ABOUT
Born in Lakewood, Ohio, U.S.A in 2001, Aidan Meany is an artist, recording musician, producer, and fashion designer. He currently is a student at Syracuse University College of Visual Performing Arts School of Design, completing a Bachelors degree in Industrial and Interaction Design.
For three years he learned the in’s and out’s of sewing, garment-making, and pattern-making while creating under the teachings of Cleveland fashion designer, Megan Englemann. Aidan further credits a significant portion of creative education to painter, visionary, and longtime mentor Darius Steward, and their relationship of many years. He also spent some time working at A. Graphic Solution. Learning about screen-printing methods and design consultation heavily contributed to the techniques used in the ideation of products for AIDAN MEANY. In addition, Aidan was on the graphics team at Trademark Global, “a date driven supplier of consumer products” with clients ranging from Amazon to the NBA, where he developed digital artwork for products under Coca Cola, NBA, NCAA, and more.
In the summer of 2016, Aidan Meany founded his fashion company MEANY SEASON which also operates known as AIDAN MEANY. In addition to conducting annual releases of new clothing collections, he released his first musical project, Camden, in the summer of 2018. In the same year, he began to create 2-Dimensional mono-printed artwork. These works received national award recognition. Aidan then released his second recording project, an EP entitled: Happy Rap, in May 2019. Following this musical release, he continued to produce with his fourth clothing collection and fashion show, entitled “Business Attire.” Held at Ingenuity Cleveland, this season questioned the validity of particular ideas regarding formality in fashion.
RECOGNITION
2019 Dave King Creativity Award
2019 Cleveland Institute of Art Recognition Award
2019 College Board AP Art Exhibition Finalist
2019 SIHS Visual Artist of the Year
2019 Scholastic Art and Writing National Silver Medal
2019 Scholastic Art and Writing Regional Gold Key x3
2019 Scholastic Art and Writing Regional Silver Key x2
2019 Scholastic Art and Writing Regional Honorable Mention x5
2018 Ohio Governor’s Art Exhibition Regional Award Winner
2018 Ohio University, State of the Arts, Exhibition Finalist
2018 Scholastic Art and Writing Regional Honorable Mention x2