Megan Wade-Darragh

I am most interested in depicting what is between or before language: atmosphere over volume, and affect over description.

My explorations are grounded in the fluctuating functions of a photograph as a symbol, a composition of formal qualities, and an object. I am reminded of the image-as-object by incorporating evidence of the printed, folded, stained, and deteriorating photograph within my paintings. I intend for my material practice to mirror the transformative chain that images undergo within media.

My goal is to expand the potential for an emotional connection to my work by further developing atmospheric qualities, and in doing so, to winnow down to a fraction of a narrative.

Megan Wade-Darragh is a painter born in the unceded indigenous lands of Tiohtià:ke / Montreal. Since completing her BFA at Concordia University in 2020, she has maintained focus on a creation-led practice while participating in exhibitions that are inherently tied to the local community of students and young artists.

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29 Hampton Rd. 2021, oil on wood panel, 36 x 36 inches.

The Green Credenza. 2021, oil on wood panel, 30 x 48 inches.