Courtney Egan

Public Art Award, Gentilly Resilience District, “Footbridge Over the Bioswale” and Native Wildflower Meadow at Mosquito Control

The City of New Orleans is in the process of overhauling several blocks of Gentilly’s water management infrastructure, and my proposal to build a community-designed footbridge over a new bioswale is one of 5 public art projects awarded. A native wildflower meadow is part of the community engagement for this project. It is located at 2100 Leon C. Simon Blvd on the property of the Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board. Other partners in the project include the Native Plants […]

“Extinct in the Wild” hosted by Gregory Allicar Museum of Art, Colorado State University

Colorado State University’s Gregory Allicar Museum of Art invited me to select work from their collection to display along side my artwork. I created a new piece for this show, Extinct in the Wild, about the relationship between human and plant world.

“I Am Past, Present, and Future Everyday” collaboration with Young Artists Movement (YAM) at Luna Fete 2019

I had an amazing experience mentoring YAM – Young Artists Movement – in the creation of this monumental projection for New Orleans’s Gallier Hall for Luna Fete 2019. Sarah Woodward from Arts Council New Orleans was the ever thoughtful supervisor, and Sara Alary and Staff at the Best Buy Teen Center in the New Orleans Public Library were immensely helpful.The talented YAM members: Shanti Broom, Nathalie Figueroa, Jermaine Lindsey, Victoria Phan, and Elijah Turk.Music by Zaire Rouege, Lyrics by Elijah […]

“Self-Fulfilling Prophecy,” at Ogden Museum show “Virtual Idylls”

I finally got to work with clay in a projection piece. Projections of the Cat’s Claw vine meshed with cast clay arms to create a struggle against the inevitable. Working with Stacey Stanfill in her studio Bayou Clay was crucial to the creation of this piece, and a pleasure. Her guidance, skilled advice, and friendship were antidotes to hours in front of a computer screen. Clay is a new medium and process for me. I avoided clay in the past […]

“Virtual Idylls” review by D. Eric Bookhardt

“…another new work, “Self Fulfilling Prophesy,” above, takes us to the magical space-time of angel’s trumpet flowers as they slowly unfurl. Here the projection includes a sculptural element in the form of replica human arms that seem to clutch serpentine strands of the glowing blossoms, echoing a scene in French surrealist Jean Cocteau’s landmark film, “Beauty and the Beast.” These works reveal how Egan, a New Orleans native whose vision was profoundly influenced by her childhood experiences growing up on […]

“Metaflora” interactive artwork in show “Virtual Idylls” at the Ogden Museum, summer 2019

Ear to the Ground at NOMA features “Sigils” artwork, in Google Arts and Culture online show

Sigils in “Ear to the Ground” at New Orleans Museum of Art