Maegan Kirschner CV

Maegan Kirschner

AMK Studio and Services

Greenville, TX 75189

EDUCATION

MFA in Progress at Texas A & M Commerce expected graduation 2023

Graduate Assistant for Drawing I, II and Painting I

Bachelor of Arts in History and minor in American Studies and Art History / Joplin, MO Missouri Southern State University December 2011

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SELF-EMPLOYED Greenville, TX

Artist (Freelance) August 2015 – Present

Manage and produce the online gallery The Artist’s Circle and produce and publish art books
Design, develop, and deliver art pieces to clients
Create abstract mixed media for exhibitions across the Dallas/Fort Worth area

Home School Art Teacher Greenville, TX

August 2015 – July 2018

Create lesson plans and instruct for children ranging from 1st grade through high school level

Gallery Director for TVAA Plaza of the Americas (Texas Visual Arts Association) Dallas, TX

Operate the gallery, curate art shows, and manage the gift shop January 2018-July2019

EXHIBITIONS

Group Exhibition, Yellow, Colors of Humanity Art Gallery, Online, Everette, PA April 2021
Group Exhibition, Primary Primavera, Bryan, TX April 2021
Group Exhibition, TAC Small Works, Fort Worth, TX March 2021
Group Exhibition, Art Room Small Works, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX November 2020
Group Exhibition, Blue, Gallery 8680, Frisco, TX October 2020
Group Exhibition, Art en Blanc, Gallery 8680, Frisco, TX September 2020
Group Exhibition, VGRAF $100.00 Exhibition, Gallery 8680, Frisco TX August 2020
Group Exhibition, Eye of the Lens, Gallery 8680, Frisco, TX April 2020
Group Exhibition, RAM Maximum Exposure Photography, Fort Smith Regional Art Museum, Fort Smith, AR, January 2020-April 2020
Group Exhibition, The 5% Show, Arcadia, Tyler, TX December-January 2019-2020
Group Exhibition, State of the Arts, Prairie Village Arts Council, Kansas, October 2019
Group Exhibition, 22nd Annual Thomas Hart Benton Art Competition, Neosho, MO September 2019
Group Exhibition, Art en Blanc, Gallery 8680, Frisco, TX September 2019
Group Exhibition, Conduit, Envision Arts Magazine, Frisco Discovery Center, Frisco, TX, September 2019
Group Exhibition, Me, Myself, and I, Gallery 8680, Frisco, TX September 2019
Group Exhibition, Denton Community Market Pop Up Poster Competition, 2 posters selected
Group Exhibition, TVAA Member Show, Dallas, TX, June 2019- Best in Show Winner
Group Exhibition, Artrageous, Frisco Discovery Center, Frisco, TX, June 2019
Solo Show, Her Endless Love Story, R,G, Endress Gallery, Prairie Village, Kansas, June 2019
Group Exhibition, 58th Venice Biennial, The Biennial Project, Venice, Italy May 2019-November 2019
Group Exhibition, RAM Open Invitational, Heart of a Nation, Fort Smith Regional Art Museum, Fort Smith, AR, April 2019- July 2019
Group Exhibition, Blue Show, TVAA Gallery, Dallas, TX April 2019
Group Exhibition, Spring Open Call, TVAA Gallery, Dallas, TX March 2019
Group Exhibition, Love and Hurt, TVAA Gallery, Dallas, TX February 2019
Group Exhibition, RED, Gallery 8680, Frisco, TX February 2019
Group Exhibition, Winter Cheer, TVAA Gallery, Dallas, TX December 2018
Group Exhibition, TVAA Citation Show, Mesquite, TX November 2018
Group Exhibition, Mixed Media, TVAA Gallery, Dallas, TX November 2018
Solo Exhibition, The Abstract Circle Stories, The Blue Gallery, Allen, TX, October 2018- November 2018
Group Exhibition, October Open Call, TVAA Gallery, Dallas, TX October 2018
Group Exhibition, AASH Volume3 International Art Show, Arcadia, Tyler, TX September2018- January 2019
Group Exhibition, September Shadows, TVAA Gallery, Dallas, TX September 2018
Solo Exhibition, The Abstract Circle, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Ft. Worth, TX August 2018
Group Exhibition, Feeling Abstract, TVAA Gallery, Dallas, TX August 2018
Group Exhibition, National Identity, TVAA Gallery, Dallas, TX July 2018
Group Exhibition, RAM Open Invitational, It’s Alive, Fort Smith Regional Art Museum, Fort Smith AR, June-Sept 2018
Group Exhibition, Gender in Society, TVAA Gallery, Dallas, TX June 2018
Group Exhibition, TVAA, Texas Visual Arts Association Membership Show, Medical City, Dallas, TX May-June 2018
Group Exhibition, Sight Unseen, TVAA Gallery, Dallas, TX May 2018
Group Exhibition, Hunt County Fair, Greenville, TX April 2018, 1st in class
Group Exhibition, Greenville Art League Open Show, Greenville, TX April 2018
Group Exhibition, TAC Impromtu Invitational, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX April 2018
Group Exhibition, GREEN, TVAA Gallery, Dallas, TX April 2018
Group Exhibition, Odysseus North Texas Orchestra with Gallery 8680, Family Concert Series, Movie Magic, Star Trek and Lilly’s Theme, McKinney, TX March 2018
Group Exhibition, Elephant In the Room, Main Street Gallery, Tyler, TX March 2018
Group Exhibition, March Open Call, TVAA Gallery, Dallas, TX March 2018
Group Exhibition, Red 2018, Gallery 8680, Frisco, TX February 2018
Group Exhibition, Little Something, Something, TVAA Gallery, Dallas, TX November-January
Group Exhibition, Heavy Metal, Main Street Gallery, Tyler, TX November-January 2017-2018
Group Exhibition, Peavey Tree-Art Mart, Dallas Cultural Bath House, Dallas, TX November 2017
Group Exhibition, Women of TAC, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX October 2017
Group Exhibition, Crème De Le Crème, VAGRF-Frisco Discovery Center, Frisco, TX October 2017
Group Exhibition, When the Mystery of Creativity Appears, TVAA Gallery, Dallas, TX October 2017- 2nd Place winner
Group Exhibition, AASH Volume2 International Art Show, Arcadia, Tyler, TX September 2017- February 2018
Group Exhibition, Mundane to Specific, TVAA Gallery, Dallas, TX September 2017
Group Exhibition, Art en Blanc, Gallery 8680, Frisco, TX August-September 2017
Group Exhibition I am Woman, Hear Me Roar, TVAA Gallery, Dallas, TX August 2017
Group Exhibition Roots, VAGRF, Frisco, TX July-October 2017
Group Exhibition CCCC Plano Art Gallery, VAGRF, Plano, TX July 2017-August 2017
Group Exhibition Book Marks, TVAA Gallery, Dallas, TX July 2017- 1st place winner
Group Exhibition Artrageous, VAGRF-Frisco Discovery Center, Frisco, TX July 2017
Group Exhibition DeSoto City Hall, DeSoto Art League, DeSoto, TX June-July 2017
Group Exhibition Corks & Canvas, Rockwall, TX May 2017
Group Exhibition Hunt County Fair, Greenville, TX March 2017- 1st in class/ 2nd in division

Publications__________________________________________________

Envision Arts Magazine-Online and Print Publication, Medusa, February 2020
Envision Arts Magazine- Online and Print Publication, Fall, November 2019
Envision Arts Magazine-Online and Print Publication, Teal, October 2019
Uppercase Magazine- Print Edition Number 41, Fresh Art, Story about Maegan Kirschner and Her Art, April 2019
Envision Arts Magazine-Online and Print Publication, For The Love of Art, February 2019
TreeHouse Arts, For the Artists, By The Artists- Online Publication, New Visual Art: The Abstract Circle Stories, February 2019
Envision Art Magazine-Online and Print Publication, Abstract Circle Stories, Jan 22, 2019
Star Media Allen American Newspaper- Print and Online Edition, Allen Grad Returns Home for Blue House Too Exhibit, October 2018
Voyage Dallas Magazine-East Dallas- Online Publication, Meet Maegan Kirschner of AMK Studio, July 2018
Royse City Herald Banner and Greenville Herald Banner- Print Edition, Local Artist Gaining Regional Acclaim, June 2018

Instalation________________________________________________________

Astech/Repairify Office Lobby “Astech” June 2017

Organizations_____________________________________________________

Member of the Visual Art Society of Bryan-College Station
Member of the Visual Arts Guilds of Frisco- VAGRF
Member of the Texas Artists Coalition- TAC
Member Texas Visual Arts Association- TVAA
Juror and Curator for the Allen Arts Alliance Spring Festival
Member of The MAC non-profit art galley and organization for Contemporary Art