Megan McCabe is a figurative oil painter who discusses underlining themes of relationships, co-existence and isolation in her practice. She is interested in how figures, often in solitude, inhabit and exist in the spaces around them. McCabe's newest work features the presence of a sole figure in a number of familiar environments. McCabe is fascinated with the experience of stillness, be it calm or frenzied, produced by the environments we find ourselves in. The uncertain nature and intention of McCabe's figures, confronted with the immensity of the world around them, provides a unique opportunity to consider and reflect upon the range of physical and pyschological responses we negotiate daily.
McCabe was born in 1984, and is based out of Toronto, Ontario. She holds a BFA from OCAD U and her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows across Canada. McCabe has been recognized for her work over the years, including being a finalist in the RBC Painting Competition.
BFA 2003-2007 Ontario College of Art & Design University (Bachelor of Fine Arts)
2015 THE LONGEST OF MEMORIES, LE Gallery, Toronto, ON.
2013 YESTERDAY'S STONE, LE Gallery, Toronto, ON.
2011 SHELTERED, LE Gallery, Toronto, ON.
2010 FAMILIAR COMPANY, LE Gallery, Toronto, ON.
2009 OUT OF DOORS, LE Gallery, Toronto, ON.
Group Exhibitions/ Selected Auctions
2024 ARTISTS FOR WATER, The Globe and Mail Centre, Toronto. ON
2018 Creative Art Gems Auction, The Berkeley Church, Toronto. ON
2016 Featured Works Show, LE Gallery, Toronto. ON
2016 Creative Art Gems Auction, The Berkeley Church, Toronto. ON.
2015 Toronto International Art Fair, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto. ON.
2015 Works with paper, LE Gallery, Toronto.ON.
2015 Creative Art Gems Auction, The Berkeley Church, Toronto. ON.
2014 Toronto International Art Fair, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto. ON.
2014 RBC Painting Competition Finalist, Montreal Museum of Fine Art, Montreal.
2014 PAPIER14 Art Fair, Montreal, QC.
2014 Creative Art Gems Auction, The Berkeley Church, Toronto, ON.
2013 Off the Hook Art Auction, Maclaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON.
2013 Creative Art Gems Auction, The Berkeley Church, Toronto, ON.
2012 Toronto International Art Fair, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto. ON.
2012 Art With Heart Auction, Casey House Foundation, Toronto, ON.
2012 Creative Art Gems Auction, The Berkeley Church, Toronto, ON.
2011 Art With Heart Auction, Casey House Foundation, Toronto, ON.
2011 Creative Art Gems Auction, The Berkeley Church, Toronto, ON.
2011 LE SEPT, LE Gallery, Toronto, ON.
2010 New Directions 2 (the prophesy), 3109 Dundas St. West, Toronto, ON.
2010 MERGE, AGO Art Rental + Sales Gallery, Toronto, ON.
2009 Emerging, Lennox Contemporary Gallery, Toronto, ON.
2008 Emergence, Elliott Louis Gallery, Vancouver, BC.
2007 ART HEART, Lennox Contemporary, Toronto, ON.
2007 Young Romantics, Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON.
2007 Object D’Art, Lennox Contemporary, Toronto, ON.
2007 QWAC, Trinity Bellwoods Park, Toronto, ON.
2007 14, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON.
2007 Tour de Force, Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto, ON.
2007 Figurative Show, Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto, ON.
2006 Converging Lines, Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto, ON.
2006 Scholarship Exhibition Show, Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto, ON.