BIO
Megan Preston Elliott graduated with a first-class BA in Fine Art from City & Guilds of London Art School in 2018. During her BA, Elliott was shortlisted for the Painters Stainers’ Scholarship and ACME Studio Award, and was awarded the Art Monthly Prize for Critical Writing and The Skinners’ Company Scholarship. She has exhibited in group shows across the UK, including The Potion Room and Picnic at Subsidiary Projects. Her work is held in private collections internationally. Alongside her practice, Elliott is the founder, editor and director of Assemblage Magazine, an artist-led publication. Her writing is published internationally online and in print.
ABOUT
Megan Elliott is a multi-media artist working across painting, film and installation. Elliott seeks to uncover personal truths through examining the myths and stories perpetuated about womanhood, desire and sexuality. By reimagining her own narratives, Elliott aims to question which parts of herself are authentic and which are simply performed.
CV
Awards
Art Monthly Award for Critical Writing, 2018
Shortlisted for the ACME Studio Award, 2018
Project Prize for Assemblage Magazine, 2018
The Skinners’ Company, Lawrence Atwell Trust Scholarship, 2015-18
Shortlisted for Painters Stainers’ Scholarship, 2016
Selected Exhibitions
The Potion Room, Subsidiary Projects, 2020
City & Guilds of London Art School, Degree Show, 2018
Picnic, Subsidiary Projects, 2018
City & Guilds of London Art School Interim Show, Crypt Gallery, 2017
City & Guilds of London Art School Interim Show, Old Diorama Arts Centre, 2016
Point Four Seven Two, OVADA, 2015
Publications
Interview with Jane Hayes Greenwood, Assemblage Magazine, 2020
The Bird Game by Marianna Simnett, Assemblage Magazine, 2019
Artist Spotlight: Kim Booker, Brenda Magazine, 2019
In Conversation with Simon Linington, Assemblage Magazine, 2019
Interview with Millie Layton, Assemblage Magazine, 2019
Interview with Alice Irwin, Assemblage Magazine, 2019
Interview with Tamsin Snow, Assemblage Magazine, 2019
Interview with DATEAGLE ART, Assemblage Magazine, 2018
Interview with Stacie McCormick, Assemblage Magazine, 2018
Interview on Plasma Vista, Assemblage Magazine, 2018
Interview with Rosalind Davis, Assemblage Magazine, 2017
Interview with Dina Varpahovsky, Assemblage Magazine, 2017
On Simon Fujiwara, Assemblage Magazine, 2017