Curriculum Vitae
Meg Saligman (b.1965)
Selected Public Work
2023
MOA Bank
27 North 3rd Street, Philadelphia, PA-2022-2023
Design and development for 8,500 square-foot immersive art studio open to the public. What is your currency? Experience the moment at the Ministry of Awe.
2022
Until We Come Again to the Beginning
Olean, NY-2021-2022
10,000 square-foot mural transforming four sides of a college into architecture that fades away revealing the soul of a de-industrialized small city in upstate New York, the birthplace of the artist.
2019
Into the Mural
Philadelphia, PA 2019
An immersive journey through Meg Saligman’s Studio—floor-to-ceiling murals, participatory art making, and surprises at every turn- open to the public for 4 months.
Family Court
Philadelphia Family Court
Philadelphia, PA
800 sq. Ft
FIGMAGO
Philadelphia, PA
An immersive, experience through the mind of an artist, featuring choreography by Brian Sanders, floor-to-ceiling murals, participatory art-making,
Mixed media
340,000 sq. ft.
Lava Kid (5 Below)
The intersection of 8th and Market Streets
Philadelphia, PA
8,000 sq. Ft.
2018
Bird Feed
829 Bainbridge Street
Philadelphia, PA
500 sq. Ft.
Hub of Hope
Suburban Station Concourse - Lower Level
Philadelphia, PA
12,00 sq. Ft.
Bringing it Home
Sansom Street, Between Broad and S. Juniper Streets
Philadelphia, PA
2,500 sq. Ft.
Looking Glass
Philadelphia Family Court
Philadelphia, PA-2017
A curtain wall façade made of designs and visions for the Benjamin Franklin Parkway that were never realized using light, layered and etched glass, and paint.
2016
Our Common Ground
Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA-2016; Republican National Convention. Cleveland, OH-2016;
Democratic National Convention, Philadelphia, PA-2016
Installation work was produced as a safe space for discourse during the 2016 election.
Paint, Lucite, pinball mechanism, spheres, ear horn, and wood.
Ping An
Philadelphia, PA
2015
We Will Not Be Satisfied Until
Chattanooga, TN 2015
43,000 sq. ft mural highlighting the complex cultural dynamics of Chattanooga’s
history. As gentrification encroaches on cultural endangerment, the work reclaims an entire city block with a multi-directional narrative that reconciles the past with a hopeful future.
Knotted Grotto
Philadelphia, PA 2015
Temporary installation commissioned by Project HOME for the 2015 papal visit and the World Meeting of Families. The interactive installation drew over 150,00 participants, served as a place of reflection, and was visited by Pope Francis.
Mural cloth, wood, flora, fauna, and sharpie marker.
Woven Sanctuary
Philadelphia, PA
Beyond the Paint: Showcasing 30 Years of Community-Engaged Art-making in
Philadelphia
2014
Beyond the Paint
Showcasing 30 Years of Community-Engaged Art Making in Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Philadelphia, PA (Dec 15, 2013 - April 04, 2014)
Temporary installation in the entrance lobby for group retrospective. Drywall, paint, scaffolding, glass, and light
Wishing Wall, Growing Free, Fire Beacon
Jon Bon Jovi Soul Homes, Project HOME, Philadelphia PA
Series of three multimedia installation works comprised of stained glass,
light elements, a water feature, and mosaic tile. Works are integrated into the
lobby of a subsidized housing facility.
Glass, tile, water, paint.
Perspective and Perception
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art
Philadelphia, PA
738 sq. Ft.
Santa Rita
Santa Rita, NM
600 sq. Ft.
Rippling Moon: An Urban Fairytale
Children’s Crisis Treatment Center, Mural Arts Philadelphia, PA-2017
Two separate 10,000-square-foot murals depicting the rippling effect safety factors can have within a community.
2013
Water Tower, Water Tale
SEGA School for Girls,
Tanzania, Africa
The water tower was painted in collaboration with students from the United States and the SEGA (Secondary Education for Girls’ advancement) School for Girls, Tanzania
2012
Magic Hour
New Mexico State University Center for the Arts
Las Cruces, NM
Multimedia theatre comprised a 5,000 sq. Ft. ceiling mural, light sculptures,
and a six-panel lobby installation.
Hues of the Heart
Haverhill, MA
3,500 sq. ft.
Safety Net
Project Harmony
Omaha, Nebraska
Stained glass and printed glass curtain walls made from drawings of the safest place in the world by the community.
2011
Pathways
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, PA
Multimedia mural incorporating found objects sourced from
the Fox Chase community.
The Mustard Tree
Connelly House Condominiums
Philadelphia, PA
Backlit stained-glass installation in subsidized housing lobby.
