Chromatic Expressions Artist Talk with Megan Lewis
Community Folk Art Center 805 E. Genesee St., Syracuse, NY, United StatesJoin us at The Community Folk Art Center on Wednesday, April 17th at 6:00 PM for an Artist Talk with renowned figurative painter and muralist Megan Lewis. Chromatic Expressions is filled with vibrant patterns rare fabrics and even glitter. Through her fantastical subjects, Lewis invites viewers to contemplate the thoughts and emotions of her characters each embodying a unique narrative shaped by chance encounters and the artist’s boundless imagination. Embedded within Lewis’s layered canvases are profound conversations on the social and historical portrayals of Body positivity race gender and history. More about The Artist: Megan Lewis (b.1989 Baltimore MD) lives and practices in the city of her birth. Lewis graduated with a BFA in Illustration from the Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota Florida (2011). As a muralist, Lewis has made a profound imprint on public art. She is the first Black woman commissioned to design artwork for Baltimore’s Penn Metro Station. Her murals appear on the walls of Orioles Park “City Corner” Target’s “Mini Pitch” Reginald F. Lewis Museum “inside mural “Reflections of Baltimore: Arabbers” and beyond. Recent concept commissions include Doritos-Solid Black Dicks Sporting Goods HBO Max and the US Open BLM exhibit that transformed the front-row seats of Arthur Ashe Stadium at the 2020 opening! This event is free and open to the community refreshments will be provided.
