About
Meghan Spence is a painter based in Roberts Creek, BC. She began as a self-taught artist in Vernon, BC, before studying painting at Emily Carr University of Art + Design in Vancouver. Growing up exploring the wild places of the Okanagan Valley seeded her connection to the landscape and natural environment. Meghan’s work centres around outdoor adventure, exploration and being present in the landscape. Her acrylic paintings are exhibited in public galleries around BC as well as at her Sunshine Coast studio.
“I create paintings that feel alive, using broad brush-marks and the flow of the paint to create sense of movement. My work is inspired by being present in the landscape with themes of adventure and exploration. Using acrylic paint in exuberant, expressive brushstrokes and energetic colours, my painting constructs bold landscapes. I love to create in all kinds of mediums and forms. I am drawn to acrylic paint for it’s flow and movement. I love to feel moving paint on the canvas and that feeling is captured in the work. I am often exploring the fluid shapes made by water and clouds to capture those transient movements. The Sunshine Coast offers endless inspiration for my artwork, with the moody skies, character trees and interplay with the ocean. Occasionally my roots pull my back to the warm, rich colours and magical, snowy winters of the Okanagan Valley.”
Select Exhibitions
2023 Sunshine Coast Art Crawl
2022 Sunshine Coast Art Crawl
2021 - Fraser Valley Biennale - The Reach Gallery Museum, Abbotsford, BC
2020 Summer Magic - PXP Contemporary (online), Philadelphia, PA
2020 Landscapes - Federation Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2020 Art in the Garden - North Van Arts, North Vancouver, BC
2020 Landscapes of Change (Solo) - POMO Arts Suncor Gallery, Port Moody, BC
2019 Portal to Nature (Solo) - Gallery Vertigo, Vernon, BC
2019 Kaleidoscopic - Kariton Gallery, Abbotsford, BC
2019 Women in Art - Kariton Gallery, Abbotsford, BC
2019 Arts Scene Uncovered - Maury Young Arts Centre, Whistler, BC
2018 International Artist Day Show - 100 Braid Street Gallery, New Westminster, BC
2018 Art in the Garden - North Vancouver, BC
2018 Artists' Choice Exhibition - Federation Gallery, Vancouver BC
2018 Active Members Exhibition - Federation Gallery, Vancouver BC
2017 Great White North - Maury Young Arts Centre, Whistler BC
2017 40 Below - Federation Gallery, Vancouver BC
2017 ic(o!)nic Canada - Fort Gallery, Fort Langley BC
2017 Arts 2017: Reflections on Canada, Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey BC
2017 Canada 150 Art Show - Kimoto Gallery, Vancouver BC
2017 Clouds Exhibition - CityScape Gallery, North Vancouver BC
2016 Memento Mori - Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey BC
2016 Oxygen for the Soul - Kariton Gallery, Abbotsford BC
