MEGAN PLUNKETT

Collaborations and Bootlegs: 10 Years of F Magazine
July 13 – August 17, 2024, Josh Pazda Hiram Butler, Houston

CTZNMEG
November 12, 2023 – January 28, 2024

Independent
May 11 – 14, 2023, Spring Studios, New York

Return to Sender
January 18 – February 29, 2020

The Garden of Forking Paths
January 8 – February 12, 2017, Magenta Plains, New York

b. 1985, Pasadena, CA
Lives in Los Angeles

EDUCATION
2020  Coursework in Forensic Photography, University of California, Riverside, CA
2017  MFA, The Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
2008  BFA, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY

SOLO AND TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2024  John Divola and Megan Plunkett, Home Again, Timeshare, Los Angeles
          >anticorpo<, Emalin / Galerie Neu, Berlin at Emalin, London *with Manfred Pernice
2023  CTZNMEG, F, Houston
2022  Leave It, Sweetwater, Berlin
2021  Electric Avenue, Emalin, London
2020  Return to Sender, F, Houston *with Barbara Ess
2019  Act Naturally, The Gallery @, Los Angeles
          Condo London, Emalin hosting Galerie Emanuel Layr and Galerie Barbara Weiss, Emalin, London
2018  Big Dogs, Small Dogs, These Dogs Are Fine Ones, Commercial Street at The Capri, Glendale, CA
          Plus One, Shoot the Lobster, New York *with John Miller
2017  Live Rust, Not Right, Long As I Can See, Bad Reputation, Los Angeles
          I Bet You Wish You Did and I Know I Do, Emalin, London
2016  I Can See to the Way I’m God Damn Able/Subiaco/The Brave Dog, Bad Reputation, Los Angeles
2014  My Life in History, Good Press, Glasgow, United Kingdom
          High Noon, Golden Age, Chicago

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024  Iteration and Reproduction, The Fulcrum Press, Los Angeles
          Collaborations and Bootlegs: 10 Years of F Magazine, Josh Pazda Hiram Butler, Houston
          Hydropomp, Canepa Selling, Los Angeles
          The hill is getting lower. Or so it seems., Sweetwater, Berlin, Germany
2023  Portals, STARS, Los Angeles
          A Manual of Errors?, Sgomento Zurigo, Zürich
          Watch me fall, Shivers Only, Paris
2022  An Index of Being Alive, Park View / Paul Soto Gallery, Los Angeles
          DRIVE LANGUAGE CRAZY, The Wig, Berlin
          In The Shadows of Tall Necessities, Bonner Kunstverein, Bonn, Germany
          The Wig, Bonner Kunstverein, Bonn, Germany
          The Wig, MOSTYN, Wales, United Kingdom
2021  The Wig, Drei, Mönchengladbach, Germany
          Friends & Family, Magenta Plains, New York
          Pull-Back Dolly, 1862 N. Wilton Pl., Los Angeles
2020  Icon Maintenance, Sweetwater, Berlin
          The Obvious, Art at Michael’s, Santa Monica, CA
2019  Salon de Normandy by The Community, Normandy Hotel, Paris
          Avengers: Someone Left the Cake Out in the Rain, Reena Gaga, Los Angeles
          Group Show, Baba Yaga, Hudson, NY
2018  Caisson, Diver, Charmer, Commercial Street at Jenny’s, Los Angeles
2017  Do We Own This, Seymour, Los Angeles
          New Human Agenda, And/Now, Dallas
          Tar Pits, Redling Fine Art, Los Angeles
          The Garden of Forking Paths, Magenta Plains, New York
2016  Danling in the Romp, Pet Projects, Perth, WA, Australia
          A Sensuous Appearance of the Idea, Bad Reputation, Los Angeles
2015  Will You, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
          Sara two, Hester, New York
          MDF Blog, Planthouse, Brooklyn, NY
          Open. Wide. Sparagmos, Hercules, New York
          No Dice, Kimberly Klark, Brooklyn, NY
          Raking the Through, No Space, Mexico City
2014  Mental Furniture, Night Gallery, Los Angeles
          Liminal Sunday, Satellite Space, Santa Monica, CA
2013  Plus 1, Planthouse, New York
2012  Published by the Artist, ICPNY, New York
          Glamps, Know More Games, Brooklyn, NY
          December, Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York
2010  Permanent Collection, White Flag Projects, St. Louis, MO
          QVNOXW//, 86 Forsyth, New York
2009  Juicing the Equilibrium, No Soul for Sale, X Initiative, New York
          New York Stories, Light Industries, New York
          Medium Rare, Golden Age, Chicago
2008  One Size Fits All, Printed Matter, New York
          Milwaukee International Art Fair, The Polish Falcon Bowl, Milwaukee, WI
          The Dark Fair, Swiss Institute, New York

