Color & Line

Megan Braun

Solo Exhibition at Gallery Be
May 10 – June 21
Closing reception on June 21, 6:00 – 8:00pm

Disability Network Washtenaw Monroe Livingston
3941 Research Park Dr | Ann Arbor, MI 48108

Open during office hours:
Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 4:30pm

Contact the artist to inquire about artwork availability.

734.971.0277
Gallery Manager, Claire Moore

Self portrait painting of Megan. She has light beige skin, chin-length brown hair, purple glasses, and a wide smile. She's wearing a gray shirt.
Artist Statement

I like experimenting with the various ways colors can interact with each other and I also enjoy working with line. I use a variety of mediums, including pencil, marker, and paint.

I find inspiration from viewing the work of my community of fellow artists, both in person and on social media. I have a little plan in mind but I let the work take me on a journey of creating. “Mistakes” give me a sense of direction as to what comes next during the process.

Making is simply a fulfilling and enjoyable process for me. I’ve found community, friendships, and connections through art. Consistent creation has helped me grow as an artist and a person. Color & Line showcases the evolution of my artistic practice.

Artist Bio

Megan Braun, an artist with cerebral palsy, has always loved art but rediscovered creating at the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. Her work has been shown in Gallery Be and Disabled Women Make History (and Art) at the Toledo Museum of Art.

Audio Tour

Feel free to pause the audio tour at any time to allow yourself more time with each piece.

Huge radiating sunburst in reds and oranges, with a yellow center. Black background.Huge radiating sunburst in reds and oranges, with a yellow center. Black background.

Radiating Warmth
Acrylic paint on paper
2023
33” x 29”

Huge radiating sunburst in reds and oranges, with a yellow center. Black background.

 $150, unframed

Two abstracted faces in black charcoal. They float in the center of the page. The left face is a profile, the right is upside down and looking straight ahead. Thick charcoal marks surround the faces.

Who Am I?
Charcoal on paper
2023
18” x 24”

Two abstracted faces in black charcoal. They float in the center of the page. The left face is a profile, the right is upside down and looking straight ahead. Thick charcoal marks surround the faces.

SOLD

Simplified depiction of a smiling face with chin-length straight hair. The face and background are split into four different color quadrants. From left to top to right to bottom: pink, green, blue, purple.

Puzzle Piece Portrait
Acrylic paint on paper
2022
14” x 19”

Simplified depiction of a smiling face with chin-length straight hair. The face and background are split into four different color quadrants. From left to top to right to bottom: pink, green, blue, purple.

$85, 18″ x 24″ frame

Deeply saturated blues, greens, and purples swirl behind a thin, black silhouette of a tree. The tree’s branches are tipped in green dots. To the right of the tree, an orange and yellow sun.

Midnight Tree
Acrylic on canvas
2023
20” x 12”

Deeply saturated blues, greens, and purples swirl behind a thin, black silhouette of a tree. The tree’s branches are tipped in green dots. To the right of the tree, an orange and yellow sun.

NFS

Flower and nature-based collage. The focal point is a large pink peony in the center of the page. Purple, blue, and green flowers, plants, and insects surround the peony.

Portrait Inspired by Artist Della Wells
Collage
2022
10” x 12”

Flower and nature-based collage. The focal point is a large pink peony in the center of the page. Purple, blue, and green flowers, plants, and insects surround the peony.

SOLD

Abstract. Yellow background covered with dot-like brushstrokes in silver, red, green, purple, and gold.

Dots
Acrylic on paper
2023
14” x 19”

Abstract. Yellow background covered with dot-like brushstrokes in silver, red, green, purple, and gold.

SOLD

 

Twelve individual pieces: three to a row, totalling four rows. All of the pieces have a variety of vibrant colors, with black lines intersecting across the pages. The top three pieces are abstracted trees.

Twelve individual pieces: three to a row, totalling four rows. All of the pieces have a variety of vibrant colors, with black lines intersecting across the pages. The top three pieces are abstracted trees.

Neurographic Installation (Piece 1)
Alcohol marker on paper
2022-2023
12” x 18”

NFS

Twelve individual pieces: three to a row, totalling four rows. All of the pieces have a variety of vibrant colors, with black lines intersecting across the pages. The top three pieces are abstracted trees.

Neurographic Installation (Piece 2)
Alcohol marker on paper
2022-2023
12” x 18”

NFS

Twelve individual pieces: three to a row, totalling four rows. All of the pieces have a variety of vibrant colors, with black lines intersecting across the pages. The top three pieces are abstracted trees.

Neurographic Installation (Piece 3)
Alcohol marker on paper
2022-2023
12” x 18”

SOLD

Twelve individual pieces: three to a row, totalling four rows. All of the pieces have a variety of vibrant colors, with black lines intersecting across the pages. The top three pieces are abstracted trees.

