Megan Rooney (born 1985) is a South African-born, London-based artist who creates paintings, sculptures, installations, performances and poetry.[1] Rooney is known for integrating contrasting disciplines, such as painting, sculpture performance, into a single work.[2] She received her MFA from Goldsmiths, University of London in 2011 and, prior to that, completed her BA at the University of Toronto in Canada.[3] Her work has been shown in solo museum exhibitions at the Salzburger Kunstverein, Salzburg (2020–21);[4] Museum of Contemporary Art, Toronto (2020);[3] and Kunsthalle Düsseldorf (2019).[5]

Megan Rooney
Born1985 (age 38–39)
NationalityCanadian
EducationGoldsmiths, University of London; University of Toronto

Her performances include SUN DOWN MOON UP, as part of the Park Nights programme at Serpentine Galleries, London in 2018;[6] and EVERYWHERE BEEN THERE, created in collaboration with choreographer Temitope Ajose-Cutting and musician Paolo Thorsen-Nagel, at the Kunsthalle Düsseldorf in 2019[5] and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Toronto in 2020.[7]

Peter Gabriel chose her painting And Still (Time) to represent his song "And Still", the eleventh single on his eighth album i/o, released in 2023.

Selected exhibitions

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In 2019 she exhibited: Where water comes together with other water, in the group exhibition 15th Biennale de Lyon Art Contemporain, Lyon, France.[8]

Solo exhibitions

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References

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  1. ^ McLean-Ferris, Laura (October 2019). "Openings: Megan Rooney". Artforum. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  2. ^ Luke, Ben (15 August 2018). "Megan Rooney interview: 'Things have to evolve, otherwise it means you've stopped looking'". Evening Standard. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b Museum of Contemporary Art, Toronto (2020). "Megan Rooney: HUSH SKY MURMUR HOLE". Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  4. ^ Salzburger Kunstverein (2020). "Megan Rooney: Green, I Want You Green". Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  5. ^ a b Kunsthalle Düsseldorf (2019). "Megan Rooney: Fire On The Mountain". Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  6. ^ Serpentine Galleries (2018). "Park Nights 2018: Megan Rooney, SUN DOWN MOON UP". Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  7. ^ Museum of Contemporary Art, Toronto (2020). "Performances: Megan Rooney, EVERYWHERE BEEN THERE". Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  8. ^ Julian, Helena (22 October 2019). "'An Infected Landscape of Oozing Materials': The 15th Lyon Biennale". frieze. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Megan Rooney". www.kettlesyard.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
  10. ^ "Megan Rooney, Bones, Fruits, Roots". Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Megan Rooney: Hush, Sky, Murmur, Hole". Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Megan Rooney: Fire on the Mountain". Kunsthalle Dusseldorf. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Megan Rooney: Momma! Momma!". Tramway. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Megan Rooney: Sun Up Moon Down". Freymond Guth Fine Arts. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  15. ^ "Megan Rooney: Piggy Piggy". Croy Nielsen. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  16. ^ "Megan Rooney: Okie Dog on Santa Monica". Almanac Projects. Retrieved 14 February 2024.