Margaret Plumley

Me, looking cold in a zodiak in Antarctica

Artist's Statement

I've been from Antarctica to the Himalayas and from New York to California in temples and coffee shops and places in between. I travel with a sketchbook and a camera, recording the world around me.

My training began with black-and-white photography and developing my own film. That physical connection with the materials created a special connection to my work. Years later when I took time off from work to dedicate myself full-time to studying art, that immersion without distraction created that same sense of a connection not only to my work, but also to the places and things that I seek to represent.

I hope to share these moments with you.

Education

Margaret attended Gage Academy of Art in Seattle, Washington where she studied drawing and painting part-time for several years before enrolling in Gary Faigin's still life atelier. She also has a Master's degree in Education and a Bachelor's in Broadcasting. She currently lives and works in Monterey, California.

Juried Exhibitions

2024: Art For All (Hermosa Beach, CA)

2024: BLUE (Mill Valley, CA)

2024: Light on the Easel (Overland Park, KS)

2023: Art x Climate: Fifth National Climate Assessment (online)

2022: SAGE 12th Annual National Juried Show (Sheridan, WY)

2021: Renewal (Pacific Grove, CA)

2021: The Second Half (Laguna Beach, CA)

2018: Rejoice in Art: For the Beauty of the Earth 2018 (Redondo Beach, CA)

2017: Rejoice in Art: For the Beauty of the Earth 2017 (Redondo Beach, CA)

2017: Lines Into Shapes (Estes Park, CO)

2016: American Road Trip (Brooklyn, NY)

Solo Shows

2012: The Wayward Pendulum (Seattle, WA)

2012: Landscapes and Cupcakes (Seattle, WA)

Group Shows

2020: Gage Gala (Seattle, WA)

2019: Spring Gala (Seattle, WA)

2018: Summer Show: Two Weeks in Japan (San Mateo, CA)

2018: Spring Gala, (Seattle, WA)

2018: A Woman's View, (Redwood City, CA)

2017: Collectors' Gala, (Seattle, WA)

2017: A Woman's View, (Redwood City, CA)

2016: Small Works (Seattle, WA)

2012: Duo with D. Lisa West, (Seattle, WA )

2012: Horizons, (Seattle, WA)

2011: Best of Gage, (Seattle, WA)

2011: Spitting Image, (Seattle, WA)

2010: Gage Open, (Seattle, WA)

2010: Summer Showdown, (Seattle, WA)

2010: Best of Gage, (Seattle, WA)

2010: Medieval Illumination, (Seattle, WA)

2010: Spitting Image, (Seattle, WA)

2009: Person, Place, or Thing, (Seattle, WA)

2009: Bumbershoot Arts Festival, (Seattle, WA)

2009: Best of Gage, (Seattle, WA)

2009: From Inside to Outside, (Seattle, WA)

2009: The Objects of Our Attention, (Seattle, WA)

2009: Artist's Palette, (Seattle, WA)

2008: Bermuda Gold, (Seattle, WA)

2008: Best of Gage, (Seattle, WA)

2008: Driven to Abstraction, (Seattle, WA)

2007: Best of Gage, (Seattle, WA)