2010
Evolving Faces of Nursing
Intersection of Broad & Vine Streets
Philadelphia PA
6,000 sq. ft.
6,000 square-foot mural exploring the evolution of caregiving throughout history. Work incorporates lights, sculptural relief, and paint. The images themselves evolve as lights change color.
2008 - 2009
Fertile Ground
Omaha, Nebraska
32,500 sq. ft.
32,500 square-foot mural reflecting open space, roots of the community and a journey from past to present.
Community Threshold
Bala House Montessori School
Bala Cynwyd, PA
2007
Bahdeebahdu
Philadelphia PA
October - November
Curator: R.J. Thornburg, Philadelphia, PA
Room 414
Philadelphia, PA
2005
Oh World I Can Not Hold You Close Enough
Wynnewood, PA
1,200 sq. ft.
The Family Portrait: A Perfect Community
2nd and Race St.
Philadelphia, PA
2,000 sq. ft.
2,000 square foot-mural and interactive website. The public was asked to vote on the perfect family producing disastrous results.
2003 - 2004
Passing Through
Interstate I76 central Philadelphia, PA-2003-2004
Multipart, the site-specific installation is made up of a central 5,000-square-foot mural with 13 satellite murals in locations around the city. 15,000 square-feet total.
2002
Theatre of Life
Intersection of Broad and Lombard Streets
Philadelphia, PA
6,000 sq. ft.
6,000 square-foot mural. paint, tile, cement, and rebar. On the Avenue of the Arts, 100 artists were surveyed to find out what controls them most in their pursuit of art-making.
2001
Our Flag Unfurled
Intersection of N. Delaware Ave and Noble Streets
Philadelphia, PA
6,000 sq. Ft.
2000
Once in a Millennium Moon
AT&T Communications Center, Shreveport, LA
At 30,000 square feet, this mural is the largest publicly funded mural in the United States. The process involved over 2,500 community participants. Two walls depict the cycles of life and objects from residents’ homes that they would like to remain until the year 3000.
1999
Philadelphia Muses
The intersection of 12th and Locust Streets
Philadelphia, PA
6,000 sq. Ft.
1998
Journey
Philadelphia, PA
Children’s Crisis Treatment Center
2,200 sq. Ft.
Common Thread
Philadelphia, PA
Nova Color Exterior Acrylic
7,500 sq. Ft.
1996
One Year
Norristown, PA
2,000 sq. Ft.
1995
La Vida de Teatro Venustiana Caranza
Mexico City, Mexico
1,800 sq. Ft.
1994
Phoenixville
Phoenixville, PA
3,200 sq. ft.
1993
The Gateway
Philadelphia, PA
3,500 sq. ft.
Awards & Honors
Women leading the 175th Pennsylvania House of Representatives Citation, 2023
MOORE College of Art and Design Visionary Woman Award, 2016
Smithsonian Museum of American Arts, Guest Lecturer, 2014
Award for Distinction, Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts at Washington University, 2011.
City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program Visionary Artist Award, 2006
Rescue Public Murals National Advisory Committee, 2005-2007
Pennsylvania Council for the Arts Fellowship, 2002.
National Endowment for the Arts/Mid-Atlantic Artists Creates for the Millennium Resident Artist, 2000.
Leeway Foundation Award for Excellence, 2000.
National Endowment for the Arts/Mid-Atlantic Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, 1996.
Pennsylvania Council for the Arts Fellowship, 1996.
National Endowment for the Arts, International Residency, 1995.
Rutgers University/Mid-Atlantic Foundation for the Arts, Resident Artist, 1994
Pew Charitable Trust Disciplinary Finalist, Painting, 1993.
Pennsylvania Council for the Arts, Roster Artist, AIE, 1993-1996.
Pennsylvania Council for the Arts Fellowship, 1992.
Selected Press
Until We Come Again to the Beginning 2023 (documentary); Articulate PBS 2020; This is Us ABC 2019; The Today Show 2018; NFL Today 2018: WHYY Public Radio 2018; Modern Hero (documentary) 2017; Vox 2017; New York Times 2015; Wall Street Journal 2015; America’s Boulevard: A Mural on MLK (documentary), USA Today 2014; Cover NEA Annual Report 2004; National Geographic Travel, 2005; Good Morning America, 2000; Spotlight in the Franklin Institute IMAX Film Philadelphia Anthem 2000–10; Public Art Review 1999, 2005, 2006; Art in America’s Public Art Year in Review, 1999
Education
B.F.A. - Painting: Washington University - School of Fine Arts, St. Louis, Missouri, May 1987.
Freshman Core Program: Parsons School of Design, New York, N.Y