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Meagan Wu '18
Submersion is a painting that experiments with figure in distortion, and blends the organic elements of nature with human form.
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2015
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
By Meagan Wu '18
As we were walking through the streets in Rome, my mom noticed the harsh shadows hitting the restaurant in front of us, creating gorgeous colors.
2016
Man passing through a quickly gentrifying neighborhood in Paris. The text reads “it is dark (or literally, black) in the country of lights.”
2019
Photograph of Man in Paris
These collages were created from material gathered from a variety of found sources—primarily Life, National Geographic, and Time magazines.
2020
Collage & ink pen
A coloring pages for people to color and de-stress:) These pages are part of my project Coloring to Cope for the COVID-19 art grant.
2022
Digital
This self-portrait draws on the iconography of the Virgin of Guadalupe that I, as a latina, have a deeply personal, non-religious, relationship with.
2018
Oil Paint on Canvas
Portrait of my friend, a queer black woman, in her room the night of the 2025 election results.
2024
Acrylic on Canvas
These monotype prints are based on historical photos of imperial palaces in Beijing, my hometown.
monotype on paper
This is a surreal meditation on nature’s comforting power as a sanctuary for people in need of healing.
Pencil on paper
Taken at Felt Lake during one of the field trips of MI 70Q: Photographing Nature, featuring IntroSem students and Continuing Studies students.
Photograph
In Guam, an invasive species, the rhinoceros beetle, kills many of the island’s trees. I collage over images of trees to meditate on this loss.
Digital inkjet print
I painted a woman who is battered but is pushing herself back up with resiliency. She sends a message of hope to those facing difficulties.
2017
acrylic on wood
Exploring the weary determination of an aged subject shouldering generational burdens. Experimented with earthier and darker tones, deconstruction, an
This piece explores gender. On the left are stereotypically feminine things, on the right masculine, and in the middle a “beautiful” mix of the two.
Photograph/Scanned Image
This self portrait addresses my invisible disability and the words around me are a mix of medical statements and emotional entries from my journal.
Graphite on Paper
This self portrait depicts the artist in self reflection. The couple gazes forward, as hidden collaged images loom behind, reminding them of the past.
Acrylic and Collage on Canvas 30 x 40 in
This drawing for me is meant to capture some of the dynamic processes I have witnesses in the Cosmos.
Watercolor and black ink
An abstract piece with a collage element, created from splicing a collaborative image. It invokes a sense of depth and the condensation of space.
Oil paint and paper on paper
Vero is a UG2 custodial worker on campus who I tutor through habla. I hoped to display her as I have grown to know her: strong and compelling.
Forms of intimacy—emotional, physical, intellectual, spiritual—overlap in these abstract shapes. Intimacy is fluid, not rooted in rigid definitions.
Wood Sculpture
This is a collage I made featuring my favorite colors. There are bits of paper popping off of the page!
2021
Digital Photograph of Paper Collage