Neurographic Installation (Piece 4)
Alcohol marker on paper
2022-2023
12” x 18”

$85; $100 with black 18” x 24” mat

Twelve individual pieces: three to a row, totalling four rows. All of the pieces have a variety of vibrant colors, with black lines intersecting across the pages. The top three pieces are abstracted trees.

Neurographic Installation (Piece 5)
Alcohol marker on paper
2022-2023
12” x 18”

NFS

Twelve individual pieces: three to a row, totalling four rows. All of the pieces have a variety of vibrant colors, with black lines intersecting across the pages. The top three pieces are abstracted trees.

Neurographic Installation (Piece 6)
Alcohol marker on paper
2022-2023
12” x 18”

 $85; $100 with black 18” x 24” mat

Twelve individual pieces: three to a row, totalling four rows. All of the pieces have a variety of vibrant colors, with black lines intersecting across the pages. The top three pieces are abstracted trees.

Neurographic Installation (Piece 7)
Alcohol marker on paper
2022-2023
12” x 18”

$85; $100 with black 18” x 24” mat

Twelve individual pieces: three to a row, totalling four rows. All of the pieces have a variety of vibrant colors, with black lines intersecting across the pages. The top three pieces are abstracted trees.

Neurographic Installation (Piece 8)
Alcohol marker on paper
2022-2023
12” x 18”

$85; $100 with black 18” x 24” mat

Twelve individual pieces: three to a row, totalling four rows. All of the pieces have a variety of vibrant colors, with black lines intersecting across the pages. The top three pieces are abstracted trees.

Neurographic Installation (Piece 9)
Alcohol marker on paper
2022-2023
12” x 18”

$85; $100 with black 18” x 24” mat

Twelve individual pieces: three to a row, totalling four rows. All of the pieces have a variety of vibrant colors, with black lines intersecting across the pages. The top three pieces are abstracted trees.

Neurographic Installation (Piece 10)
Alcohol marker on paper
2022-2023
12” x 18”

SOLD

Twelve individual pieces: three to a row, totalling four rows. All of the pieces have a variety of vibrant colors, with black lines intersecting across the pages. The top three pieces are abstracted trees.

Neurographic Installation (Piece 11)
Alcohol marker on paper
2022-2023
12” x 18”

$85; $100 with black 18” x 24” mat

Twelve individual pieces: three to a row, totalling four rows. All of the pieces have a variety of vibrant colors, with black lines intersecting across the pages. The top three pieces are abstracted trees.

Neurographic Installation (Piece 12)
Alcohol marker on paper
2022-2023
12” x 18”

$85; $100 with black 18” x 24” mat

Line drawing of a sitting cat.

Chessie I
Pencil on paper
2022
8.5” x 11”

Line drawing of a sitting cat.

$50, 11″ x 14″

 

Line drawing of a cat lying down with its paws tucked underneath its body.

Chessie II
Marker on paper
2022
11” x 8.5”

Line drawing of a cat lying down with its paws tucked underneath its body.

$50, 14″ x 11″

 

Vibrant color radiates from the center of the composition. Oranges, pinks, and greens move into blues and purples.

Color Explosion
Acrylic on paper
2023
22” x 21”

Vibrant color radiates from the center of the composition. Oranges, pinks, and greens move into blues and purples.

SOLD

Close-up line drawing of a lily flower.

Calla Lily
Marker on paper
2023
14” x 17”

Close-up line drawing of a lily flower.

$65, 16″ x 20″ frame

 

Simplified depiction of a face. Their tongue sticks out. Their brown hair is short and spikey. Their skin is bright yellow and they’re wearing a purple necklace with a heart charm. The background is blue with red dots.

Fun Guy
Acrylic paint on paper
2022
19” x 14”

Simplified depiction of a face. Their tongue sticks out. Their brown hair is short and spikey. Their skin is bright yellow and they’re wearing a purple necklace with a heart charm. The background is blue with red dots.

$85, 24″ x 18″ frame

Silhouette of a tree against a stained glass-like background of vibrant colors. The tree is 3D and raises off of the surface of the paper.

3D Tree
Mixed media on paper
2023
9” x 12”

Silhouette of a tree against a stained glass-like background of vibrant colors. The tree is 3D and raises off of the surface of the paper.

NFS

 

Abstract expression. Pale blue covers most of the surface, dotted with yellow, purple, and green. Red lines are drawn across the composition.

Inspired by Yah
Mixed media on paper
2022
38” x 23”

Abstract expression. Pale blue covers most of the surface, dotted with yellow, purple, and green. Red lines are drawn across the composition.

$125, unframed