About
Megan Frauenhoffer/Megan Frau
pronounced like this: Frow-in-hof-er
Bio:
Megan Frauenhoffer is a printmaking artist originating from St. Louis, Missouri. In May 2010, she completed the Master’s in Printmaking at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Her drawings, prints and collages explore the ideas of perfection/imperfection, subconscious fears, identity and transformative narratives. Megan’s work has been found in Beautiful/Decay, Minneapolis CityPages 100 Creatives, Paper Darts Press Get In If You Want To Live and Miami Art Basel’s Multiversal exhibition.
Other Networks:
Tumblr - My visual mood board of sorts.
Pinterest - Image examples and resources for my art students
Education:
2010 MFA, Visual Studies- Printmaking and Drawing, Minneapolis College of Art and Design
2007 BFA, Studio Art- Printmaking, Missouri State University
Selected Exhibitions:
2012
Surreal Salon IV, juried by Casey Weldon, Baton Rouge Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
6th Annual Summer Juried Art Show, St. Cloud University, St. Cloud, MN
Linearity,curated by Kelly McKernan, Mint Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Glass, Cinder and Thorns 2, curated by April Segedi, 323 East Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
Creature Captive Group Exhibition, TBA, Minneapolis, MN
Solo Show (Title TBA), Good Girl Art Gallery, Springfield, MO
2011
Multiversal Exhibition 2011, featured artist, hosted during Art Basel Miami, Multiversal Gallery, Miami, FL
Reclaimed Show, curated by Christina and Dennis Jacobs/Perfect Laughter, River’s Edge Gallery, Wyandotte, MI
Urban Roots Exhibition, 323 East Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
Under The Gun, curated by Josh G/Creep Machine, Articulated Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Shared/Space:2, Tarnish & Gold Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
Find Art Across America Tour, FIND Art Magazine, United States
Find Art Across America #SGF, LemonDrop Gallery, Springfield MO
States of the State: A Contemporary Survey of American Printmaking, Exhibited with John Hitchcock’s Epicentro: Re Tracing the Plains at the La Biennale di Venezia 54th International Arts Exhibition, The Dipartimento di Studi Linguistici e Culturali Comparati, University of Ca’ Foscari, Venice
2010
Gallery 148 MFA Show, MCAD Gallery 148, Minneapolis, MN
Foot in the Door 4, Minneapolis Institute of Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN
Gender Show, Altered Esthetics Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
Glass, Cinder & Thorns, 323East Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
MFA Thesis Show, The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN
Spyhouse Solo Show, Spyhouse Coffee Shop, Minneapolis, MN
SHY Rabbit Print National 2, Shy Rabbit Contemporary Arts, Pagosa Springs, CO
States of the State: Survey of American Printmaking Exhibition, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
About Face, Stevens Square Center for the Arts, Minneapolis, MN
2009
Isle of Misfits, Canteen Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
30th Annual Paper in Particular, Columbia College Missouri, Columbia, MO
Creative Blood, Altered Aesthetics Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
Drive By Press Traveling Exhibition, Drive By Press, North America
Los Angeles Printmaking Society 20th National Exhibition, Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
MCAD 09 Get StARTed, Burnet Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
Print Zero 6 Traveling Exhibition, North America
Feminality Art Exhibition, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Multiversal Group Show, American Legion Building, Art Basel at Miami Beach, FL
2008
Print Zero 5 Traveling Exhibition, North America and Naestved, Denmark
Bitter Fruits Show, Altered Esthetics Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2007
Prints U.S.A, 2007, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO
Bachelor of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Butler & Rosenbury Bldg., Springfield, MO
Publications and Bibliography:
2011 Get In If You Want To Live, illustration, Paper Darts Press, Minneapolis, MN
2011 Little Constructs Zine, illustration, Little Constructs, Minneapolis, Mn + London, England
2011 Find Art Magazine, Issue #6, Los Angeles, CA
2011 Beautiful/Decay Book 6: “Future Perfect,” selected artist, Beautiful/Decay, June, Los Angeles, CA
2011 Hive 5: A Somewhat Quarterly Comics Anthology, cover illustration, Grimalkin Press, Minneapolis, MN
2010 Altered Esthetics’ 2010 Featured Artist Calendar, March, Altered Esthetics Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2010 Brie Hiramine, Creo Magazine, “Nature vs. Nurture” & ”Interview,” Spring 2010 No. 03, pg 56-7 & 60-1
2009 Los Angeles Printmaking Society, 20th Anniversary Exhibition Catalog, Los Angeles, CA
2007 Moon City Review, Volume 8, Number 1 2007, “White Lights,” MSU, Springfield, MO
Awards and Recognitions:
2010 Minneapolis City Pages’ 100 Creatives, Minneapolis, MN
2010 Altered Esthetics Featured Artist Calendar, Altered Esthetics Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2008-10 MFA Trustee’s Scholarship and MFA Opportunity Grant, MCAD, Minneapolis, MN
2006 Jacqueline Synders Memorial Scholarship, MSU, Springfield, MO
