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MEGHAN CAUGHEY |
IN THE ARTIST'S WORDS
My work is expressionistic and non-representational. I do not try to make it "pretty" , but hope it will be beautiful even when the imagery is difficult or confrontational in emotional tone.
My goal in my work is to be honest about my feelings and personal experience as a human being, and to communicate this to the viewer. I am more concerned with the emotional and visual energy of a work than I am with the details of physical execution, so my work tends to be loose and gestural.
I often employ the figure in a language that is both visual and kinesthetic. I place most of my emphasis on line and form, and tend to restrict my palette in service of these elements.
Making art has been a way for me to stay in the world, even when I feel like I cannot. Sometimes my work is an expression of my personal pain, but I try to put it into the context of hope.
By making art, I express feelings and perceptions which are not otherwise communicable. If I did not make art , I would be very isolated in my experience.
Sometimes, the physicality of making art helps me get grounded in my body and helps me better understand my impulses and perceptions.
When I put a difficult image into a physical form, the content becomes more bearable to me. By doing this, I am more able to step back from my intense experiences and lighten up. Making art is a way that I make myself free.
ABOUT MEGHAN
Meghan Caughey is an award winning mental health advocate with a MA, in Drawing and Painting and MFA, in Pictorial Arts. With an expertise in integrating behavioral health and mental health peer delivered services including using art for healing, she has given presentations nationwide on trauma, resilience, wellness and art. She is the founder of Visions – Art for resilience and transformation (A.R.T) and currently works as the senior director of Peer and Wellness Services for Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare.
Artist's Website: www.meghancaughey.com
My work is expressionistic and non-representational. I do not try to make it "pretty" , but hope it will be beautiful even when the imagery is difficult or confrontational in emotional tone.
My goal in my work is to be honest about my feelings and personal experience as a human being, and to communicate this to the viewer. I am more concerned with the emotional and visual energy of a work than I am with the details of physical execution, so my work tends to be loose and gestural.
I often employ the figure in a language that is both visual and kinesthetic. I place most of my emphasis on line and form, and tend to restrict my palette in service of these elements.
Making art has been a way for me to stay in the world, even when I feel like I cannot. Sometimes my work is an expression of my personal pain, but I try to put it into the context of hope.
By making art, I express feelings and perceptions which are not otherwise communicable. If I did not make art , I would be very isolated in my experience.
Sometimes, the physicality of making art helps me get grounded in my body and helps me better understand my impulses and perceptions.
When I put a difficult image into a physical form, the content becomes more bearable to me. By doing this, I am more able to step back from my intense experiences and lighten up. Making art is a way that I make myself free.
ABOUT MEGHAN
Meghan Caughey is an award winning mental health advocate with a MA, in Drawing and Painting and MFA, in Pictorial Arts. With an expertise in integrating behavioral health and mental health peer delivered services including using art for healing, she has given presentations nationwide on trauma, resilience, wellness and art. She is the founder of Visions – Art for resilience and transformation (A.R.T) and currently works as the senior director of Peer and Wellness Services for Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare.
Artist's Website: www.meghancaughey.com