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Megan McDermott

Living Creatively : Creating Colorfully


Curriculum Vitæ 


Education

  • HS Diploma, Kamiak High School (2013)

  • AA General, Edmonds Community College Honors in Painting 2 & 3 (Completed 2015)

  • Gage Academy KOH Atelier 2022-2023


Experience

  • Art Vendor, various events within Seattle, WA (2018 - Present)

  • Teaching Artist & Muralist in partnership with Urban Artworks and Kentridge High School (Kent, WA April - May 2023)

  • ArtsWA Panelist (Snohomish County WA April & June 2023)

  • Poster Artist with Beacon Arts (Seattle, WA April 2023)

  • Editorial Feature during Native American Heritage Month with Seattle Neighborhoods (Seattle, WA online November 2022)

  • Muralist with Boys & Girls Club (Everett, WA October 2022)

  • Arts & Culture WA Master and Apprenticeship program: beading (Snohomish County, WA July 2022 - June 2023)

  • Muralist with Highline Elementary school district (Auburn, WA Summer 2022)

  • Artist partnership with Seattle Storm, Urban ArtWorks, and Force for Change to illustrate utility box vinyls outside Climate Pledge Arena (Uptown, Seattle, WA May 2022)

  • Poster Artist collaboration with NW Folklife (Seattle, WA 2022)

  • Artist with Little Food Pantries (Queen Anne, Seattle, WA April 2022)

  • Muralist with Seattle Indian Health Board (Lake City, WA November 2021)

  • Artist Collaboration with WSU PRISM Collab (Pullman, WA September 2021)

  • Featured Poster Artist with Urban Indian of All Tribes Foundation 2021 Native Life in the City Gala (Seattle, WA May 2021)

  • Featured Muralist of MadArt Seattle Gallery (Seattle, WA April 2021 - July 2021)

  • Illustration Contract with Swinomish Tribes et al of Indigenous Plants and Healthy Gathering (La Conner, WA Dec 2020 - Feb 2021)

  • Illustration Contract of Healthy Indigenous Plants for Oral Health Van with Seattle Indian Health Board (Seattle, WA Dec 2020)

  • Artist Poster Collaboration of Virtual Powwow Poster with Urban Indian Health Institute (Seattle, WA August 2020)

  • Artist Collaboration t-shirt with Native Works by Chief Seattle Club (Seattle, WA August 2020)

  • Artist of coloring pages in “From the Ground Up! A coloring zine and food resources information guide” (Seattle, WA July 2020)

  • Artist Murals in Chinatown (outside of Shanghai Garden) & Capitol Hill (1111 E Pike St) (Seattle, WA June & July 2020)

  • Individual Artist Grantee of the 4Culture Cultural Relief Creative Response; Native Coloring Book Project (Seattle, WA June 2020) | Ongoing Project

  • Artist, Custom Coloring Pages for the Urban Indian Health Institute for Mental Health Awareness (Seattle, WA May 2020)

  • Artist, Native Art Care Package Coloring Pages Created for Native Works by Chief Seattle Club (Seattle, WA April 2020)

  • Guest Artist Instructor for Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Seattle Childrens’ Museum (Seattle, WA October 2019)

  • Artist in Residence within King Street Station, Yəhaw̓ - Indigenous Creatives & Seattle Office of Arts and Culture (Seattle, WA June 2019)

  • Featured Artist TV Segment Demonstration Highlighting Indigenous Peoples’ Festival, Seattle Indian Health Board and King5 New Day Northwest (Seattle, WA June 2019)

  • Website design (2019 - Present, cemarthleart.com and gobsofcolor.com)

  • Featured Artist of the month, Chief Seattle Club (Seattle, WA April 2019)

  • Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Festival artist participant (Lake Forest Park, July 2016)

  • Edmonds Art’s Festival artist participant (Edmonds, WA July 2015)

  • Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Student Showing at Schack Art Center (Everett, WA June 2013)

  • Art Student Show with classmates at Schack Art Center (Everett, WA ca 2012-2013)

  • Freelance Artist (2013 - Present)


Affiliations

  • Blog writer, Seattle Neighborhoods, Native American Heritage Month

  • Artist & Presenter with Seahurst Elementary School

  • Artist and Community Partner Boys & Girls Club

  • NW Folklife 50th anniversary poster Artist, gallery artist with A/NT Gallery in Seattle Center

  • Urban ArtWorks artist partnership with Seattle Storm and Uptown Seattle

  • Poster Artist, United Indians of All Tribes Foundation

  • Na’ah Illahee Fund Grantee

  • Northwest Arts Streaming Hub

  • 4Culture Individual Artist Grantee

  • Artist and Community Partner, Seattle Indian Health Board

  • Artist and Community Partner, Urban Indian Health Institute

  • Artist, LittleWolf Distro. Collective

  • Artist and Community Partner, Duwamish LongHouse

  • Artist, Yəhaw̓ - Indigenous Creatives Collective

  • 2019-2020 National Council of Urban Indian Health Youth Council Member

  • Artist and Community Partner, Chief Seattle Club & Native Works by CSC

  • Artist and Community Partner, Samish Indian Nation

  • Artist; Alumna; Community Partner, Edmonds Community College

  • Graduated Edmonds Community College with Honors in Painting


Awards & Recognition

  • 65th Annual Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market Second Place in Diverse Arts Division C (Phoenix, AZ March 2023)

  • Na’ah Illahee Fund Covid-19 Grantee (September 2020)

  • 2020 Nia Tero PNW Arts Fellowship Application Finalist - awarded to 20 finalists (Seattle, WA July 2020)

  • Grantee of 4Culture Cultural Creative Relief Response (Seattle, WA and King County June 2020)

  • Art Battle Seattle Event Finals Competitor (Seattle, WA January 2020)

  • Art Battle Seattle Event Champion (Seattle, WA May 2019)

  • Associate of the month, Ross (Lynnwood, WA December 2016)

  • Presidential Volunteer Service Award, Edmonds Community College Silver medal 224.5 hours (Lynnwood, WA 2016)

  • Edmonds Art Festival Foundation Competition, Edmonds Community College Honorable Mention (Lynnwood, WA 2016)

  • Community Read Scholarship,  $300 (Lynnwood, WA 2017), $1300 Edmonds Community College (Lynnwood, WA 2015 & 2016)

  • Edmonds Art Festival Foundation Scholarship, $1500 Edmonds Community College (Lynnwood, WA 2015)

  • High School Academic Scholarship, $1100 Edmonds Community College (Lynnwood, WA 2013)

  • Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Recipient, Gold Key & Honorable Mention Kamiak High School (Lynnwood, WA 2013)

  • The American Library of Poetry, (​Kamiak High School) Author of published poem in student book in Discovered 2013 poetry book