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Megan Elizabeth Euker
Born1983
Baltimore, Maryland
NationalityItalian-American
Alma materSchool of the Art Institute of Chicago
Websitemeganeuker.com

Megan Elizabeth Euker (born 1983) is an Italian and American artist and designer.[1]

Career

Since 2008, Euker has exhibited artwork internationally at museums and galleries (represented by Linda Warren Projects).[2] She did a solo exhibition, The Cure at The International Museum of Surgical Science (IMSS) in Chicago.[3] She has additionally curated three exhibitions of her students work at the IMSS, Chicago, featuring medical devices created under her mentorship.[4] Euker has also been featured at Matthew Rachman Gallery[5] The University Club of Chicago,[6] The Storefront Project, New York.[7] and other galleries and venues.

Euker's artwork has appeared on the covers of Wall Street Journal Bestselling book Flight of the Rondone, by Patrick Girondi published by Skyhorse Publishing,[8] as well as New City by Patrick Girondi published Skyhorse Publishing.[9] Her work has also appeared on the cover of The Philosophy of Sex by Raja Halwani[10] and the music albums Orphan’s Return[11] and Orphan's Final Chapter (Patrick Girondi & the Orphan's Dream).

Euker works with San Rocco Therapeutics as the Project Manager in their efforts to bring a safe and accessible gene therapy cure to patients with Sickle Cell Disease and Beta Thalassemia.[12][13] She has taught at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago,[14] University of South Florida; and the Accademia di Belle Arti in Siracusa, Sicily.[15]

Education

Euker was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1983. She earned both BFA and MFA degrees from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago between 2005 and 2007.[14] She is a two-time Fulbright grant recipient to Italy.[16][17]

References

  1. ^ "My Obsessions: Megan Euker". saic.edum. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Megan Euker | Linda Warren Projects | Art Consulting Services". lindawarrenprojects.com. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Megan Euker: The Cure". International Museum of Surgical Science. January 30, 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  4. ^ "International Museum of Surgical Science". imss.org. September 6, 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  5. ^ "MATTHEW RACHMAN GALLERY - On Guard". MATTHEW RACHMAN GALLERY. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Megan Euker: On the Road to Progress, there are Fifty Guards to Pass". thevisualist.org. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  7. ^ "CURATORIAL PROJECTS". kasiakayartprojects.co. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Flight of the Rondone". skyhorsepublishing.com. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  9. ^ "New City". skyhorsepublishing.com. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  10. ^ Raja Halwani,"Sex and ethics : essays on sexuality, virtue, and the good life". worldcat.org. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Orphans Return" (PDF). img-cache.oppcdn.com. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  12. ^ "San Rocco Therapeutics | Developing Therapies to Treat Life-Threatening Rare Diseases". sanroccotherapeutics.com. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Megan Euker Receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Italy for Work with San Rocco Therapeutics' Gene Therapy Development for Sickle Cell Disease and Beta Thalassemia and to teach Biomimetic Design and Sculpture at MADE in Siracusa, Sicily" (PDF). img-cache.oppcdn.com. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  14. ^ a b "Megan Euker (Lecturer)". School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  15. ^ "Homepage | MADE Program". madeprogram.it. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  16. ^ "MADE Program as Mediterranean Arts & Design Program | Fulbright Scholar Program". fulbrightscholars.org. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  17. ^ "Megan Euker". fulbrightscholars.org. 30 November 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
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