Today we’d like to introduce you to Megan Aroon.
Hi Megan, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
Megan Aroon is a fine artist whose brush finds its rhythm where mechanics meet nature, where the cold precision of a gear collides with the soft curve of a petal. For over 18 years, she’s built a career on that collision, creating original paintings that speak to a specific kind of woman: one who loves speed, knows her way around a bike or a paddock, and refuses to check her femininity at the door.
Megan’s own life reads like the inspiration for her canvases. Raised off-grid in the wild bush of Alaska, she grew into an outdoorsy, adventurous spirit who found her true home on two wheels, racing mountain bikes, fielding her own team, and spending years living out of a self-converted camper van chasing epic rides across the country. That same restless love of motion eventually carried her into not just cycling, but motorsport culture, where the language of gears, chrome, and velocity became the foundation of her art.
Her paintings exist at the intersection of fierce and feminine. Utilizing gear-driven forms intertwined with florals and organic shapes, built for women who live at speed. It’s art for the woman who’s just as at home in a paddock as she is on a mtb trail, who wants her walls (or her garage) to reflect both power and grace.
Megan holds a master’s degree in Political Science with a focus on gender theory, and that lens, sharp, curious, unapologetically feminist, runs through everything she makes. She’s a longtime advocate for women’s causes, regularly directing proceeds from her art to organizations that support and empower women.
Professionally, Megan has spent 18 years as a full-time artist, with her work sold around the world and grossing tens of millions of dollars in sales. Her art has appeared on television shows including Grey’s Anatomy, Telemundo, Celebrity Wife Swap, and Good Morning America, and has been carried in retailers like Urban Outfitters, Nordstrom, and HomeGoods.
Beyond the canvas, Megan is also the author of a children’s book series called The Wondrous World of Geartopia, starring the whimsical GEAR BEARS. A project born from her love of gears and imagination, and designed to spark curiosity about STEM and Art(STEAM) in the next generation of young girls. It’s a separate world from her fine art, but it shares the same spark: the idea that gears can be magic, and that girls belong in every space where wheels turn and engines run.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
In a world consumed with AI it has become a constant challenge to stand out as a creative. Every online space has been inundated with generated “art”, and everyone using it as a get rich quick scheme – at the expense of true artists like myself. The best way to combat this challenge is by creating the most unique, original handpainted works of art that I can. That truly differentiate my art from AI generated works.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
I create gear inspired art fueled by my passion for cycling and motorsports. Fierce and Feminine art for the modern woman who has never had art created for her in a space dominated by men. I”m here to change that and create a world for women who love everything gear related! A world of gears in feminine colors, floral gears, smiley face gears and paintings of powerful and inspiring women.
We’d love to hear about how you think about risk taking?
For the early years of my career as a professional artist I would paint abstracts and abstract landscapes, that I became very well-known for. But, over the years the proliferation of copyright infringements of my work forced me to take a risk and create art that would be much harder for infringers to copy, and that was clearly recognizable as a Megan Aroon painting. So, I combined my two passions, art and cycling, and created my world of gears. But, not just a world of gears, a world of gears FOR women. This is a very niche space, that no one else has delved so deeply into with art. So, I knew it was the space for me, to inspire and empower women who have been traditionally left out of two very male dominated sports. Is it Risky, yes, is it worth it – YES!
Pricing:
- Limited Edition Prints $295
Contact Info:
- Website: https://meganaroon.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meganaroon
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MADARTstudios
