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

                                           


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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 
Paper Puppet Animation 
2024


                                           


                                   

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







Fish Parking Paper Puppet Animation 
2025