Megan Biddle is a young artist who creates sculptures and dabbles in drawing and film. She graduated from VCU with a MFA in 2005. In 2000 she received her undergrad from RISD. She's received many residencies and awards, the latest in 2009 include Sculpture Space Utica, NY. Artist in Residence, Creative Glass Center of America Millville, NJ. Artist in Residence, Jentel Artist Residency Program Banner, WY. Artist in Residence and The Macdowell Colony Peterborough, NH. Artist in Residence. She's also exhibited her work in several solo and group exhibitions, which include XO Projects Brooklyn NY. Site Specific Installation, The Old American Can Factory Brooklyn, NY. RISD NYC Alumni Biennial 2008, Long Island University Brooklyn, NY. Urban Glass Instructors and A.I.R. Gallery New York, NY. Generations 6.
Biddle gave a lecture in one of the critique rooms of the Fine Arts Building to a small group of students. It felt like a very intimate affair, unlike most of the artist lectures I've since attended here at VCU. Unfortunately, Biddle was a horrible public speaker, found herself unable to play her short films that were embedded into her Powerpoint presentation and rushed through all of her slides. The lecture was over within thirty-five minutes. In her presentation she included random photos of objects she found during her travels that inspired her, which seemed pointless given the fact that they weren't related to any of her completed artworks. I enjoyed a few of her sculptures and installations, including a wall full of melted wax paper that were hung with what appeared to be small rusty nails, but for the most part I felt she seemed more impressive on paper.
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