Meghan Oona Clifford, M.F.A.
b. 1977, Madison WI
Lives and works in Santa Cruz County, CA, USA
www.meghanoonaclifford.com | meghan.oona.clifford@gmail.com
Education
2007 M.F.A., New Genres Art, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
2001 B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies, Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA
1999 University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI
Selected Solo Shows
2022 Shining Our Light: Cosmic Portraits, Flower Bar, Santa Cruz, CA
2022 Seeds: The Fertile Void, (online), Santa Cruz, CA
2016 Star Dust: Moments of Enlightenment, Elevation 66, El Cerrito, CA
2014 The Elevated Art of Meghan Oona Clifford, Elevation 66, El Cerrito, CA
2012 Meghan Oona Clifford: The Illuminated Art of Flow, Black Faun Gallery, Eureka, CA
2010 For Love of Spirit: Celebrating Togetherness, Lipo Lounge, San Francisco, CA
Selected Group Shows
2024 In Flux, Museum of Northern California Art (MONCA), Chico, CA
2023 Aberrant Creativity, (juried exhibition), Texas A&M University, School of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts, College Station, TX
2023 What Remains, (online juried exhibition), Visionary Art Collective, New York, NY
2023 Uncertain Certainties, (online), Thrive Together Network, Vancouver, Canada
2023 Representations: collaboration of womxn affecting the future of art and technology, (online), Atlanta GA
2023 Kaleidoscope, (online juried exhibition), Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2022 Onward, Body and Space, (online juried exhibition), San Francisco Artists Alumni
2022 3rd Annual Powerful Little Things Exhibition, (online juried exhibition), Roaring Artist Gallery
2022 Lines, Shapes, & Objects, (online juried exhibition), Fusion Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2022 Let Me Tell You, (juried exhibition), Chris White Gallery, Wilmington, DE
2022 Verdant Heart, (juried exhibition), Fe Art Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2010 Womb of Creation - An Exhibition of Women Visionaries, Tribe 13 Gallery, Ukiah, CA
2010 7th Annual Interdimensional Art Show, Madrone Studios, San Francisco, CA
2010 Suite Jesus, 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2009 Exit Strategy, Double Vision Dance Studio, San Francisco, CA
2009 Push On, Tribeca @ The Omni Hotel, Newport News, VA
2009 Art Now’s Circle of Life Show, 1:AM Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2009 Veni Vedi Vici, Club 6, San Francisco, CA
2007 MFA Vernissage, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA
2006 Alternative Spaces, Swell Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
2005 Tribe 13’s Interdimensional Art Show, 108 Gallery, Seattle, WA
2001 I Want Burning: Ecstatic Images and Poetry, The Family Tree Gallery, Olympia, WA
Grants and Awards
2023 Center for Cultural Innovation Quick Grant, Winter
2023 Center for Cultural Innovation Quick Grant, Spring
2023 Special Mention, Create Magazine’s Fresh Paint Exhibition, Juried by Margaret Winslow, Curator of Contemporary Art, Delaware Art Museum
2022 Honorable Mention, 6th Open Juried Exhibition, Art Show International Gallery, LA, CA
2022 Center for Cultural Innovation Quick Grant
2005 Graduate Studies Grant, The San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
Residencies
2023 Residency in Animation Tech, Thrive Together Virtual Art Residency
2023 Thrive Together Network (TTN) February Virtual Art Residency
2022 Thrive Together Network (TTN) September Virtual Art Residency
2022 Artist/Mother Virtual Art Residency
Professional Organizations
Thrive Together Network
Artist/Mother Network
Selected Bibliography
2024 Artist, Mother, Proud & Serious, Volume II, Women United Art Magazine
2024 Women United Art Magazine, Issue VI, art highlight and interview
2023 Goddess Art Magazine, Issue 9, feature
2023 Procreate Project Archive, London, United Kingdom, highlight
2022 Content Magazine, exhibition highlight
2022 Carve Out Time for Art, community highlight
2020 Find Inspiration with the Star Dust Coloring Book, PhanArt: Music, Art, and Community, feature
2017 A Getaway to the Deeper Realms of the Soul - the Must-See Art Work of Meghan Oona, Meditation Talks, feature
2013, 2017 We’Moon Calendar and Date Book, art highlight
2013 Path to Bliss, The Art People / People Project Magazine, feature
2011 Modern Mystics Inspire, Surrender to the Flow Magazine, feature
2008 Art, Fashion, and Protest, MTV’s Street Team, interview
Publications as Author
2020 Star Dust Adult Coloring Book: Creative art therapy for inspiration, healing, and relaxation
2019 Reactivate Your Creative Power, e-book
2017 I Paint Visionary Art to Awaken Your Soul, Bored Panda, feature article
2014 All Praise: Seeing, To Become, photo book
2008 My eyes are your eyes, too: culture creation, modern mysticism, and beyond, art book
2007 Your Eyes Are My Eyes, photo book
Selected Projects, Related Work, and Teaching Experience
2022 Seeds: The Fertile Void Artist Talk, (online)
2018-2022 The Creative Path Workshop, (online)
2019 You are Good Enough Workshop, (online)
2019 Activate Your Creativity - A Journey, (online)
2018 Rituals for Artists Workshop, (online)
2001-2010 moreTrees clothing company, founder and designer, Olympia, WA, San Diego, CA, Los Angeles and San Francisco, CA
2003-04 Sylvan Wisdom Cooperative Art Gallery, Olympia, WA, volunteer member
2000, 2003-04 Liberty Arising Retreat Center, San Diego, CA, volunteer
2000-02 The Family Tree Artist Collective, Olympia, WA, director and curator
1990-95 Madison Children’s Museum, Madison, WI, volunteer