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Work History
Selected Exhibitions
2009 Material Afterlife, Urban Institute of Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, MI.
2009 Like Water on Rock, American Jewish University, Los Angeles, CA; travels to Finegood Art Gallery,
Jewish Federation Valley Alliance, West Hills, CA; Gotthelf Art Gallery, San Diego Center for Jewish Culture
La Jolla, CA.
2008 A Place at the Table, Women's Caucus for Art, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI
2008 The Third Annual Human Rights Show, South Texas College, traveled to the University of Texas Pan
American; Universidad de Monterey, Mexico; and Progreso Art Gallery, Progreso, Mexico.
2008 In the Beginning, Women's Caucus for Art, Dallas Women's Museum, Dallas, TX
2007 Shirts & Skins: Margaret Parker, Solo Show, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI.
2007 Windsor Biennial, Art Gallery of Windsor, Ontario, CA
2007 Sync07, digital / video / multimedia show, Duderstadt Gallery, University of Mich, Ann Arbor, MI
2007 All Media Show, Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit, Detroit, MI.
2007 Venus of Willendorf: Redefining the Goddess, group show; part of the national Feminist
Art Project sponsored by Rutgers University, Duderstadt Gallery, University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, MI.
2006 Homage to Women Artists, banner show, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI
2006 Reflections of War, Threads of Peace, textiles, group show, Woven Arts, East Lansing
2006 Sync06, digital & multimedia show, Duderstadt Gallery, University of Mich, Ann Arbor, MI
2005 Michigan Annual XXXIII, group show, Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI.
2005 Point of Departure, group show, digital prints, Pakzieski Gallery, Dearborn, MI.
2004 Point of Departure, group show, digital prints, Henry Ford Community College, Dearborn, MI.
2004 Dark Shores Mural, watercolor, Ypsilanti District Library, Ypsilanti, MI
2004 Threads, Watercolors and Tapestry, Wolverine Towers, University of Mich, Ann Arbor, MI.
2004 Acts of Nature, watercolors, University of Michigan Life Sciences Complex, Ann Arbor, MI.
2002 Testament, mixed media, Ann Arbor City Hall, Ann Arbor, MI.
2002 Art Oasis, group show, Ann Arbor, MI.
1998 Stations, reliefs and mixed media, Institute for the Humanities, University of MI, Ann Arbor, MI.
1998 Suite for Mixed Color, watercolors, Michigan Guild Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI.
1995 Water and Shore, watercolors , Maine Maritime Academy, Castine, ME.
1994 Dark Shores and Other Parts of the Forest, watercolors, Brooksville Library, Brooksville, ME.
1993 Stations, terra cotta reliefs, St. Peters Episcopal Church, Morristown, NJ
1993 Beyond Tradition, group show, Ellsworth Public Library, Ellsworth, ME.
1992 Stations, terra cotta reliefs, Franciska Needham Gallery, Damariscotta, ME
1992 No Place Like Home, group show, Mary Harding, Portsmouth, NH.
1992 Works on Paper, group show, Portland Chamber of Commerce, Portland, ME.
1990 Stations, terra cotta reliefs, National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D.C.
1990 Stations, terra cotta reliefs, Riverside Church, New York, NY
1988 Stations, terra cotta reliefs, Cathedral St. John the Divine, New York, NY
1987 Cork Gallery, group show, Lincoln Center, New York, NY.
1987 Gallery 68, group show, Belfast, ME.
1986 Cork Gallery, group show, Lincoln Center, New York, NY.
1982 Public Image Gallery, group show, New York, NY.
1980 Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit, group show, Detroit, MI.
1978 National Art Center, group show, New York, NY.
1978 Governor’s Mansion, oils, watercolors, tapestry, Lansing, MI.
Public Art Projects
2003 Sun Dragon, designer, 60’ long public sculpture part of a renewable
energy demonstration project at Ann Arbor Fuller Pool. Ann Arbor
Energy Office and Ann Arbor Parks Department.
2000-04 Art Pro Tem, founder and Director of community based nonprofit
organization that sponsored temporary outdoor installations in
nontraditional spaces. Ann Arbor, MI.
1997-04 Urban Courtyard, designer, 5561 sq. ft. Parking lot becomes an
urban sanctuary with conservatory surrounded by pleached hedge.
Downtown Home & Garden, Ann Arbor, MI.
1997 Adams Elementary School Mural, enamel; designer and painter,
800 sq. ft. Lobby dances with bright color, familiar objects, numbers and
text. Adams School, Castine, ME.
1995-96 Castine Bicentennial Quilt, fabric; designer, 144 sq. ft. A year
long community based project involved 60 townspeople in depicting 200
year history. Castine Historical Society,Castine, ME.
1995 Planetarium Horizon Mural, acrylic; project coordinator, 56 sq. ft. Middle
school students drew 360 degree mural from scenes of town
for college planetarium. Joint project of Adams School and Maine
Maritime Academy, Castine, ME.
1989 Castine Peninsula Mural, casein; designer and painter, 1120 sq. ft.
Surrounds dining room of 1898 summer hotel with views of varied habitat
of the peninsula. Castine Inn, Castine, ME.
1987-95 Castine Inn Garden, designer, 7200 sq. ft. Three garden rooms with
75 ft. rock wall, bridge over small stream for use by customers and open
to the public. Castine Inn, Castine, ME.
