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Artist Bio

Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Megan E Griffiths began her artistic career at a young age, drawing on walls, painting her toys and getting up Saturday mornings to watch “The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross.”  In school, a passion for drawing and ceramics was sparked and a high school class trip to France and Italy led to a degree in Art History and as many ceramics classes as was allowed at the University of Tulsa.  Following graduation, Megan worked in the education department at the Philbrook Museum of Art where she had the opportunity to sit in on many of the children’s art classes where she learned to make linoleum cut prints.  After a year in Scotland at the University of St Andrews where she received her Masters in Museum and Gallery Studies, she moved to Omaha in 2008 to work as a conservation technician at the Gerald R Ford Conservation Center.  Soon after moving to Omaha, she brushed up her printmaking skills and began producing hand-printed linoleum cut cards that she hopes brings a little happiness to the world…just like Bob Ross.

Artist Statement

What started out as a hobby that could make a little pocket money, has turned into a real creative outlet. Keeping my color palette simple and neutral has helped me to develop a signature style that is appealing to a wide audience.  I get inspiration from puns and word play, as well as songs and ideas friends suggest: basically wherever I find them.  Not only do I get to share my work with my customers directly, but by the very nature of cards, they in turn share my work with their loved ones.  


Education

University of St Andrews

M.Litt. (Distinction) Museum and Gallery Studies

                Thesis: Art or Archive: Determining Treatment for Works on Paper

University of Tulsa

B.A. Art History, Minor: English

                Study Abroad: Goldsmiths College, University of London (Spring, Junior Year)

Work Experience
January 2008- Present Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center, Omaha, NE
Conservation Technician

• Perform basic conservation treatment procedures for over 4000 metal objects from the steamboat “Bertrand”
• Perform basic treatment of a variety of objects in the Objects Lab
• Prepare and organize treatment documentation
• Create archival enclosures and housings to protect objects following treatment as well as for storage and transport
• Integrated Pest Management
• Digital imaging and scanning

May 2005- August 2006 Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK Interim Museum Educator for Children’s Programming

• Planned and coordinated spring and summer camps
• Managed staff of teaching artists and assistants for camps and children’s classes
• Designed and created activity backpacks for special exhibitions and permanent collections
• Created teacher packets for visiting school groups
• Trained docents for outreach programs

August 2004- May 2005 Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK Education Department Intern

• Administrative Assistant for Office of Education Department
• Created handbook for ceramics collection to be used for docent training

Relevant Experience
September 2006- April 2007 St Andrews Museum, St Andrews, UK
Coursework: Group Project

• Developed exhibition entitled “Through the Lens: the Development of Photography and Tourism in St Andrews.”
• Designed and edited exhibition publications
• Produced publicity material, including sponsorship for opening

September 2006- April 2007 University of St Andrews Library, Special Collections, St Andrews, UK 

Coursework: Individual Project

• Accessed damage to George Hay Forbes Library in Rare Book Collection
• Created damage report and proposed treatment options

Additional Coursework

• Drawing and 2-D Design- Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, NE (Summer 2008)
• Introduction to Chemistry- Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, NE (Fall 2008)
• General Chemistry I (Accelerated)- Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, NE (Spring 2009)
• General Chemistry II- Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, NE (Fall 2009)
• Organic Chemistry I & II- Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, NE (Fall 2010 – Spring 2011)
• Adhesives for Conservation- American Institute for Conservation, Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center, Omaha, NE (October 2008)
• Conservation of Plastics- American Institute for Conservation, Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center, Omaha, NE (May 2009)
• Elementary Painting- Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, NE (Summer 2014)
• Care of Paper Artifacts- Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Studies, Mt Carroll, IL (September 2014)