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Margaret Withers | |
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| Born | December 16, 1965 |
| Occupation(s) | painter, artist |
| Style | Contemporary |
| Website | MargaretWithers.com |
Margaret Withers (born December 16, 1965, in Austin) is an American painter, sculptor and poet. [1] [2]
Withers was born in Austin, Texas and received a BA in Literature from Texas A&M University in 2003. [3] In 2004, she attended University of Colorado Boulder's MFA program but did not matriculate, deciding instead to move to New York City in 2006. [4] [5]
Withers is most recognized for her works on paper which are a hybrid mix of narrative, abstract and modern surrealism. Her paintings explore the conflicting ideas of joy and melancholy, as well as community and aloneness in regards to the concept of home and communication. [6] [7] Her online transliteration project is based on cultural shifts in the United States and debuted in 2014 at the New York Poetry Festival. [8]
Withers' artwork is included in galleries, [9] [10] [11] multiple private [12] and corporate collections and received a 2013/2015 resident fellowship to the Vermont Studio Center, a fellowship to the Millay Colony, and a 2013 USA Project Grant.[ citation needed ]
She was named to the "50 Memorable Painters from 2015" list by Poets and Artists Magazine [13] and was an Artist-in-Residence at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) in 2016. [14]
She has been featured in or contributed to publications including The Drawing Papers, The Artist Catalogue, [15] New England Review, [16] Studio Visit magazine, [17] and New American Paintings. [18]
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