Meaghan Fleming is a multimedia artist who explores trauma and represents intangible feelings in physical space. Her practice primarily manifests in the sculptural form portraying themes of womanhood, abuse, grief, and childhood. Her work has been exhibited in multiple showcases and festivals including Art on the Move (2021), Digital Graffiti Festival (2022, 2023, 2024), Show Me Research (2023), the Visual Art and Design Showcase (2023), a solo show at the University of Missouri (2024), New Forms of Purpose (2024), and Bouncebackability (2025). Fleming received a Bachelor of Arts in both Art and Digital Storytelling at the University of Missouri-Columbia, as well as a multicultural certificate and a minor in Spanish. She is currently pursuing her MFA at Indiana University- Indianapolis.

The relationship of person and body is often a contradictory one; my body is me but I am not my body. The body can betray, protect, guide, mislead, speak, and silence. It is ours, it is us, and yet we cannot control it, it ages without us, it leaves us behind yet is all which remains when we are gone. The body often speaks for us and reveals emotions we have yet to be able to put into conversation, and it reminds us of the histories we have attempted to bury. Just as we often use our bodies to express ourselves, I utilize various mediums to represent or allude to the body in new ways through realistic portrayals, implied forms, or crafting spaces in which the body would be expected to reside. Each sculptural installation, either time-based or an act of permanence, tells a story. My work examines the female figure in all forms. Whether that be through exposing the detailed ridges of our skin or exploring an abstract perspective, the body remains throughout my practice. 

My mixed media practice surrounds themes of feminism, womanhood, grief, mental illness, and nostalgia. The bones of my craft are in raw materials such as wood, steel, and body casts, though I often incorporate projections as well. I am drawn to portrayals of raw human emotion, and therefore my work is about crafting the disturbing aspects of life and exploring new methods of representing intangible feelings in physical space. My practice focuses on depictions of the female figure and examines how these various portrayals affect the viewer’s experience. The body is a host for the soul, and by capturing the corporeal I can communicate the essence of experience.