About
Meghan Wilhelm is an artist and illustrator, born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In the spring of 2020, she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Herron School of Art + Design (IUPUI) in Drawing + Illustration and minors in Art History and Anthropology. Currently she lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan with her partner, and works at a zoo as a horticulture aide.
While working alternatively in both a smooth, refined fine-art style and a graphic, pop art illustrative style, Meghan uses a wide variety of mediums - some of her favorites include inks, markers, chalk pastel, digital drawing, and silkscreen printing. Her art often consists of natural subject matters, both of flora and fauna, although she is not a stranger to creating an occasional piece of fan art.
education
2020 - Herron School of Art + Design (iupui) — bfa: Drawing & Illustration; minors: art history + anthropology
exhibitions
2022 - “presence: a belated thesis show” - foellinger-freimann botanical conservatory: fort wayne, in
2022 - “sugar rush” show - chromatic 6216 collective: indianapolis, in
2022 - “slap happy” show - chromatic 6216 collective: indianapolis, in
2022 - “on the wing” show - fine line creative arts center: st. charles, il
2022 - “hoosier women in art: identity” show - garfield park arts center: indianapolis, in
2021 - “small summer works” show - kansas city stockyards gallery: kansas city, mo
2021 - “green: a color exhibition” show - garfield park arts center: Indianapolis, in
2021 - indy post-it show - chromatic 6216 collective: indianapolis, in
2021 - “animal? mineral? or vegetable?” 2d juried national show - dallas metro arts contemporary: dallas, tx
2020 - “homebodies": a virtual thesis collective - herron school of art and design (via instagram): indianapolis, in
2020 - indy post-it show - murphy arts building: indianapolis, IN
events
2024 - artprize 2024 - grand rapids, mi
2024 - three rivers festival’s “chalk walk” - fort wayne museum of art: fort wayne, in
2023 - west michigan chalk art festival - grand rapids, mi
2022 - friends of the rivers’ “clean drains” project - Fort wayne, in
2022 - three rivers festival’s “chalk walk” - fort wayne museum of art: fort wayne, in
2021 - three rivers festival’s “chalk walk” - fort wayne museum of art: fort wayne, in
2021 - pattern magazine x martkd “art on sneakers” competition: indianapolis, in
2018 - three rivers festival’s “chalk walk” - fort wayne museum of art: fort wayne, in
awards
2015 - scholastic art and writing gold key
publications
2020 - iupui “genesis” art + writing magazine