EDUCATION

Master of Fine Arts, California College of Arts, 2014, San Francisco, CA   

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Humboldt State University, 2005, Arcata, CA    

Accademia Di Belli Arti, Florence, Italy, 2004-2005, CSU study abroad Florence, Italy

EXHIBITIONS

2019 Sublime Frequencies, Redwood Arts Association, Eureka, CA

2016 - 2019 Faculty Exhibition, Reese Bullen Gallery, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA

2016 Making Our Mark,  The Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA

2016 New Works, Folie Douce, Arcata, CA

2015 Intime: Small Paintings and Drawings, First Street Gallery, Eureka, CA

2015 15th Annual Monster Drawing Rally,  Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA

2015 New Paintings, Studio 424, Eureka, CA (Solo exhibition)

2014 Hang/Over, Studio 110 Projects, Sausalito, CA

2014 14th annual Monster Drawing Rally,  Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA

2014 MFA Thesis Exhibition, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA

2014 Expand:18th Annual New Generations Showcase, de Young, San Francisco, CA

2013 20 Jay Street, College Ave Gallery, Oakland, CA

2013 TSFF & SOMArts Murphy and Cadogan Contemporary Art Award Exhibition, SOMArts, San Francisco, CA

2013  That Didn’t Work,  DoubleBread, San Francisco, CA

2013 Scouting Oakland,  The Compound Gallery, Oakland, CA

2013 Painting Expanded, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA

2013 Tear it out, Issues, Oakland, CA

2013 MFA Now , Root Division, San Francisco, CA   

2012 Point of No Return,  Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA

2012 Family Portrait, Cafe 504, Oakland, CA (solo exhibition)

2011 Contemporary Rural Landscapes, Buzz Gallery, Oakland, CA  (solo exhibition)

AWARDS AND HONORS

2014 CCA MFA Painting Teaching Fellowship Award

2013 TSFF & SOMArts Cadogan Scholarship

2012 California College of the Arts Scholarship

2005 Art center Award        

2004 Glenn Berry painting award   

2004 Martin Wong scholarship

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY:

2014 Kelly Jones, "Megan Atherton" Little Paper Planes, July 2014

2014   Sarah Thibault, Review: “2014 MFA Thesis Exhibition at California College of the Arts”, SFAQ, May, 2014

2014   Ben Valentine, “Standouts from a California MFA Show Worth Seeing”,  Hyperallergic, May 19th, 2014.  

2014  MFA Now Archive Project, Root Division, San Francisco, CA, 2014

2013  MFA Now Archive Project, Root Division, San Francisco, CA, 2013

2012 Adam L Brinklow,  “Southern Exposure debuts “Point of No Return””, San Francisco Informer, December 2012

2011 John Casey, “Megan Atherton @ Buzz Gallery”, BunnyWax, January 2011

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2015 - Present Adjunct Lecturer in Drawing, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA.

2016 - 2018 Associate Faculty, Drawing, College of the Redwoods, Eureka, CA. 

2014 Artist Talk, Notes from the studio, Painting department lecture series, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA

2014 Fall, Adjunct Lecturer, Painting 1, California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA

2014-2015 Summer, Explorations in Drawing, Drawing Instructor, Young Artist Studio Program, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA

2014 Lecture Coordinator, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA

2014 Summer, SF Atelier and Yasp Coordinator, Atelier and Young Artist Studio Program (YASP), California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA

2013  Teaching Assistant, Color Theory, Instructor: Sydney Cohen, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA