Born: 1974, Mountain View, California

Lives in Shirley, Arkansas

Formal Education:  

2010 Master of Fine Arts / Sculpture / Ceramics - Academy of Art University, San Francisco, California.  Current Student. 

1999 Bachelor of Fine Arts / Sculpture – Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri.

Continued Education:

2009 Workshop - "Teaching With Clay" - Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC

2009 Workshops - "Kiln Cast Glass" and "Coldworking Lab" - Bullseye Glass, Portland, OR

2008 Workshops -"Introduction to Hot Glass" and "Mold your Mind - Glass Casting" Appalachian Center for the Crafts

Professional Positions:

2005-2008  Owner/Designer/Curator – Clinton Fine Art Gallery, llc – Clinton, Arkansas, U.S.A.

2003-Present  Owner/Artist – Blue Rain Art Studios – Shirley, Arkansas, U.S.A.

International Competitions, Honors and Awards:

2010 Second Place in Clay - Representation in "Art Buzz 2010 Collection" Hard Cover Art Book.  Juried Competition

2009 Work-Study Scholarship to attend Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC

2008 First Place in Metal Sculpture and Representation in"Art Buzz 2008 Collection"  Hard Cover Art Book.  Juried Competition

National Competitions, Honors and Awards:

2010 "Save the Arts Award Nominee" Save the Arts, Greensboro, NC

2008 "Best in Show" Design award, Sculpture at the River Market, Little Rock, AR  

2007 Second Place "Fascinating Animals"  Columbian Park Zoo Juried Art Show, Lafayette, IN

State Competitions, Honors and Awards:

2007 Finalist for Peg Newton Smith Monument Commission by the Historic Arkansas Art Museum 

2007 First Place, "Art in August Competition"  The Ozark Heritage Arts Center & Museum, Leslie, Arkansas

2007  Arkansas Governor’s Mansion Arts Calendar Competition. Representation in the 2008 Governor’s Mansion Arts Calendar

2005 Third Place, "Art in August Competition"  The Ozark Heritage Arts Center & Museum, Leslie, Arkansas

2008 Guest Lecturer - University of Arkansas at Little Rock, AR 

2004-2008 Assistant to Production Potter – Morrisette Pottery, Leslie, AR

2005-2008 Gallery Owner – Clinton Fine Art Gallery, Clinton, AR

2006-2008 Officer and Board Member – Arkansas Sculptors’ Guild Secretary

2007 Committee Chairperson – Arkansas Sculptors’ Guild new members committee.

2006 & 2008 Visiting Artist- Light & Time Design Studio and Bronze Foundry / assisted in lost wax bronze casting, chasing and filling waxes.

2006-2008 Exhibition Curator – Clinton Florist & Fine Art, Clinton, AR / Featured over twenty Arkansas Artists and their work.

2006 "Margaret Warren: Abstract Realism"  Clinton Fine Art Gallery , llc, Clinton, AR

2004 "Sculpture: Inside and out"  Blue Rain Art Studios, Shirley, AR

Selected Group Exhibitions and Shows:

2009 Exploring the Works of Arkansas Sculptors, Arkansas Studies Institute, Little Rock Arkansas

2009 Gallery Walk - ArtChurch, Hot Springs, AR

2007 & 2005 Art in August Competition, The Ozark Heritage Arts Center & Museum, Leslie, Arkansas

2007 "Margaret Warren and Janice Crummer" - Fresh Air Studio and Gallery, Clinton, AR

2006 "Meet the Artists" – Clinton Fine Art Gallery, Clinton, AR

Gallery Representation:

2009 Arkansas Studies Institute, Little Rock, Arkansas

2009 ArtChurch - Hot Springs, Arkansas

2007- Present The Arts Scene – North Little Rock, Arkansas

2007- Present Fresh Air Studio and Gallery – Clinton, Arkansas

2005-2006 Main Street Gallery – Russellville, Arkansas

2005-2006 Serenity Farms – Leslie, Arkansas

2003-2005 The Artisan Gallery – Fairfield Bay, Arkansas

2004- Present Blue Rain Art Studios – Shirley, Arkansas

2005-2009 Clinton Fine Art, llc – Clinton, Arkansas

Juried Art Shows:

"Sculpture in the Park" Sculpture Show and Sale, Loveland, CO -2010

"Loveland Sculpture Invitational" Sculpture Show, Loveland, CO - 2008 

"Fest for All"  Juried Fine Art and Craft Show, Baton Rouge, LA - 2008 

"Fascinating Animals" Columbian Park Zoo Art Show, Lafayette, IN - 2007

"Annual Arkansas Sculptors’ Guild Show and Sale" – 2006, 2007, 2008

"Sculpture at the River Market" sponsored by the National Sculptors’ Guild – 2007 - 2009

Publications:

2010 "Art Buzz The 2010 Collection", Art Collectors Book, Second Place in Clay

2008  "Art Buzz The 2008 Collection", Art Collectors Book, First Place in Metal Sculpture, Double Page Exposure.

2007 Arkansas Governor’s Mansion Arts Calendar, 2008 edition

2007 Arkansas Democrat/Gazette, July, 26, River Valley Ozark Edition. "Clinton Artist selected for Arkansas Artist Calendar", Half page article, color images featured.

2007 Arkansas Democrat/Gazette, June, 9, River Valley Ozark Edition. Artist’s biography and upcoming show announcement, Image featured.

2007 Life in the Ozarks, June, 1, 2007, Artist’s biography and upcoming show announcement, Images featured.

2006 Life in the Ozarks, June, 1, 2006, pg 25, "Ozark Artist: Sculptor Margaret Warren", Full page article, Images featured.

Organizations:

Associate Member - National Sculpture Society 

Charter Member & Board Member - Arkansas Sculptors Group

Member - Glass Art Society

Officer & Board Member – Arkansas Sculptors’ Guild

Member - College Art Association