Artist StatementAs an artist, I began exploring two divergent paths.
On one I found grace and strength; women demanding to be seen, giving pause to those who passed. They have power beyond the canvas. They delve into our being and reflect what we want to see in ourselves. This path is inspiring as an artist. These women are apart from me but they influence who I am. They take me to the realm of realistic fantasy; beyond my normal but not outside of my reach. The other path is much more reflective. The abstracts are pieces of myself coming out into the world. These are an intuitive release that I only come to recognize upon completion of the work. My abstract pieces allow me to travel deeper into my beliefs and my thoughts. One canvas is composed of a hundred thoughts thereby becoming a novel to be read and reread. They are as varied as my thoughts but collections slowly reveal themselves the longer I participate in their creation. I see these paintings as true reflections of who I am as an artist; a constant balancing game between light and dark, heavy intentional strokes and arbitrary spots, there is movement and action. Biography
Margaret began painting with acrylics in 2000 while she was studying at Culinary school in Vermont. She enjoyed the freedom and emotions of abstract art. Her abstracts are inspired by her minimalist and modern aesthetic and through the exploration of other art forms, developed into what they are today. She returned to painting in 2015 with a series of dresses in watercolour. Her practice gained momentum when she began exploring the series in acrylic. Building textures, creating sweeping movements and the play of colours off her palette knives coupled with the image of a woman standing in a gown created a unique work that carries the life force of the women who inspire us all. With a deepening need to explore textures, she began again to create her abstract works. Her latest series, Lavishly Minimal, references all that we hide from ourselves, the cracks that allow the treasures of the truth of ourselves to be released, and our hopes against the struggles that threaten to defeat us. Margaret lives and paints in Saint Lambert, Quebec with her husband and two children. |
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Past Events
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2019
Square Foot Exhibition, Senneville, QC Wall Candy Exhibition, Ottawa, ON Art for Autism with the Miriam Foundation, Museum of Fine Art, Montreal Pop-up market with Kameleon Atelier, Saint Therese, Quebec Solo Exhibition, L'Apartement, Westmount with Damask et Dentelle Group Exhibition, Patrick Mikhail Gallery, Montreal with Ambro Galleries Abstraction Exhibition, Cutler Crane Gallery, Memphis with Avenue Art 2019 2018 SOFA Expo, Chicago with MJ Laberge Gallery 2018 Pop Up Gallery at Coach House in Westmount, Quebec with Avenue Art 2018 Art Market Hamptons with MJ Laberge Gallery 2018 Art Market San Francisco with MJ Laberge Gallery 2018 Art Expo New York with MJ Laberge Gallery 2018 Art Boca Raton with MJ Laberge Gallery 2018 Scope New York with MJ Laberge Gallery 2018 The Love of Art Exhibition with Avenue Art 2018 Art Palm Beach with MJ Laberge Gallery 2018 2017 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 2017 Red Dot Miami with MJ Laberge Gallery 2017 The Artist for Peace Project 2017 Art San Diego with MJ Laberge Gallery 2017 Collective Exhibition MJ Laberge Gallery September 2017 Textures and Shades , Solo exhibition, Carre des Artistes June 2017 Apéro en Chocolat hosted by Mangeons Montréal February 2017 {Live Painting in Chocolate and Exhibition} Je t'Aime en Chocolat February 2017 {Live Painting in Chocolate and Exhibition} 2016 Radix MTL Exhibiton September 2016 Essie Gel Couture Launch, Toronto June 2016 {Live Painting in Acrylic - 11 canvases} House of SB Launch Event May 2016 {Live Painting in Acrylic} Ogilvy's Montreal April 2016 {Live Painting in Chocolate} Je t'Aime en Chocolat February 2016 {Live Painting in Chocolate and Exhibition} Paper Exhibition with MJ Laberge Gallery February 2016 Collective Exhibition with MJ Laberge Gallery January 2016 |
2019
Wedluxe - Greenhouse Glam 
photo by Cagdas Yoldas
Event video by HS Ward Productions
Elegant Wedding - Refreshing Black and Green Wedding Shower
Pop Up EventsWest 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 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 |
PR Launch and Special Events
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Radix 2016 from Lisa + Eddy Photography on Vimeo. |
