Ministry of the Arts podcast from Poiesis /  by Megan Lightell

Today’s episode of Ministry of the Arts podcast from Poeisis at Vanderbilt Divinity School features an interview with Megan about land and painting. The series will feature a different Nashville-area artist each day this week, with a focus on environmental themes in the work. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts.

Saving Space /  by Megan Lightell

Saving Space, the collection of new work based on sites protected with the assistance of The Land Trust for Tennessee will be on exhibit at Zeitgeist Gallery during the months of November and December 2017. Opening reception is November 4 from 6-8pm with an artist Q&A on November 11 at 1 pm. Ten percent of the proceeds from sales of this show will be donated to The Land Trust for Tennessee. For information and inquiries, see Zeitgeist Gallery.

Milky Way Farm, 48x72 inches, oil on canvas.

Milky Way Farm, 48x72 inches, oil on canvas.

Residency at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area /  by Megan Lightell

Much gratitude to the National Park Service and Whiskeytown National Recreation Area for hosting me as Artist in Residence in October. Completed nearly twenty paintings and studies of the Whiskeytown area in Northern California, and donated a piece …

Much gratitude to the National Park Service and Whiskeytown National Recreation Area for hosting me as Artist in Residence in October. Completed nearly twenty paintings and studies of the Whiskeytown area in Northern California, and donated a piece to the permanent collection on location. This program offers a valuable experience of quiet focus, enabling artists to immerse themselves in this stunning environment.

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Periscope 2016 /  by Megan Lightell

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Megan was honored to receive the Pitch Perfect award at the conclusion of the 2016 Periscope Artist Entrepreneur Training, a program of the Arts and Business Council of Greater Nashville. This program is a valuable resource for artists across many disciplines and serves to support a more robust cultural community in Middle Tennessee. Find out more about Periscope and ABC here.

from these roots: the landscape of south central kentucky-- coming soon to SKyPAC, Bowling Green, KY /  by Megan Lightell

Grounded (diptych), 48x120 inches, oil on panelA new exhibit featuring the landscape of South Central KY opens November 10, 2014 at SKyPAC in Bowling Green, KY. This body of work was developed over the past two years and includes both large-scale and small intimate studies exploring the visual heritage of this region. On exhibit through the end of 2014. Catalogues available here.

End of year shows /  by Megan Lightell

Many galleries offer a unique opportunity at their end-of-year shows to see works on a smaller scale or works on paper.  This year there are new pieces on display through the end of the year at two galleries:

 

The above image, Evening Home, 12x12 inches, is one of four pieces at Anne Irwin Fine Art in Atlanta for the Small Works show this season.  This is a favorite image I've been working with this year.  It started as a plein-air study of the view from my childhoood home, and will likely end up as a larger-scale work next year.  See all of the works at the gallery website here.

 

Zeitgeist Gallery invited the artists to share studio ephemera, works in progress, and sketches in their current Open Studio show. It is a glimpse into the process of the Zeitgest artists, and on the heels of Jerry Park's recent series at The Arts Company that looked inside the studios of Nashville's artist community, it offers another layer of understanding of what is happening behind those mysterious closed doors.  The above piece is a winter study on paper, and is one of several works on paper and ripped-out sketchbook pages hanging through the end of the month.