The Fire Behind The Tears:

Welcome to the website of artist

Megan Renee Rahm

Artist Statement 

My interest in art came about after some life-altering events.  Much of my young life had been plagued by mental health issues, and in the summer of 2004 at 21 years old, I began my journey of recovery from bulimia and schizoaffective disorder.  I started therapy and medication, but I would also use art as a way to express what I was feeling and experiencing.  It was a way to cope; a way to bring my world into the real world.  When everyone could look at my art and relate to what I was going through, my symptoms lost their power over me.

While many of my drawings and paintings are based on the physical, emotional, and spiritual experiences of living with a mental illness, many other works are influenced by nature-focused spirituality.  I enjoy expressing the connections between humans and nature, and the growth and energy that is felt throughout.

My drawings and paintings are surrealist in style, and my favorite media include colored pencil and acrylic.

Past gallery exhibitions include:

Effe Leven Gallery - Chicago, IL

The Hive Gallery – Los Angeles, CA

Fresh AIR Gallery – Columbus, OH

Art and Soul by Phoebe Gallery – Muncie, IN

Our Gallery – Detroit, MI

2^nd April Galerie – Canton, OH

Russell Industrial Center Gallery – Detroit, MI

The Pop Shop Gallery – Lakewood, OH

Anderson Creative – Canton, OH

-as well as numerous solo and group exhibitions at other various venues and events

My goal as an artist is to relate to the human experience.  My work is based on my personal experiences and beliefs.  I like to paint for emotion and not beauty.  I love it when my work starts a discussion based on how the viewer relates.  That discussion and the emotions that are expressed from my work makes me feel like we are all in this together.

 To purchase works online please visit Megan's Etsy shop at

www.etsy.com/shop/meganreneerahm 

Megan during the hanging of her solo show at the Wine Merchant in Findlay, OH.

Megan by her work at Sertoma Arts Center in Raleigh, NC.

Megan's solo show at Coffee Amici in Findlay, OH.

Megan at Coffee Amici.

December 2009: Megan's work at Art and Soul by Phoebe Gallery in Muncie, IN.

Megan's work at Anderson Creative Studio in Canton, OH.

Megan in Chicago by her work in Effe Leven Gallery.

Megan at Sea Lion Studio during the BG ArtWalk 2010.

Megan at the Agnes Reynold Jackson Fund Benefit at Black Cherry in Toledo, OH.