Painting Now 2023: Megan Hales

Megan Hales is an Eora/Sydney-based artist who has refined her extraordinary skills over ten years as a painter, muralist and fabricator. Exploring the ever tightening nexus between natural and human environments, Megan’s paintings are inspired by everyday chaos, presenting moments where nature intrudes on familiar urban scenarios. With an incredibly detailed hyper-realist approach – infused with hints of the carnivalesque and nods to Australian New Wave films – her cinematic paintings are thrilling to experience. The artist has exhibited in group shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth and was a finalist in The Darling Prize, The Blake Prize and Montalto Sculpture Prize. Most recently she was selected for the Art Incubator program, which will culminate with a major exhibition at Michael Reid Sydney.

For more information about works of art by Megan Hales, please email dean@michaelreid.com.au