About the Artist
Meagan Meli creates artwork for those who love spooky cemeteries and bask in Halloween's past. Meagan is an artist based in Cranford, NJ living with her husband and two cats in a cute, spooky abode on the edge of a forest. Her work is highly influenced by historic Halloween illustrations, 20th century Disney color palettes/ textures, symbolism found in cemeteries, and occult illustrations. After a series of devastating events, she began frequenting Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, NY as inspiration. Naturally, the theme of death, grieving, and mourning symbolism became consistent in her artwork. Though her themes could be considered dark, they are bright, silly, and playful at the same time. Meagan's motive is not to bring melancholy, but to remind us that death is around us, but to accept it in it's forms. Her focus is to help those who are grieving, and need help working their way through it with fun illustrations.
Meagan was raised to be an artist by an artist, her mother. She grew up in a household where every day was a celebration, and Halloween was year round. With this as Meagan’s backbone, she grew up to continue to make spooky artwork. After graduating from FIT in 2015 with two degrees under her belt in Fine Arts and Illustration, Meagan immediately started selling her artwork online. She sold linocut art prints, patches, cards, and more! As the years went on, Meagan was able to create a fully functional home studio, now printing and distributing her own artwork.
All market table photos taken by Katrin Albert
Group Exhibitions
2021 200 Years of Sleepy Hollow Exhibition – Muzeo Gallery, Anaheim CA
The End is Nigh – Light Grey Art Lab - Minneapolis, MN
Yes Have Some! Ghostbusters Tribute Exhibition – Sugarmynt Gallery, South Pasadena, CA
2019 Conjoined vs Grotesque Exhibition – Copro Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
OCCULT Exhibition – Mystic Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Mystico: Art of the Occult Exhibition – Helikon Gallery, Denver, CO
2018 “Darkness Within” Creeping Museum, Portland, OR
2017 “Scary Stories to Tell in the Art” Brick Gallery, Texas
“Incantations” Gristle Gallery, New York
“Grim Manor Gallery presents a Haunted Mansion Tribute” Brick Gallery, Texas
ACEO Mini Art Show Gristle Gallery, New York
FLIPSIDE Arts Fest presents PHOBIA - Greenville, South Carolina
Atlas Obscura & Green-Wood Cemetery present: Into the Veil
2016 “Dystopian Forest” Gristle Gallery, New York
Student Scholarship Exhibit, Society of Illustrators, New York
2015 FIT Illustration Group Show, New York
Vendor Events & Classes
2020 /2021 Mortals’ Market Virtual Artist Marketplace
Darksome Craft Virtual Market
2019 Daughters of Darkness Market – Salem, MA
Spook Show 7 – Halloween Club, Los Angeles, CA
Midsummer Scream Convention – Long Beach, CA
Olde Salem Village Night Faire - Salem, MA
2018 Spring Oddities Flea Market, Brooklyn Bazaar, New York
A Mid-Summer Oddities Flea Market, Brooklyn Bazaar, New York
Oddities Flea Market: Los Angeles, The Globe Theater, Los Angeles
Weekend Workshops: Drawing from the Afterlife
Weekend Workshops: Bury Yourself – Pen Your Own Epitaph and Design your Gravestone
Oddities Flea Market December 2018
2017 Holiday Oddities Flea Market, Brooklyn Bazaar, New York
Witches Night Out, The Bat Haus, Brooklyn
Third Oddities Flea Market, Brooklyn Bazaar, New York
Second Oddities Flea Market, Brooklyn Bazaar, New York
First Oddities Flea Market, Brooklyn Bazaar, New York – Lead Administrator
Pin & Patch Market, Living Gallery, New York
Joy Sneaks In: An Affordable Charity Art Fair, Bat Haus, New York
2016 St Vitus Holiday Market, St Vitus, New York
Morbid Anatomy Holiday Market, Bell House, New York
Witches Night Out Fall Market, Bat Haus, New York
Morbid Anatomy Halloween Market, Bell House, New York
Morbid Anatomy Summer Market, Villain, New York
2015 St Vitus Holiday Market, St Vitus, New York
St Vitus Halloween Flea, St Vitus, New York
Publications
2022 200 Years of Sleepy Hollow Exhibition Book
The End is Nigh Exhibition Book – Light Grey Art Lab
2020 Trekell Featured Arist - Meet Meagan Meli
2019 Cult of Weird – “Love You to Death: Valentine Edition” January
2018 Talk Death – “15 Death Positive Artists You Should Know” February
Shivers of Delight Blog – “Death Positive Art” May
Melissa Gandarino – “Meet the Maker – Meagan Meli” October
2017 Haleigh Schaifo Dear Darkling "Lust List Halloween Edition" October 2017
2016 Haleigh Schaifo “Dirge Magazine Style Guide”, Fall 2016, p. 106
Haleigh Schaifo “How to Woo Your Dark Valentine with Gothic Cards and Trinkets”
February 10, 2016
2014 Wyrd Words & Effigies, Issue 1, p. 41-44
2013 Rachel Ellner, FIT School of Art & Design “In Meagan Meli’s Portfolio”