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About Perry Meigs

My work explores mapping as a way to track movement, catalog memory, and make sense of place. Through drawing and painting, I use maps, both real and imagined, as frameworks to collect observations, textures, and colors from spaces that have shaped me.

In earlier works, I used architectural floorplans and city maps to navigate personal memories, tracing hallways and locations that held meaning. Later, I turned to mapping my daily movements, sketching routes through Brooklyn and New York City, following the lines of my commute and the patterns that caught my eye. Walking became an act of noticing, why do certain flowers, surfaces, or colors leave an impression while others fade? These small details became markers of time and presence.

More recently, I have expanded mapping to include Strava-tracked movement, collaged elements from my travels, and stitched pathways onto canvas. Some works distill a single moment, isolating patterns and colors against a white background to highlight a fleeting impression. Others layer multiple experiences, creating a visual record of weeks or months of observations.

Mapping in my work is both personal and universal. It is a way to anchor the self, to visualize how we move through and are shaped by our environments. By reclaiming traditional map-making and combining it with digital tracking and memory, I question how technology influences our sense of place and how we choose to navigate the world.

Education:

Perry Meigs earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design. She further honed her painting skills, earning a Master's of Fine Arts from the California Institute of the Arts and developing a unique style as a studio artist. Perry draws inspiration from various sources, blending traditional techniques with contemporary art to create work that reflects her deep understanding of art history while pushing the boundaries of painting as a medium.

Exhibitions & Awards:

Perry Meigs has exhibited her work in galleries and museums across the country. She has received numerous awards and honors, including an Artlift Micro Grant from the City of Palo Alto. She has been an artist in residence at Skowhegan, Cubberly Artist Studio Program, and The Experimental Television Center, Perry's innovative style and approach to painting have garnered attention and praise, with features in publications like Vas Newsletter and The New York Times.

​​​​EXHIBITIONS 

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2025

  • 7th Annual Sanchez Art Center 50|50 Show 50/50, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA

  • Mending and Marvels, Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA

  • Works/San José’s 2025 Community Art Auction, San José, CA

  • 103rd Anniversary Exhibit, Pacific Arts League, Palo Alto, CA
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2024

  • Boundaries, New Museum Los Gatos, Los Gatos, CA

  • Lands and Symbiotic Futures, Women Eco Artist Dialog, Kunstmatrix

  • Tierra y Raíces/Earth and Roots, Mexican Heritage Plaza, San Jose, CA

  • The Anti Valentine's Show, Works San José, San José, CA
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2023

  • Mapping Palo Alto, Rinconada Library Display Space, Palo Alto, CA SOLO

  • Art in the Garden, Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden, Palo Alto, CA

  • Pets and Animals, Pacific Arts League, Palo Alto, CA

  • P.A.L. Members Curated Exhibit, Palo Alto, CA
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2022

  • Mapping Palo Alto Together, Rinconada, Mitchell Park, Downtown Library, Palo Alto, CA  SOLO​
     

2018-2021

  • Flags, Skowhegan Block Party, New York, NY

  • Like Birds of a Feather, Town and Country Village, Palo Alto, CA

  • Insights from my Garden, Claremont Art Studios, San Mateo, CA

  • Silicon Valley Group, Claremont Art Studios, San Mateo, CA

  • Gallery Group, The Rye Art Center, Rye, NY

  • Painters on Location, The Rye Art Center, Rye, NY

  • The Valentine Show, Kenise Barnes Gallery, Larchmont, NY
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2013 & Earlier (Selected)

  • Hudson Valley Artists, The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, New Paltz, NY

  • RISD Biennial, Claire Olivia Fine Art, New York, NY

  • To Be Continued…, Art in General, New York, NY

  • To Be Continued…, Bellwether Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

  • Identity and the Home, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY

  • Whose Body is it? Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA

  • Special Feature U.S.A., The International Experimental Video Festival, Arnhem, The Netherlands

 

RESIDENCIES

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  • Idaho BaseCamp Artist Residency,  Ketchum, ID

  • Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, NY

  • Cubberley Artist Studio Program Residency, Palo Alto, CA

  • The Experimental Television Center, Oswego, NY

 

CURATORIAL & PUBLIC ART PROJECTS

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  • "Art in the Garden" Program – Organized a community art event at Elizabeth Gamble Garden, Palo Alto, CA (2004), showcasing contemporary Silicon Valley artists in an interactive outdoor exhibition.

