Megan Allison

I met Megan last year as we worked together on a major fashion production. She out-shined fellow interns as a meticulous and talented young woman that got the job done. She wore very interesting jewellery and I was very drawn to some of her bold, vibrant pieces. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that she made them herself and was currently in school honing her craft. We went our different ways soon after, but then I saw her featured on the cover of the local Gleaner’s Flair Magazine and made contact immediately. She definitely deserves the shine.

“I’ve always loved art. I believe it was my father who first recognized my artistic ability, because he is a painter. We would take trips with my two sisters to the country and to the Edna Manley School of Art where he took a Saturday class in landscape painting. Sometimes it would be a family trip, other times it was just he and I; he’d take out his acrylics, and I…my crayons.”

Megan’s line is available at the National Gallery of Jamaica Gift Shop and also Casa de Xaymaca in the Norman Manley International Airport, Kingston Jamaica. She’s almost done with school, preparing the new line for the big end of year exhibition, and hopes to be able to continue on in her craft once she graduates. She has one fashion show semi-lined up *fingers crossed* and is on the up and up that more stylist roles will come her way. She admits that most graduates end up in more corporate roles, leaving the arts behind because of financial obligations, but is optimistic that she will be able to make a name for herself and a living from her line. If you’re in the area of the Edna Manley School for the Visual Arts in June, be sure to check out the exhibition and make a few purchases.

Contact Megan at 876-425-6842 or meganallisonjamaica@yahoo.com

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