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About

Megan M. Rivera

 I'm a Chicago-based multidisciplinary artist interested in fashion, illustration, and all things handmade. I am especially focused on creating wearable art for those who love colorful and funky fashion. I love to upcycle clothing and bags by hand painting and altering them, creating one of a kind, bold items made to last. I design unique jewelry including beaded necklaces, bracelets, rings, earrings, and hairclips. When I'm not designing fashion accessories, I love to go back to my roots of fine art and illustration by creating new acrylic paintings. My background in traditional colored pencil illustration greatly influences the themes of nature and whimsy in my current art practice today.

Exhibitions & Events

  • Renegade Craft Chicago, Division Street, September 2022; Morgan Manufacturing, December 2022

  • Getflea, 2021, 2022

  • Illinios Vintage Fest, 2022

  • Indiana Vintage Fest, 2022

  • Art of Giving Annual Charity Gala, Artifact Events, 2021, 2022

  • Uptown Art Fair, Chicago Market, 2022

  • All American Trash: A Spray Can Art Show, Chicago Distilling Company, 2021, 2022

  • DECAHEDRON, Artists on the Lam, 2021

  • Fourth Annual Juried Exhibition, Line Dot, 2020

  • Illustrate the Vote! , Virtual Exhibition, Columbia College Chicago, 2020

  • World Roulette , Virtual Exhibition, Light Grey Art Lab, 2020 

  • Senior Show 2020 , Virtual Exhibition, Light Grey Art Lab, 2020

  • The Art of Megan Rivera, Solo Virtual Exhibition, ShopColumbia, 2020

  • Around the Campfire, Virtual Exhibition, Columbia College Chicago, 2020

  • March of Miniatures, ShopColumbia, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

  • Holiday Market, ShopColumbia, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

  • INK Fest Chicago, 754 S. Wabash, 2019

  • Maps: An Exhibit, 623 S. Wabash, 2019

  • Praxis: A Sketchbook Show, C33 Gallery, 2019

  • RE:Solutions, Hairpin Arts Center, 2019

  • What's Next?, Ice House Gallery, 2019

  • Millennium Park Art Market, Millennium Park, 2018 and 2019

  • Holidazed, Hairpin Arts Center, 2018

  • Art Harvest, HAUS at 623 S. Wabash, 2018

  • 2018 Evanston + Vicinity Biennial, Evanston Art Center, 2018

  • Autoptic 2018, Aria Event Center, 2018

  • Illinois at 200, Giertz Gallery, 2018

  • Illustration Portrait Show, Glass Curtain Gallery, 2018

  • World Enigma, Columbia College Chicago, 2018

  • IC3 Annual Release, Casa Calle 20, 2017

  • Evoke: An Environmental Inspiration Exhibit, Arcade Gallery, 2016

Awards & Recognition

  • Hollis Siegler Prize Recipient, 2020

  • ILLO Awards, Best Traditional Illustrator, 2018, 2019

  • Paula F. Pfeffer & Cheryl Johnson-Odim Politcal Cartoon Contest, Second Place Winner, 2019

  • 2018 Evanston + Vicinity Biennial, Cash Prize Recipient, 2018

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