Megan Williamson (she/her) is a Chicago-based painter. Whose work has been shown in Italy, Ireland, Canada, and in dozens of venues across the United States.

Her artwork has been featured in the New Art Examiner, Chicago Sun Times, Chicago Tribune, American Artist, Art New England and more. Her 100 Zoom portraits project interview was broadcast on Scripts Media and another on WTTW. Her work can be found at the Swope Art Museum, The Midwest Museum of American Art, Illinois Museum and in private and corporate collections throughout the country.

Ms. Williamson was awarded an Innovation Fellowship with the National Science Foundation in 2014 and a DCASE Grant in 2015. She has received 3 CAAP grants from the City of Chicago.

She has taught at The International School of Art in Umbria and Project Perugia in Italy. She has been a visiting artist in institutions across the United States including the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, University of Michigan, Mt Gretna School of Art, Columbia College, University of Dallas, and more. Williamson attended the New York Studio School, Knox College, Yale’s Norfolk Program, and Queens College Landscape Painting Program.