About

Megan Hansen is a photographic artist currently residing in Billings, MT. She has a BA in Film and Photography with a minor in Art History from Montana State University, and an MFA from Central Washington University. Influenced by her experiences growing up in the West, she creates work that speaks to individual and geographic identity, using a variety of photographic based medias, including small, medium, and instant format film, digital photographs, found imagery, installation, and bookmaking. She cohabitates with a cat named Osiris and a dog named Gus.

Curriculum vitae

2023

Homecoming, SPE Combined Caucus Exhibition, RMCAD, Denver, CO

AFTERWORD, Small Talk Collective, Portland, OR

2022

Smart Objects and Flattened Images, Well Well Projects, Portland, OR

Light Conversations Vol. 3, Small Talk Collective, Oregon Contemporary, Portland, OR

Wild West Show, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Sarah Spurgeon Gallery, Ellensburg, WA

Kittitas County Exhibition, Gallery One, Ellensburg, WA

Pacific Northwest Drawers, Blue Sky Gallery, Portland, OR

Fotografia group show, PRPG.mx, Mexico City, Mexico

2021

The Curated Fridge, Autumn 2021, thecuratedfridge.com

Under 30 Show, Collective Visions Gallery, Bremerton, WA

Kittitas County May Exhibition, Gallery One, Ellensburg, WA

MFA mid-thesis Solo Exhibition, After all, life is to enjoy, Gallery 231, Ellensburg WA

CWU Faculty Exhibition, Sarah Spurgeon Gallery, Ellensburg WA

2020

Society of Photographic Education, The New Now, The Tipping Point Edition, https://www.thenewnow.online/, Corvallis, OR

The Curated Fridge Autumn Show, Counter Archives, https://www.thecuratedfridge.com/Fridge-Shows-1/Autumn-2020

July Exhibition, Gallery One, Ellensburg, WA

Society of Photographic Education, The New Now Montana Edition, Tinworks, Bozeman, MT

Lenscratch, The Self-Quarantining Exhibition, http://lenscratch.com/2020/04/the-2020-self-quarantining-exhibition/

2019

Mentor/Mentee Exhibition, Old Main Gallery, Bozeman, MT

MSU Senior Photography Exhibition (Spring), Hotel Baxter, Bozeman, MT

MSU Senior Photography Exhibition (Fall), The Rialto, Bozeman, MT

Solo Exhibition, Pollinating Crops, The Exit Gallery, Bozeman, MT

2018

Treat America Project, Treat Gallery (pop-up), New York City, NY and Austin, TX

Krappy Kamera Contest, Soho Photo Gallery, New York City, NY

2016

Black and White Portrait Contest finalist feature, Popular Photography, popularphotography.com

2015

Scholastic Art Awards, Gold Key Portfolio Exhibition, History Colorado Center, Denver, CO