BIOGRAPHY
Megan Wade-Darragh is an artist born in Tiohtià:ke / Montréal, Canada, where she lives and works. She holds a BFA with Distinction from Concordia University (2020) and an MFA from the same institution (2026). In Montréal, her work has been presented in solo exhibitions at Duran Contemporain (2024, 2026) and group exhibitions at Art Mûr (2023), Ateliers Belleville (2024), and Espace Loulou (2022/23), among others. Internationally, she has participated in group exhibitions at Sade Gallery in Los Angeles, Art Room Lisboa, and Duplex AIR in Lisbon, Portugal, where she completed a two-month residency in 2025. Her practice has been supported by the Tom Hopkins Graduate Award (2022, 2024) and the Reed Graduate Scholarship (2023), and has been featured in The Pit (Winter 2024/25) and Suboart Magazine (July 2024).
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Lives & Works
Tiohtià:ke / Montréal, Québec, Canada
Solo & Duo Exhibitions
2026
Technicolor Afterimages, Duran Contemporain, 372 Sainte-Catherine St. W Bureau 527, Montréal, Québec, Canada
2025
We Saw The Sun, MFA Gallery, 1515 Rue Ste-Catherine O., Montréal, Québec, Canada
2024
Two Hundred Twenty Lumens, Duran Mashaal Gallery, 1300 Sherbrooke St O., Montréal, Québec, Canada
2021
Causalité, Galerie Parfois, 4064 St Laurent Blvd, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Select Group Exhibitions
2026
My Karma Ran Over My Dogma, Sade Gallery, 204 S Ave 19, Los Angeles, CA 90031, USA
2025
Christmas Market, Duran Contemporain, 372 Rue Ste-Catherine O., Montréal, Québec, Canada
2025
See You Soon, ARTROOM, Pátio do Tijolo 1 à, R. Dom Pedro V, 1250-096 Lisboa, Portugal
2025
Speed Dating, Duplex Artists in Residence, R. Angelina Vidal 31c, 1170-017 Lisboa, Portugal
2024
Maureen IX, Ateliers Belleville, 545 Rue Legendre Ouest, Montréal, Québec, Canada
2023
Reverb, Art Mûr, 5826 Rue St-Hubert, Montréal, Québec, Canada
2023
Deuxième Tour, Espace Loulou, 185 Rue de Louvain Ouest, Montréal, Québec, Canada
2023
Maureen VIII, Ateliers Belleville, 545 Rue Legendre Ouest, Montréal, Québec, Canada
2022
Espace Loulou Opening, Espace Loulou, 185 Rue de Louvain Ouest, Montréal, Québec, Canada
2019
Girls in the Garage, 4301 Rue St-Denis, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Awards & Distinctions
2024
Tom Hopkins Graduate Award in Painting & Drawing
2023
Reed Graduate Scholarship
2022
Tom Hopkins Memorial Graduate Scholarship
2019
Nominated for Hélène Couture Painting Prize
2019
Nominated to participate in BMO 1st Art Competition
Education
2026
MFA, Studio Arts, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
2020
BFA With Distinction, Major Painting & Drawing, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
2015
Diploma of College Studies with Honours, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, Dawson College, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Bibliography
“Megan Wade-Darragh,” The Pit, Winter 2024/2025.
“Megan Wade-Darragh,” Suboart Magazine, July 2024.
Residencies
2025
Duplex Artists in Residence, R. Angelina Vidal 31c, 1170-017 Lisboa, Portugal
Talks and Presentations
2026
Artist talk, Drawing 200 course taught by Alexey Lazarev, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Received an artist fee
2024
Artist talk, Painting 200 course taught by Joseph Siddiqi, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Received an artist fee
Teaching Experience
2026
Part Time Professor, Concordia University, Montréal, QC (DRAW 200 – Drawing I)
2025
Part Time Professor, Concordia University, Montréal, QC (DRAW 200 – Drawing I)
2025
Part Time Professor, Concordia University, Montréal, QC (DRAW 200 – Drawing I)
2024
Teaching Assistant, Concordia University, Montréal, QC (PTNG 200 – Painting I)
2023
Teaching Assistant, Concordia University, Montréal, QC (DRAW 300 – Drawing II)
2022
Teaching Assistant, Concordia University, Montréal, QC (DRAW 399 – Extreme Drawing)