Category: Exhibitions

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Art in City Hall: “Our Town”

Street in Old Town by collage artist Megan Coyle
“Street in Old Town.” Collage on paper. 9″x12″
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July 20th, 2009 – January 8th, 2010
City Hall; Alexandria, Virginia
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Megan Coyle’s collages, “Street in Old Town” and “The Torpedo Factory,” were on display in Alexandria, Virginia’s City Hall.

This particular City Hall exhibition was entitled “Our Town” and focused on images of Alexandria or work about Alexandria, the diverse population that makes up the city, the varied daily activities of the city, and the historical events that define what Alexandria is today.

The exhibit was part of an ongoing bi-annual juried exhibit that City Hall holds every year, featuring the art from members of the Del Ray Artisans, the Art League, and the Torpedo Factory Artists Association.

Chris Haggerty, a Professor of Art and Art Therapy at Marymount University, was the Juror of the exhibition.

Exhibition Hours:
Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

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Mixed Media Multiplied

I hope everyone had a great weekend! I’ve been pretty busy and the weekend definitely went by too fast for me, a common dilemma. I did a little gallery sitting for the Del Ray Artisans, so I took a few pictures of the “Mixed Media Multiplied” exhibition. Below are images of my mixed media paintings that were up – paintings that I did a while ago when I was in college. I also included a couple of photos of the overall exhibition so you can get an idea of the space.

Fridge by Megan Coyle Abstract Trees by Megan Coyle

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Mixed Media Multiplied

Fridge by Megan Coyle

Fridge by collage artist Megan CoyleJune 26th – July 19th, 2009
Nicholas Colasanto Center; Alexandria, Virginia
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Megan Coyle displayed two of her mixed media pieces, “Fridge” and “Abstract Trees,” in the Del Ray Artisans’ “Mixed Media Multiplied” exhibition. These particular works of art are older pieces from her work as a painting student at Elon University. They were completed during her junior and senior year at school. Both works of art were made from acrylic paint, oil pastel, canvas, collage, and thread.

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Mixed Media Multiplied

Abstract Trees by Megan CoyleI have a couple of my older works of art on display in the Del Ray Artisans’ “Mixed Media Multiplied” exhibition that is running from June 26th until July 19th. Every work of art in the exhibition was created from at least three or more materials. My artwork that’s up, “Fridge” and “Abstract Trees,” was created during my last two years as a painting student in college. These were part of a series that I worked on where I took a stretched canvas, painted it, then painted some unstretched canvas that I cut up and stitched into the stretched canvas. I also dabbled in using different materials to create these mixed media pieces–typically using acrylic paint, oil pastels, and collaging magazine cut-outs.

Although I studied painting in college, my heart was always in collage. Now, only a little over a year out of school, I’ve been focusing completely on collage. These two mixed media pieces are definitely a walk down memory lane.

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"Bond for Life" exhibition

Boy with Dog by Megan Coyle
“Boy with Dog.”
Collage on paper. 24″x18″
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My collage “Boy with Dog” is currently on display in the Del Ray Artisans’ exhibition, “Bond for Life.” The exhibition runs from May 22nd until June 21st, 2009, in the Nicholas Colasanto Center in Alexandria, Virginia. The gallery is open Thursdays (12pm – 4pm), Fridays (12pm – 9pm), Saturdays (10am – 9pm), and Sundays (12pm – 6pm).

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Bond for Life

Boy with Dog by collage artist Megan Coyle
“Boy with Dog.”
Collage on paper. 24″x18″
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May 22nd – June 21st, 2009
Nicholas Colasanto Center; Alexandria, Virginia
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Megan Coyle’s work in progress, “Boy with Dog,” was on display in the Del Ray Artisans’ exhibition, “Bond for Life.” The exhibition was dedicated to the emotions shared by humans and their pet companions.

Curator of the exhibition, Richardson, described the exhibition theme with the following:

“Most people have some idea how rewarding the campanionship of a pet can be. Few are aware,however, of the sheer diversity of the human-pet partnerships that have existed for thousands of years and continue today. Bond for Life is designed as an all out celebration of the special connection that humans and their pet companions share.”