  • "Mapping Palo Alto Together" – Led a public engagement art project funded by the ArtLift Microgrant from the City of Palo Alto (2022-2023), exploring community identity through collaborative art-making.

 

TEACHING & WORKSHOPS (Selected)
 

Crystal Springs Uplands School, Belmont, CA (2019–Present)
Middle School Visual Arts Teacher

  • Designed and taught curriculum across drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, and ceramics

  • Led 2D and 3D foundations courses for grades 6–8

  • Managed the art studio, including ordering materials, organizing supplies, and overseeing the departmental budget

  • Coordinated student exhibitions and facilitated classroom critiques
     

St. Bernard's School, New York, NY (2014–2019)
Visual Arts Teacher, Grades 6–9

  • Taught a comprehensive visual arts curriculum to middle school and 9th-grade boys

  • Developed lessons in drawing, painting, sculpture, and mixed media

  • Managed the art room and oversaw materials and budget

  • Curated the annual all-school student art exhibition
     

Visiting Artist & Professor, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, RI (2009–2010)

  • Led senior seminars in video art and editing
     

  • Presented professional work and mentored students on thesis project

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  • Visiting Artist & Professor, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, RI (2009-2010)

    • Led seminars on video art and editing for senior film majors.

    • Presented personal and professional video work.

  • Professor, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, RI (2003-2004)

    • Taught production studio classes for junior-year film/video majors.

  • Instructor, Parsons School of Design (SOPIS Program), New York, NY (2002-2003)

    • Taught figure drawing and perspective to international college students.

  • Instructor, Brooklyn Museum of Art, NY (2000-2001)

    • Taught painting to museum students.

  • Education Department, Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Los Angeles, CA (1997-1999)

    • Developed and led First Visit & Beyond and Public Orientations programs for visitor engagement.

 

PUBLICATIONS (Selected)

  • "Palo Alto Funds Art to Unify Community," Olivia Atkinson, The Campanile, October 24, 2022

  • "Palo Alto Public Art Tells Stories Both Collective and Personal," Anne Li, Stanford University Online, November 2022

  • "Pandemic Solutions," JD Beltran, Vas Newsletter, February 27, 2021

  • "For Hikers Seeking Art," Brooklyn is a Left Bank, The New York Times, December 15, 2000

  • "Color Me Mine," New Art Examiner, 1998

  • "Color Me Mine at LACE," L.A. Weekly, April 3-9, 1998

  • "Taking Chances with Forms and Ideas," Nomad, Number 6, Spring 1994

 

PROFESSIONAL ART & MEDIA EXPERIENCE

  • NBC Universal Studios, Video Editor, Dateline & The Today Show, New York, NY (2001-2013)

  • NBC Universal Studios, Media Manager, (2001-2008)

  • WNET, Assistant Editor, Bill Moyers Now, New York, NY (1999-2003)

  • Marc Foxx Gallery, Assistant, Los Angeles, CA 1998

  • Manny Silverman Gallery, Assistant, Los Angeles, CA 1998

  • Allan Stone Gallery, Assistant, New York, NY

  • Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Museum, Video Art Curator, Providence, RI (1993-1994)

 

EDUCATION

  • M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA

  • B.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

 

TECHNICAL SKILLS

  • Video & Digital Media: Final Cut Pro, Avid, Adobe Premiere, Photoshop

  • Public Art & Exhibition Design: Site-Specific Installation Planning, Video Projection Mapping

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