Sandra Meigs's paintings have been exhibited in Canada and internationally and she is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.
23 Facts About Sandra Meigs
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Sandra Meigs was a ceramics major at the Rhode Island School of Design from 1971 to 1973 and obtained her Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, in Halifax in 1975.
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Sandra Meigs completed her Master of Arts in Philosophy at Dalhousie University in 1980.
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Sandra Meigs began her career as a painter in Toronto, and in 1993 moved to Victoria, British Columbia where she was a Professor in Visual Arts at the University of Victoria for 24 years.
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Sandra Meigs retired in July 2017 after 24 years with their Visual Arts Department.
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Sandra Meigs taught painting 101, as well as theory to all levels of students, both graduate and undergraduate.
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Sandra Meigs is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.
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Sandra Meigs is known for her vivid, enigmatic paintings that combine dense narratives with comic elements.
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Sandra Meigs's paintings are often provocative, providing layers of meaning that are gradually revealed.
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Sandra Meigs eventually moved on to be a guest Thesis Counsellor in the Graduate Division of York University.
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Sandra Meigs taught introduction to painting at the University of Toronto between 1990 and 1993 and then moved on to work at the University of Victoria.
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Sandra Meigs became an associate professor teaching in their department of Visual Arts.
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Sandra Meigs eventually retired in 2017 after 24 years of teaching.
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Sandra Meigs's teaching practise focused on a hands-on learning rather than straight theory.
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Sandra Meigs was included in two iterations of the McIntyre Ranch Project in 1991 and 2004, wherein the Thrall family hosted a research project between the artists, curators and biologists at the ranch.
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Sandra Meigs continued her research there from 2017 through 2019, creating representations of the distinctive rough fescue, flora, wildlife and fowl of the region, rendered in her enigmatic and vivid style.
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Sandra Meigs depicts the landscape as alive, using neon colours and the symbol of the vortex to contend with mortality.
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Sandra Meigs describes her experience in residencies in Southern Alberta and its impact upon her work as follows:.
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Sandra Meigs wrote a book of poems that was published in 1983.
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Additionally, another $10,000 was rewarded to Sandra Meigs to continue her publication.
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Sandra Meigs was unable to assemble her 30 paintings in time for 2016.
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Sandra Meigs has been named a fellow at the Royal Society of Canada.
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Sandra Meigs was named a Canadian Council Laureate, having a film made in honour of her win.