Megan Chapman has been dedicated to the practice of painting and drawing for well over 20 years. In her work, she conveys emotional states and her openness to the process through gesture and action. “I create powerful places to get lost – I think many of us need a place we can go and just be. Perhaps now more than ever. Give me a charcoal line and I will show you my heart’s story. Pair that line with paint and I will show you my life.”

This is a delicate balance – this calling. “I gingerly walk on a high, fine line. My faith in the alchemy of art guides each step. I am here for the mystery and the freedom. I am here because I know this is where I belong and it is through painting that I find myself and my community. This is my lineage. This is my family tree made of charcoal dust.”

Megan’s paintings are in collections throughout the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. She was born and raised in Fayetteville Arkansas, earned a BFA with honors in painting from the University of Oregon, and currently lives and works in Edinburgh Scotland.