Meghan Hildebrand
Available Artwork by Meghan Hildebrand
Harbour on Darkly
Meghan Hildebrand
Acrylic and oil on panel (24x24 in) 2011
$2,500.00 including frame
Sylvia's Rest (Rivers and Logs Series)
Meghan Hildebrand
mixed media (30x45 in) 2010
$3,800.00 including frame
Continental Relief (Rivers and Logs Series)
Meghan Hildebrand
mixed media (45x30 in) 2010
$3,800.00 including frame
Rescue Confetti (Rivers and Logs Series)
Meghan Hildebrand
mixed media (45x30 in) 2010
$3,800.00 including frame
"As a painter, I see my role as part of a storytelling tradition. I supply a setting, sometimes some characters, then hope the viewer will use their own experiences to build the story."Meghan's themes stem from two directions in her work. The first theme is the quilt, in which the rich, mismatched patterns of textiles, she found a look she wanted to achieve in her painting. This subject is full of storytelling potential, from the historic events they chronicle to the role women played in activism, art, and society.The second theme that had inspired her Rivers and Logs series is the current trend in British Columbia to privatize rivers for 'run-of-river' hydro projects. In 2008, a private energy company unveiled it's plans for power projects at nearby Bute Inlet which compelled Meghan to explore the theme. In a time when water is at a crucial shortage in the world, she joined the cause to keep water and water utilities in public hands. Her work characteristically focuses on the intersection of nature and human construction. Now combining the themes of water and logging with the quilting aesthetic, Meghan hopes to mark this pivotal time in history.Born and raised in the Yukon, Meghan went on to study art at the Kootenay School of the Arts in Nelson and Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax. She is now settled on the Sunshine Coast, in Powell River, painting, sculpting clay, playing music, and sewing her days away.