Megan Rooney
1st residency: Mar 7 - Apr 24, 2016
2nd residency: June 28 - July 15, 2016
This spring, Arsenal Contemporary Art Montreal is pleased to welcome Megan Rooney for two residencies. The Canadian artist will be in preparation (Mar 7 - Apr 24, 2016 and June 28 - July 15, 2016) for her solo exhibitions Animals on the bed at Seventeen (London, England) and Piggy Piggy at Croy Nielsen (Berlin, Germany), for the group exhibition A Pool is Water, presented from July 14 to Sept 10, 2016, at Galerie Division, and finally for her performance f on your tongue that will take place on the suspended bridge Peak Walk by Tissot, Glacier 3000 (Ormont-Dessus, Switzerland).
About
Megan Rooney works with a variety of media - including painting, sculpture, installation, performance and language - to develop intertwined narratives. The body is a recurring element in her work, as both the subjective starting point and the final site for the sedimentation of experiences explored through her practice. She addresses the myriad effects of politics and society that manifest in the home and in the female body. The subjects of her works are drawn directly from her life and environment, while her references are deeply anchored in the present moment.
Megan Rooney was born in 1987 in Canada. Graduated from the University of Toronto and Goldsmiths College, University of London in 2011, she lives and works in London. Her recent exhibitions include: Bones Roots Fruits at Thaddaeus Ropac (London, England), Sweet Lies. Rethinking Identity at the Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst (Aachen, Germany), EVERYWHERE BEEN THERE at the Salzburger Kunstverein (Salzburg, Germany), Hush Sky Murmur Hole at the MOCA (Toronto, Canada), Fire On The Mountain at the Kunsthalle Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf, Germany), In the Hullaballoo of Midnight at the 15th Biennale de Lyon Art Contemporain (France), Paint, also known as Blood. Women, Affect, and Desire in Contemporary Painting at the MOMA Warsaw (Warsaw, Pologne), CHILDHOOD: Another banana day for the dream-fish at Palais de Tokyo (Paris, France), A wax rose. A soft punch to the ear at Galerie Division (Toronto, Canada), Poor Memory, Without Poetry Nothing is Possible at the Swiss Exhibition of the 57th Biennale di Venezia (Venice, Italy) and Pleasure & Charity at AGO (Toronto, Canada). Megan Rooney is represented by Thaddaeus Ropac (London, England).