“At 40, I declared myself an Artist and it was the best thing I have ever done for myself” - Margaret
Bio
Margaret began her exploration of color and movement in acrylic painting in 2000 while studying at culinary school in Vermont. She left her career as a professional chef after 15 years to devote herself to her Art and began selling professionally in 2016. Color interaction, movement, and emotion have dominated her work for the past nine years, with collections evolving in response and often opposition to each other. Her informal training is fueled by her natural curiosity and a desire to capture and reflect the emotions present in her surroundings.
Her latest collections showcase a progression from the ethereal soft colors of lakeside scenes in "Serenity," to the structured dynamics of "Borders Not Limits," to last year’s vibrant and energetic movements in "Wild." The common thread connecting these works is her commitment to color and the expressive dance of her brushes or palette knives on the canvas. The themes often encourage a deeper engagement with our inner selves, exploring the truths of our emotions, desires, and dreams.
Margaret is currently represented by Arte Cavallo in Montreal and Crane Gallery in Memphis. She creates her artwork in Montreal, Canada and occasionally in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Artist Statement
My practice has become about embracing the entirety of my emotional experiences and the entirety of my self. My challenge and my goal is to create work that helps the viewer to embrace the validity, the beauty, and the power in their emotions and to recognize the constant movement of emotions when we allow them to flow through us.
I explore the intensity of movement, the subtle or dramatic contasts in color, and the effects of layering texture and movement to create a fuller response. My experience in the studio is focused on being completely in an emotion and letting it direct the paint on the canvas. It is allowing the rage to become beautiful, allowing the sadness to provide comfort, and giving happiness an opportunity to shine without being tarnished.
My work is a reflection of my personal expansion in becoming a Reiki Grand Master, of my observations of women from my generation rediscovering their voices and releasing the emotions they held for too long, and of my deep hope that journeying to become our wisest, truest selves will ripple out and change the world.
Prelude, Cater Art Gallery, May 2025
Momentum, Women’s Art Society of Montreal, May 2025
She, Cater Art Gallery Montreal, March 2025
The Language of Abstraction, Conversations with Artists, online March 2025
The Deepest Hue, Cater Art Gallery, Montreal February 2025
Creativity, EK Voland, Montreal 2024
Noir, Wall Candy Ottawa 2023
Sweetly Affordable Art, Wall Candy, Ottawa 2023
Featured Artist for Black History Month, West Elm Montreal, February 2023
Noir, Wall Candy, Ottawa, October 2022
Seen, Roaring Artist gallery, October 2022
Le Board Show, Hampton Gallery, August 2022
Italian Festival, Arte Cavallo, August 2022
Solo exhibition, Arte Cavallo, Montreal, April 2022
Radix MTL Exhibition, Montreal, November 2021
Old Brewery Mission, Solo exhibition, Montreal, August - October 2021
Elegant Wedding - Refreshing Black and Green Wedding Shower - Magazine Feature - 2019
Wedluxe - Greenhouse Glam - Magazine Feature - 2019
Square Foot Exhibition, Senneville, QC, 2019
Wall Candy Exhibition, Ottawa, ON, 2019
Art for Autism with the Miriam Foundation, Museum of Fine Art, Montreal, 2019
Solo Exhibition, L'Apartement, Westmount with Damask et Dentelle, 2019
Group Exhibition, Patrick Mikhail Gallery, Montreal, 2019
Abstraction Exhibition, Cutler Crane Gallery, Memphis, 2019
SOFA Expo, Chicago, 2018
Pop Up Gallery at Coach House in Westmount, Quebec with Avenue Art, 2018
Art Market Hamptons, 2018
Art Market San Francisco, 2018
Art Expo New York, 2018
Art Boca Raton, 2018 Scope New York, 2018
The Love of Art Exhibition with Avenue Art, 2018
Art Palm Beach, 2018
Papier Exhibition with MJ Laberge Gallery, 2017
Gallery Opening with MJ Laberge Gallery (Palm Beach), 2017
Pop Up Gallery at Westmount Square with Avenue Art, Montreal, 2017
Red Dot Miami, 2017
The Artist for Peace Project, Montreal, 2017
Art San Diego, 2017
Collective Exhibition MJ Laberge Gallery, Montreal, September, 2017
Textures and Shades , Solo exhibition, Carre des Artistes, Montreal, June, 2017
Apéro en Chocolat hosted by Mangeons Montréal February {Live Painting in Chocolate and Exhibition}, Montreal, 2017
Je t'Aime en Chocolat February {Live Painting in Chocolate and Exhibition}, Montreal, 2017
Radix MTL Exhibiton, Montreal, September, 2016
Essie Gel Couture Launch, Toronto, June {Live Painting in Acrylic - 11 canvases}, 2016
House of SB Launch Event, Montreal, May {Live Painting in Acrylic}, 2016
Ogilvy's, Montreal, April {Live Painting in Chocolate}. 2016
Je t'Aime en Chocolat, Montreal, February {Live Painting in Chocolate and Exhibition}, 2016
Paper Exhibition with MJ Laberge Gallery, Montreal, February, 2016
Collective Exhibition with MJ Laberge Gallery, Montreal, January, 2016
Pop up Shops
West Elm Montreal
October 2019
December 2019
Pottery Barn Toronto
June 2018
December 2016
May 2016
September 2017
West Elm Chelsea, NY
June 2017
October 2017
Pottery Barn Chelsea, NY
June 2017
Pottery Barn Flatiron, NY Opening Weekend September 2017
Pottery Barn Quartier Dix30
November 2016
March 2017
HRVST, Montreal
December 2016
Williams Sonoma Home Toronto
December 2016
5 a Chic {Private Shopping event}
September 2016
West Elm Montreal
December 2015
May and November 2016
May 2017
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Wild Collection
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Borders Not Limits
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