Born in London, I grew up in the USA and spent my summers traveling from Scotland to Poland. Throughout the differential swirl of languages and multicultural nuances that inundated my childhood, I find my subject matters ebb and flow, focus and blur in the same manner with multifaceted layers, much like people. I like to center on micro perspectives with a focus on blurring boundaries, sweeping side angles, and using high chromatic techniques. In the studio, I prefer to paint/create from living specimens in my beanies and kicks. Due to the nature of my subjects as well as my formal education, my work frequently exhibits nuances of memento mori.

In 2022 I turned my artistic inspirations into my business, Mogs Art Studio, following a career in life science. I have worked in many mediums, which will be seen on this site in various forms. Besides a painter, I am a MICCA-awarded violinist, a photographer, muralist, an aspirational ceramicist … the list goes on and grows each year. You can also find my pieces careening through parking lots in a flurry of color and zest or floating in a beautifully tweaked out Japan Air … I’m collaborating with HA! Skateboards. Check out the Moonlight skeleton skateboard!

My studio is located in Southern Maine on the coastal waters where I’m able to grow my own garden and paint from life. This site is a collection of my artistic talents, passions, hustle, and attempt at capturing the beauty I discover each day, as well as to serve the death positivity movement. I hope you enjoy the ride with me!

Bio

Megan graduated in 2010 from UMass Amherst with an honorary degree in Biological Anthropology specializing in human evolution and forensics, as well as a member of the UMass Amherst Symphony Orchestra. She worked in clinical research at NYU School of Medicine and went on to work in numerous life science companies in various leadership positions, including Chief of Staff to the CEO and Head of Operations. Megan studied at Studio Escalier, a private art school and international arts colony located in Paris, France in 2021 and 2022. She has since continued to further educate herself through various courses offered by individual artists.

Exhibitions

“Apricot Dream” Gilsland Farm at 50 Art Exhibition (juried), Main Audubon - Sept & Oct 2024

“Bearded Peggy Sue” and “Sunlight Delight” Flowers for OpArt Exhibition (juried), Newburyport Art Association - May 2024

Visiting Artist, Common Roots Studio (Biddeford, ME) - February-March 2024

“Miniature Garden Dome” Spring Gallery Shop (juried), Newburyport Art Association - April 2023

“Flowers for Hills” Hills Gallery’s 20th Anniversary (juried), Newburyport Art Association - July 2022

Murals on display in main entrance and various classrooms at S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary School, Lowell, MA

Various home residential murals throughout Massachusetts