Megan McGaffigan
Artist, Metalsmith, Animal Enthusiast
Education:
California College of The Arts---Oakland/San Francisco, CA
Master of Fine Arts, emphasis in Metals/Jewelry
August 2011-May 2013
Montana State University—Bozeman , MT
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Arts, emphasis in Metalsmithing
Fall 2006- Summer 2010
Teaching Experience:
Montana State University– August 2013 to PRESENT
Adjunct Professor
California College of the Arts – August 2012 to January 2013
Graduate Teaching Assistant to Marilyn da Silva
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts – August 2012
Teaching Assistant
Montana State University – Fall 2009 to Spring 2010
Metalsmithing Studio Monitor
Work Experience:
Buck-Butterfield Inc.
Bozeman, Montana
Artist Assistant/Intern to John Buck, Deborah Butterfield
Fall 2007-August 2011, May 2012-August 2012, May 2013- PRESENT
Walla Walla Foundry
Walla Walla, Washington
Assistant to Deborah Butterfield
September 13-17, 2010
Exhibitions:
2013 California College of the Arts MFA Exhibition
California College of the Arts, San Francisco
May 16-25, 2013
Yuma Art Symposium Student Show
Yuma Fine Arts Center, Yuma, Arizona
February 23-24, 2013
Badges and Buttons, Waistcoats and Vests
Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
October 12, 2012 – February 17, 2013
Badges and Buttons, Waistcoats and Vests
Velvet Da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, California
July 11- August 26, 2012
That Wasn’t Too Easy by Idea Computer
Leesa Franck Gallery, San Francisco, California
March 9, 2012
Yuma Art Symposium Student Show
Yuma Fine Arts Center, Yuma, Arizona
February 24-25, 2012
MSU BFA Thesis Show
Hellen E. Copeland Gallery, Bozeman, Montana
April/May 2010
Annual Juried Undergraduate Exhibition
Hellen E. Copeland Gallery, Bozeman, Montana
Fall, 2010
Upheval
MSU Student Union Building, Bozeman, Montana
April 2009 and 2010
Off Campus: Works by MSU Students
Livingston Center for Art and Culture, Livingston, Montana
Jan. 19 - Feb. 6, 2010
An Exhibition of Works by MSU Students
Livingston Center for Art and Culture, Livingston, Montana
Jan. 27 - Feb. 21, 2009
Participatory:
Yuma Art Symposium
In attendance, 2012, 2013
Annual SNAG Conference
In attendance 2009, 2010, 2011
MSU Metalsmithing Guild
President (2009-2010)
Vice President (2008-2009)
Awards:
Lewis Award, Top 10 Finalist
2013
Yuma Symposium Student Scholarship
2013
CCA Travel Grant
Spring 2012, 2013
MSU Commencement Bronze Pencil Award for Metalsmithing
May 2010
Bank of America Achievement Award – Art
Prospect High School, 2006
