Margaret Plumley

Artist's Statement

I travel the world and my own community, recording what I see.

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 Educational Technology and a Bachelor's in Broadcast Production. 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)

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 (Gage Academy of Art, Seattle, WA)

2019: Spring Gala (Gage Academy of Art, Seattle, WA)

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

2018: Spring Gala, (Gage Academy of Art, Fremont Studios Seattle, WA)

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

2017: Collectors' Gala, (Gage Academy of Art, Seattle, WA)

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

2016: Small Works (Gage Academy of Art, Seattle, WA)

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

2012: Horizons, (Rosen Gallery, Seattle, WA)

2011: Best of Gage, (Rosen Gallery, Seattle, WA)

2011: Spitting Image, (Rosen Gallery, Seattle, WA)

2010: Gage Open, (Rosen Gallery, Seattle, WA)

2010: Summer Showdown, (Rosen Gallery, Seattle, WA)

2010: Best of Gage, (Rosen Gallery, Seattle, WA)

2010: Medieval Illumination, (The Second Floor Gallery, Seattle, WA)

2010: Spitting Image, (Rosen Gallery, Seattle, WA)

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

2009: Bumbershoot Arts Festival, (Seattle Center, Seattle, WA)

2009: Best of Gage, (Rosen Gallery, Seattle, WA)

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

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

2009: Artist's Palette, (North Hill Bakery, Seattle, WA)

2008: Bermuda Gold, (Art and Soul, Seattle, WA)

2008: Best of Gage, (Rosen Gallery, Seattle, WA)

2008: Driven to Abstraction, (Rosen Gallery, Seattle, WA)

2007: Best of Gage, (Rosen Gallery, Seattle, WA)