MEET THE ARTIST

Megan McCrea is an award-winning American contemporary pastel artist who creates captivating, impressionistic landscapes. After graduating from Drexel University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Design and an Associate’s Degree in Art History in 2007, she went on to have a career as a fashion buyer, and continued to draw and paint in her spare time. In 2020, Megan leaned more heavily into her creativity, and fell in love with the medium of Soft Pastels. In 2021, she was accepted into the Philadelphia Pastel Society and began to exhibit in local pastel shows. In 2022, Megan was accepted as an Associate Member of the Pastel Society of America, and won 1st place in the Philadelphia Pastel Society National Juried Exhibition in October 2022.

Megan is inspired by landscapes that hold a special place in her heart - most frequently her native Chester County, Pennsylvania. However, she also draws inspiration from her travels throughout the U.S., most often Eddington, Maine and Avon, North Carolina.

Megan makes her home in West Chester, Pennsylvania with her husband of 16 years and their two daughters.