive, whatever their origin. My work takes advantage of our pervasive desire to make sense of contours even when context is limited or removed. The squiggle is democratic in that everyone has made it at some point in their lives. In this work, the squiggles become longer, similar to loops, and repeats, overlapping each other.
While the motif is common and democratic, the individual creator is important. The lines, color, and pressure of a mark reflect a personal aesthetic, asking the viewer to slow down and notice the intricacies.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Megan Maher is a mixed media artist whose work explores the interactions between line, color, and materials. The squiggle is a recurring motif in her work. Maher received her M.F.A. from American University and her B.F.A. from Indiana University.
Recent solo exhibits are “Delineated” and “Coloring with Lines.” She has exhibited both nationally and internationally, including exhibits at the Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington, the Carter Burden Gallery and the Centro Arti Visive.
From 2014-2016, Maher was a member of The DC Arts Center’s Sparkplug Artists Collective. Residencies she has attended include the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, the Vermont Studio Center, and the Chautauqua School of Art. She was awarded an Artists and Scholars Project Grant from the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, MD, and an MD Professional Development Opportunity grant. Maher lives in the greater DC area and maintains a studio in Kensington, MD.