About the Artist

A Brief History

Margaret is a contemporary realist oil painter currently residing in Brisbane and specialising mainly in figurative work.
After graduating in Anthropology and Sociology she went on to complete postgraduate work in Education and the Visual Arts in the early 1980's. She gave up teaching art in international schools in Nepal and Thailand to pursue a full time art career more than 15 years ago.
She is a juried member of two international groups - Artists for Conservation and the International Guild of Realism - and has exhibited in Bangkok, Singapore, London and in various cities and towns around Australia. Margaret’s art can be found in private collections around the world. 

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

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