PUBLICATIONS
2021  Marnie, Adam and Plunkett, Megan. F Mag “Mail Art” Auction Catalog, Houston: F
2019  Plunkett, Megan, Kari Rittenback and Gabriella Nugent. Special Friend. London: Emalin Books

RESIDENCIES
2018  Rupert, Vilnius, Latvia
2016  Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle, WA, Australia

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2024  "Megan Plunkett in conversation with Gracie Hadland, 'What is X?'" Flash Art, # 347, Summer
          "Megan Plunkett at F," Contemporary Art Writing Daily, January 3
2023  Plunkett, Megan. "Why I Did It," F PDF 019, April
2022  "Megan Plunkett's Past Life as a P.I.," Megan Plunkett as told to Diana Hamilton, Frieze, May
          Plunkett, Megan. “An Excerpt of Something Still in Progress: for Pippa Garner,” F Magazine, issue 11: INTIMACY, May
2021  "Ghosts in Machines and Hand Tools," Megan Plunkett, X-TRA Online, October
          Marnie, Adam. “Megan Plunkett: Almost a Mirror,” interview. Emalin Stories, emalin.co.uk, March
2019  "In Conversation with Megan Plunkett," Tank Magazine, February
2017  Plunkett, Megan. “The Mail” (with Marnie, Adam) and “Do It Yourself, America!” F Magazine, issue 7: PARANOIA, September
          Gat, Orit. "Critic's Guide: London," Frieze.com, July 18
          Plunkett, Megan. “New Moon on Monday,” F Magazine, issue 6: SEX, April
2016  Plunkett, Megan (with Ess, Barbara). “The Landman is Coming,” F Magazine, issue 4: LANGUAGE, April
2015  Plunkett, Megan. “Growing Up, the Rogue River,” F Magazine, issue 3: Truth and Lie, September
2014  Plunkett, Megan. “Noitcudorper Lacinahcem,” F Magazine, issue 1: Mechanical Reproduction, June

KINGSBORO PRESS PUBLICATIONS
2019  Wainwright, Jerry. The Wainwright Naked Hippie Tarot
          Conversations with Tom Petty (bootleg)
2016  Go Tell the Mountain (bootleg)
          O’Brien, Glenn and Mueller, Cookie. DRUGS
          The Kingsboro Press Issue 9
2015  Alley Cats Vol. II
2014  Alley Cats Vol. I
          The Kingsboro Press Issue 8
2013  The Kingsboro Press Issue 7
          The Wire Reader: I - IV
          Sigler, Jeremy and Seeno, Ken. Live (12” record)
2011  Ray, Man. Objets de mon Affection (bootleg)
2010  The Kingsboro Press, Issue 5
          Davy, Doniella. Hippie Photos and Surfer Man
          Swan, Ethan. A Band’s Worst Nightmare Came True Here
2009  Boone, Will. Houston Chronicles
          Wohlnick, Clare. Soft Copy
          Edith Nylon Fanzine
          The Kingsboro Press Issue 4
2008  The Kingsboro Press Issue 3
2007  The Kingsboro Press Issue 2
          The Kingsboro Press Issue 1