Meg Stewart is based in Illogan, near Redruth. She graduated from Falmouth College of Art in 1999 with a BA (Hons) in Illustration and embarked on a career in a design agency. After taking a career break to raise her children, she returned to work in 2018 as a studio technician at the St Ives School of Painting, becoming studio manager in 2020. During this time she focussed on developing her own art practice.

She became a member of STISA in 2025.