Megan Otnes






Megan Otnes is a mixed-media artist and filmmaker  
working between NYC, Tokyo and Paris  



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ILLUSTRATION


The Dove Tower
Watercolor on Paper 41cm x 31cm  
The Sleeping Green Fairy
Watercolor on Paper 31cm x 41cm  
La Chambre Bleue  
Watercolor on Paper 14.8cm  x 21cm  
La Femme du Salon
Brush pen on Antique Recipe Paper
The Ghost of Jeanne D’Arc
Brush Pen on Antique Recipe Paper

Château de Sacy Residency
Sacy le Petite, France
2025


Hato (ハト) wearing a hat / Pigeon wearing a hat
Watercolor on Paper

Capybara using kutsubera (くつべら) / Capybara using a shoehorn
Watercolor on Paper

Onakagasuite (お腹が空いて) tiger wearing Onitsuka Tiger Shoes / Hungry tiger wearing Onitsuka Tiger shoes
Watercolor on Paper


Mograg Gallery
Tokyo, Japan
2025




Stupid Doodles (Ongoing Series)
2021 -  Present






Sketchbook Pages
2020 - Present





Paper Crane (Notes from the Dentist Office)

Prismacolor and Paper on Wood with Vintage Magazine Paper Cutout 

2023

Lantern Bugs

Watercolor on Paper with Colored Vellum 

2025

Horsing Around  

Charcoal and vintage coloring book clippings on bristol paper, 19” x 24”

2022

My Dear Devil  

Brush pen and prismacolor on kraft paper with vintage song book clippings and a stranger’s autograph book from 1957, 9” x 8”

2023

Bed Head Meg

Graphite and Prismacolor on Kraft Paper + Tracing Paper,  7” x 7” 

2023

Mixed Media Work
2022 - Present





House Party Invitation

Prismacolor on Paper

2023

“Maxed Out” Storyboard

Watercolor and Graphite on Paper 

2024

Craft Society Invitation

Prismacolor on Kraft Paper 

2025

Flyers and Storyboards
2023 - Present

 
PAINTING


The Treehouse Mural
Brooklyn, NY
2022
Mythological Mural
Williamsburg, NY
2024



           


Nescafé Paintings
Tokyo, Japan
2023



SCULPTURE




Alcova Exhibition at Milan Design Week
“Surreal Chess Sets” made from polymer clay and wood
2023 - 2025





Ezera Skanas Architecture and Design Residency
“Sky Illustrations” made from natural materials local to Kāla Ezers, Latvia
2025




VIDEO





When Time Stands Still (Short Film)
2022






Dreamscapes 16mm Animation
2024


                                                                                     



                                                      Monster Ride Paper Puppet Animation                                                Dance Hand Drawn Rotoscope Animation
                                                                                     2025                                                                                                                          2024




Fish Parking Paper Puppet Animation
2025