Megan Hildebrandt's guest appearances

Megan Hildebrandt

Art and Self with Cindy Ingram

ON A.I.R. - Conversations with Artists in Residence

Andrew Jones

Vanessa Zoltan

Natalie Goldberg

Shirin Neshat

Marcos Raya

Lisa Carpenter

Nic Hahn

Brenda Chapman

Gustav Klimt

Eric Booth

Lana Jelenjev

Anna Nichols

Phyllis Brown

Tim Bogatz

Amber Jordan

OwlTail

In this episode we sit down with former Centrum resident, Megan Hildebrandt, who exudes humor, care, and generosity as she shares stories of the various shifts in her life and the ways that cancer and parenting have impacted her work over the years.   Megan Hildebrandt received her BFA from the Stamps School of Art &amp; Design in 2006, and her MFA in Studio Art from the University of South Florida in 2012. Hildebrandt has exhibited nationally and internationally, including: The Painting Center, New American Paintings, The Baltimore Museum of Art, The Museum of Contemporary Craft, Arlington Arts Center, Detroit Contemporary, HEREarts Center, Latitude 53, Johns Hopkins Medical Center, the LIVESTRONG Foundation, Hyde Park Art Center, The Torpedo Factory, and The Painter’s Room. In 2018, Hildebrandt received an Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for the Aesthetics of Health Course she developed for Interlochen Arts Academy.  An artist, educator, and arts-in-health advocate, Hildebrandt currently lives and works in Austin, Texas, where she is Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Art and Art History at The University of Texas.  See more of Hildebrandt’s work at https://www.meganlynnhildebrandt.com/ 

In this episode we sit down with former Centrum resident, Megan Hildebrandt, who exudes humor, care, and generosity as she shares stories of the various shifts in her life and the ways that cancer and parenting have impacted her work over the years.   Megan Hildebrandt received her BFA from the Stamps School of Art &amp; Design in 2006, and her MFA in Studio Art from the University of South Florida in 2012. Hildebrandt has exhibited nationally and internationally, including: The Painting Center, New American Paintings, The Baltimore Museum of Art, The Museum of Contemporary Craft, Arlington Arts Center, Detroit Contemporary, HEREarts Center, Latitude 53, Johns Hopkins Medical Center, the LIVESTRONG Foundation, Hyde Park Art Center, The Torpedo Factory, and The Painter’s Room. In 2018, Hildebrandt received an Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for the Aesthetics of Health Course she developed for Interlochen Arts Academy.  An artist, educator, and arts-in-health advocate, Hildebrandt currently lives and works in Austin, Texas, where she is Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Art and Art History at The University of Texas.  See more of Hildebrandt’s work at <a href="https://www.meganlynnhildebrandt.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.meganlynnhildebrandt.com/</a>

Megan Hildebrandt and the Role of Health, Place, and Community 

Sometimes our most challenging moments are the times that create the biggest spark. For Megan Hildebrandt, one of those chapters of her life was while she was earning her Masters Degree in Studio Art at the University of South Florida and was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.  This experience completely changed the way she views art, community, and remaining present. In this episode, Megan dives into how her art transformed during her cancer treatment and how, now that she is in remission, she finds more and more ways to bring art students to communities in need of healing, inspiration, and consistency.   Show Highlights:  How cancer changed Megan’s perspective on art Her evolution as an artist through cancer and the different mediums that captured her attention Megan explains an artistic series that she produced while undergoing chemotherapy How Megan got her experience as an art teacher The story behind Megan’s course, “The Aesthetics of Health” How cancer care experiences are enhanced with art in the waiting room Anecdotes from figure drawing cancer patients The difference between sympathy and empathy Megan explains the importance of consistency in serving communities with art How Megan sees her art programs scale to other schools and communities The freedom and shared ownership of interpreting art Megan shares 2 artists who have inspired her    Links Mentioned in the Show: Megan Hildebrandt

Sometimes our most challenging moments are the times that create the biggest spark. For Megan Hildebrandt, one of those chapters of her life was while she was earning her Masters Degree in Studio Art at the University of South Florida and was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.  This experience completely changed the way she views art, community, and remaining present. In this episode, Megan dives into how her art transformed during her cancer treatment and how, now that she is in remission, she finds more and more ways to bring art students to communities in need of healing, inspiration, and consistency. Show Highlights: <ul> <li>How cancer changed Megan’s perspective on art</li> <li>Her evolution as an artist through cancer and the different mediums that captured her attention</li> <li>Megan explains an artistic series that she produced while undergoing chemotherapy</li> <li>How Megan got her experience as an art teacher</li> <li>The story behind Megan’s course, “The Aesthetics of Health”</li> <li>How cancer care experiences are enhanced with art in the waiting room</li> <li>Anecdotes from figure drawing cancer patients</li> <li>The difference between sympathy and empathy</li> <li>Megan explains the importance of consistency in serving communities with art</li> <li>How Megan sees her art programs scale to other schools and communities</li> <li>The freedom and shared ownership of interpreting art</li> <li>Megan shares 2 artists who have inspired her</li> </ul> Links Mentioned in the Show: <a href="https://www.meganlynnhildebrandt.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Megan Hildebrandt</a>

03: The Aesthetics of Health with Megan Hildebrandt