Born: 1974, Mountain View, California

Lives in Shirley, Arkansas

Education:  

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

2007 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.

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:

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

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

National Competitions, Honors and Awards:

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

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:

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

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

1998 "Foundations Art Show" – Student Exhibition Gallery, Springfield, MO

Gallery Representation:

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- Present Clinton Fine Art, llc – Clinton, Arkansas

Juried Art Shows:

"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, 2008

Publications:

2008  "Art Buzz The 2008 Collection", Hand Bound 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.

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