Megan Rooney, Untitled (from the series Old baggy root), 2018
, Acrylic, ink, pencil, charcoal, pastel on paper, 56 x 38 cm
Kollitsch Collection

The artist, who was born in Cape Town in 1985, grew up in Canada and is currently living in London. In her art she combines a variety of media: painting, installations, performances and language.
Rooney is a meticulous observer of everyday life. Each work of art starts with a sketch of an everyday theme, which may then turn into a watercolour or a performance.
One recurring element in her oeuvre is human and animal bodies. Both the range of pale but warm colours that dominate many of her works, and the theme of objects hovering in midair speak of a light-hearted playfulness.

— Felix Kucher

Megan Rooney, Untitled (from the series Old baggy root), 2018
, Acrylic, ink, pencil, charcoal, pastel on paper, 56 x 38 cm
Kollitsch Collection

Megan Rooney, Untitled (from the series Old baggy root),, 2018
, Acrylic, ink, pencil, charcoal, pastel on paper, 56 x 38 cm
Kollitsch Collection

Megan Rooney, Untitled (from the series Old baggy root), 2018
, Acrylic, ink, pencil, charcoal, pastel on paper, 56 x 38 cm
Courtesy die Künstlerin und DREI, Köln

Megan Rooney, Untitled (from the series Old baggy root), 2018
, Acrylic, ink, pencil, charcoal, pastel on paper, 56 x 38 cm
Courtesy of the artist and DREI, Cologne

Megan Rooney, Untitled (from the series Old baggy root), 2018
, Acrylic, ink, pencil, charcoal, pastel on paper
Courtesy of the artist and DREI, Cologne

Exhibitions