Selected Biography
Sorbonne University, Paris, France, 1989-1990
BA, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1991
Saitama, Japan, 1991-1993
Moscow, Russia, 1995
MH, University of Colorado, Denver, 2005
Sayulita, Mexico, 2010-2012
Exhibitions
2022
Walker Fine Art, Wild Narratives, Denver, CO
Curtis Arts Center, All Colorado Art Show, Denver
2021
Walker Fine Art, Avifauna Immersive Show. Denver
2019
Walker Fine Art, Layered Existence. Denver
Walker Fine Art, Enchanted Garden, Denver
Spark, 40th Anniversary Alumni Show, Denver
Curtis Arts Center, All Colorado Art Show, Denver
2018
Walker Fine Art, The Space Between, Denver
2017
Walker Fine Art, Metaphors, Denver
McNichols Civic Center, Tectonic SHIFT|Dynamics of Change, Denver
2016
Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Art of the State. Arvada, CO
2015
Point Gallery, Something Borrowed, Something New, Denver
Love Gallery, Colfax. Denver
2013
Emmanuel Gallery, Corpus Exuberis. Denver
RedLine, In-Site, Not Exactly. Denver,
2012
Love Gallery, The Love Show, Denver
Vertigo Gallery, Half the Floating World. Denver
ENTREAMIGOS, Flood, Solo Exhibition. San Pancho, Nayarit, Mexico
2011
Fine Arts Pavilion, Denver County Fair, Denver
2010
SOFA, Artifact. Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
910 Arts, Best of Santa Fe. Juried Exhibition. Denver
Westword, Artopia. Denver
Front Range Community College, Creative Voice: Celebrating Women Artists. Westminster, CO
2009
Spark Gallery, Refuse. Solo Exhibition. Denver
Next Gallery, Viral. Solo Exhibition. Denver
Core New Art Space, The Figurative Show. Juror’s Award: Honorable Mention, Denver
Next Gallery, Festivus Film Show. Juried Exhibition. Denver
Next Gallery, Artists Against Convention. Juror’s Award: First Place. Denver,
Core New Art Space, Dog and Pony Show. Juried Exhibition. Denver
Viridian Artists, Nineteenth International Exhibition. Juried Exhibition. New York, NY
Ceres Gallery, Eighth National Juried Exhibition. New York, NY
2008
Core New Art Space, Politics and Art. Juried Exhibition. Denver
Next Gallery, Hope Revealed. Solo Exhibition. Denver
Dazzle Jazz, Featured Artist. First Monday Art Talk. Denver
2007
Next Gallery, Reproduction. Solo Exhibition. Denver
Awards, Distinctions
Juror’s Award: First Place. Fine Arts Pavilion, Denver County Fair, Denver, 2011
Juror’s Award: Honorable Mention, Core New Art Space, The Figurative Show, Denver, 2009
Juror’s Award: First Place, Next Gallery, Artists Against Convention, Denver, 2009
Residencies
2014 Create Denver, Process to Consumption. Denver,
2013 Redline and Barter Collective, In-Site, Not Exactly. Denver, CO
Public Commissions
2023 Vectra Bank. Denver, CO
2021 McGregor Square. Denver, CO
Gallery Representation
2013-present Walker Fine Art, Denver, CO – www.walkerfineart.com
2019-present J GO Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT - www.jgogallery.com
Bibliography
Denver Post, “Walker Fine Art Offers a Lesson in How the Art Business Can Survive and Thrive in the 21st Century,” December, 2022
Westword, “Avifauna Welcomes Us Back to the World at an Immersive Concert,” June, 2021
Westword, “100 Colorado Creatives 3.0: Meagen Svendsen,” August, 2016
Colorado Homes and Lifestyle, “40 Soul-Stirring Works of Art, According to the Pros,” May 2020
Denver Post, “Explore the Depths of Your Own Psyche at Walker Fine Art’s ‘Layers of Existence’,” November, 2019
Westword, “Artist House Tour: Artist/Musician Meagen Svendsen at Home in Sloan's Lake,” August, 2015
Colorado Public Radio News, Colorado Matters with Ryan Warner, “Artists Against Convention,” April, 2010
Westword, “100 Colorado Creatives: Pangloss Gravitron,” July, 2013
Westword, “The Arts in Denver: Ten People to Watch in 2013” Jan, 2013
50 Ways You Can Help Obama Change America, Salzman, Jason, Polipoint Press, 2009
Album Releases
2021 “We Go On,” LP, Walker Fine Art, Denver, CO
2019 “Evelyn,” EP, Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO
2018 “Pressure,” EP, Lost Lake Lounge, Denver, CO
2017 “The Gyre,” LP, The High Dive, Denver, CO