Meghan Oare

285 Sandy Hill Rd Valencia, PA 16059 (724) 931-9433, Cellular Phone (724) 898-2506, Home Phone

Education: 2003-2005: BFA, painting concentrate; minor, Art History; Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA; cum laude 2001-2003: Virginia Wesleyan College

Objective: I have studied the fine arts and have a passion for receiving continuous knowledge in the art world. I desire a job that will provide me with continuous contact with the art world, so I may enjoy may work and do well. I have acquired a variety of job skills that make me valuable in wok force. I am able to multi task and I have the determination to succeed. Professional Experience: 2001-present: Freelance mural painter I was commissioned to design and paint pieces for clients. 2007-present: Docs, Server I assist customers with their food and beverage selections. 2006: Taipei, Bartender I assist the customers with their drinks selections and prepare beverages for the staff to serve. I also close out the sales at the end of the night. 2005-2006: Scotty Quixx, Server I assisted customers with their food and drink selections. 2003-2005: U.S. Army Reserves I participated in boot camp and MOS training as well as one weekend a month. I also participated in the Army ROTC program that coordinated with the reserves. 2002-2004: Personal Trainer The intent was to inform the clients about the correct way to eat and exercise. Awards and Honors: 2005: Old Dominion University International/Study Abroad Academic Scholarship 2003: Soldier of the Class (MOS) 2003: Physical Training Award (Boot camp) 2003: Virginia Wesleyan Academic Scholarship 2002: Virginia Wesleyan Academic Scholarship 2001: Virginia Wesleyan Academic Scholarship 2001: All-Star Player 2001: All-Section Player

Exhibitions: April 2007: “Art all Night”, Lawrenceville, PA April 2007: “Saxonburg Art Show”, juried show, Saxonburg, PA April 2007: “Call for Artists by Art-iculate PCN”, juried show, Pittsburgh, PA Sept. 9and 10, 2006, solo exhibition, Narcisi’s Winery, Richland, PA May 3, 2006, “Opening up…” solo exhibition, SiBA Cucine, Cranberry, PA April 2006: “Art all Night”, Lawrenceville, PA Nov. 16, 2005: “Paint By Names”, solo exhibition, Port City Java, Norfolk, VA 2005:”Fell off Truck”, group show, Glover Gallery, Norfolk, VA 2005: “#57”, group show, Glover Gallery, Norfolk, VA 2004: “Saxonburg Art Show”, juried show, Saxonburg, PA 2004: “Self Portrait Show”, juried show, Kill Devil Hills, NC

Commissions: Army ROTC YMCA Individual clients

Certifications: WITTS Certification Program Other Skills, etc: Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word Photography, Drawing, Sculpting, German, Military Science

Influenced by the Abstract Expressionists, particularly work of Jackson Pollock and the action painters, my works tends to be visceral. Intuitive thoughts that deal with crude and elemental emotions create the identities of the paintings. Although images appear within my work, my focus remains on the paint application. They are non objective pieces though images may appear to the viewer, to could be an apparent product of my subconscious experience. The intentions of my work are for the paintings to assume their own identity. As human beings we are quick to associate a subject that is unfamiliar to us to a subject that exists within our own lives. My work is having the viewer from all types of lifestyles view the work as new information. Whether, they accept it or reject it, the objective is to have them view it as it is. Assembled on canvas, masonite and foam board using acrylic and mixed media paints achieves a variety of aesthetics my works. The paint on the surfaces is applied by brush, paint bottle or by hand to exert further control over the finished work. Because my work is a study of process and resolution my paintings depends on the formal elements. The use of different styles, techniques, materials and positions on the canvases becomes a record of the accidental overlay. Additionally, techniques like dripping and splattering make the work appear messy, yet they are controlled. Though the paintings stem from spontaneous ideas governed by physical aspects of the paint, they are controlled by my conscious actions. By using traditional processes such as painting on an easel or alternative methods such as painting the works while they are laying flat on the ground I achieve specific effects within the resulting painting. My work is inspired by artists Jackson Pollock, Gerhard Richter, Joseph Beuys, Leonardo Davinci and Robert Rauschenberg. All their works are extremely different from one another, but they all shared a common goal. They wanted to make the viewer think. Whether, it was Davinci who wanted the viewer to appreciate all aspects of life and its possibilities; or Rauschenberg, who wanted the viewer to take a moment and learn from another culture to lead to the achievement of world peace. All these artists want to viewer to really live life and not go through the motions of a routine life. The idea for my work is to have the viewer think outside of their routine lifestyle and to execute the actions it takes to experience their life.