A Brief History

Over the last three decades, Margaret has worked as an art teacher, artist, freelance writer and photographer, and raised a family. Having spent most of her adult life living and working in Asia, much of her art during this time celebrated the colour and diversity of the people there and their vibrant and often rustic environments. For the last few decades she has been a student of Eastern wisdom traditions and this finds natural expression in her work.
She is also a member of several juried international art organisations – Artists for Conservation and the International Guild of Realism - and some home-grown ones such as the Queensland Wildlife Society Inc.
She was a featured artist in International Artist magazine, and her artwork has been included in various Nature magazines, posters and film. She has been represented by the Pikture Gallery in Bangkok and the Opera Gallery in Singapore.

Education

Bachelor of Social Sciences, ANU/University of Tasmania
Graduate Diploma of Education, University of Tasmania
Graduate Diploma of Visual Arts, Deakin University
Certificate in Pastel, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore
Diploma of Professional Photography (currently undertaking), Photography Institute, Sydney

Exhibitions

2016
Lethbridge Gallery Summer Showcase, Group Exhibition, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
Moods and Muses, solo exhibition, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane

2015
Lethbridge Gallery Artist Showcase, Group Exhibition, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
Above And Below, solo exhibition, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane

2014
Splash! solo exhibition, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
Lethbridge Gallery Artist Showcase, Group Exhibition, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane

2013
Bliss, solo exhibition, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
Lethbridge Gallery Artist Showcase, Group Exhibition, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane

2012
Cricket Art Prize exhibition, SCG, Sydney and national tour
Player’s Choice Award, Cricket Art Prize

2011
Wildlife Artist of the Year, Mall galleries, London

2010
Wildlife Artist of the Year, Mall Galleries, London

2009
Celebrations, Bangkok Art Fair
Autumn, Agra Gallery, Melbourne
Painting commissioned by IUCN for Merrill Fernando, owner and founder of Dilmah tea

2008
Co-creator of the HOPart project for amphibian conservation

2006
Indigo, photography exhibition, Indus Gallery, Bangkok
Transitions, Garden Gallery, Bangkok
The Journey, Indus Gallery, Bangkok

2004
Thresholds, Rotunda Gallery, Bangkok

2003
Neilson Hays Group, the Hilton, Bangkok
The Alliance, Rotunda Gallery, Bangkok

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