MFA, Painting and Drawing
Oil Paint
122.0 x 94.0 cm
2020
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Gallery Representation
About this artwork
Oil on canvas
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Artwork History
Apr 13, 2023
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About the artist
Meghan Borah uses oil paint along with the quick-drying medium of distemper to create surfaces that evoke the faded qualities of worn denim, along with the patterns of vintage fabrics and other decorative textiles. Dressed in floral dresses and platform boots, Borah’s female-presenting figures inhabit dreamlike landscapes filled with horses, flowers and greenery. Often, the characters in her paintings seem aloof, their faces expressionless, which speak to the artist’s desire to explore concepts of self, authenticity, and performance within her painted scenarios.
Curriculum Vitae
Born in 1990 in Chicago. Currently residing in Chicago.
BA, Studio Art; BA Theology Vessels Girls and Horses Meghan Borah: I’d Rather Be a Hammer Than a Nail New Paintings Vessels Girls and Horses Meghan Borah: I’d Rather Be a Hammer Than a Nail New Paintings New American Paintings MFA Annual, Issue 129 Artist’s Grant, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
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