Murals and Commissions
1998 Weatherscape, casein and metallic; designer and painter, 840 sq. ft.,
private home. Ann Arbor, MI.
1996 Dyce's Head, casein; designer and painter, 126 sq. ft., private home.
Castine, ME.
1991 Elms of Court Street, casein, designer and painter, 250 sq. ft., private
home. Castine, ME.
1985-86 Light Path, casein; designer and painter, 1494 sq. ft., private home.
New York, NY.
1979 Summer Rain, tapestry; designer, woven in Egypt, 99 sq. ft., commission,
Ann Arbor, MI.
1977 Earle Project, terra cotta reliefs, designer and producer, Earle
Development Project, Ann Arbor, MI.
Collections, Selected Listing
United States Capitol Building, Washington, D.C.
State Department Art Bank, Washington, D.C.
Maine Maritime Academy, Castine, ME
Chelsea Medical Center, Chelsea, MI
Stein & Moran Attorneys, Ann Arbor, MI
Diamond Bullet Website Developer, Ann Arbor, MI
Noah Adams, PBS, "All Things Considered", Washington, D.C.
Ernie and Denna Harburg, New York, NY
Jacobson's Department Store, Lansing, MI
Awards
2000 Nominated, Governor's Award, Michigan Council on Arts and Cultural
Affairs, Lansing, MI.
1997 Juried Public Art Roster, Maine Arts Commission, Augusta, ME.
1978 Artists-In-The- Schools Program, Michigan Council for the Arts, Detroit, MI.
Grants
2002 Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs Mini Grant, Art Pro Tem show, “Hear Here”
2001 Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs Mini Grant, public sculpture, “Sun Dragon”
2001 Michigan Energy Office Renewable Energy Demonstration Grant, public sculpture,
“Sun Dragon”
2001 Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation Grant, public sculpture, “Sun Dragon”
Publications
Michigan Today, "The Alphabet of Color", p. 8-9, February, 1991.
Stations: the Way of the Cross, text by Daniel Berrigan, photos of terra cotta reliefs,
Stations, by Margaret Parker, Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc., San Francisco, CA; 1989.
New York Artists, by Les Krantz, American References, Chicago; 1986.
Detroit Free Press Magazine, "Tapestry in Capitol" p. 18-21, Oct. 12, 1980.
Boards
2000 - Ann Arbor Public Art Commission, Ann Arbor, MI.
2000 - 04 Citizen’s Advisory Council to the Downtown Development Authority
2000- Art Pro Tem, Chair, nonprofit presenting contemporary art in Ann Arbor, MI.
1997-99 Downtown Public Art Committee, Ann Arbor, MI.
Education
1967-69 University of Michigan School of Art, Ann Arbor, MI, BFA, 1969
1965-67 Bennington College, Bennington, VT
1961-63 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2009 Material Afterlife, Urban Institute of Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, MI.
2009 Like Water on Rock, American Jewish University, Los Angeles, CA; travels to Finegood Art Gallery,
Jewish Federation Valley Alliance, West Hills, CA; Gotthelf Art Gallery, San Diego Center for Jewish Culture
La Jolla, CA.
2008 A Place at the Table, Women's Caucus for Art, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI
2008 The Third Annual Human Rights Show, South Texas College, traveled to the University of Texas Pan
American; Universidad de Monterey, Mexico; and Progreso Art Gallery, Progreso, Mexico.
2008 In the Beginning, Women's Caucus for Art, Dallas Women's Museum, Dallas, TX
2007 Shirts & Skins: Margaret Parker, Solo Show, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI.
2007 Windsor Biennial, Art Gallery of Windsor, Ontario, CA
2007 Sync07, digital / video / multimedia show, Duderstadt Gallery, University of Mich, Ann Arbor, MI
2007 All Media Show, Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit, Detroit, MI.
2007 Venus of Willendorf: Redefining the Goddess, group show; part of the national Feminist
Art Project sponsored by Rutgers University, Duderstadt Gallery, University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, MI.
2006 Homage to Women Artists, banner show, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI
2006 Reflections of War, Threads of Peace, textiles, group show, Woven Arts, East Lansing
2006 Sync06, digital & multimedia show, Duderstadt Gallery, University of Mich, Ann Arbor, MI
2005 Michigan Annual XXXIII, group show, Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI.
2005 Point of Departure, group show, digital prints, Pakzieski Gallery, Dearborn, MI.
2004 Point of Departure, group show, digital prints, Henry Ford Community College, Dearborn, MI.
2004 Dark Shores Mural, watercolor, Ypsilanti District Library, Ypsilanti, MI
2004 Threads, Watercolors and Tapestry, Wolverine Towers, University of Mich, Ann Arbor, MI.
2004 Acts of Nature, watercolors, University of Michigan Life Sciences Complex, Ann Arbor, MI.
2002 Testament, mixed media, Ann Arbor City Hall, Ann Arbor, MI.
2002 Art Oasis, group show, Ann Arbor, MI.
1998 Stations, reliefs and mixed media, Institute for the Humanities, University of MI, Ann Arbor, MI.
1998 Suite for Mixed Color, watercolors, Michigan Guild Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI.
1995 Water and Shore, watercolors , Maine Maritime Academy, Castine, ME.
1994 Dark Shores and Other Parts of the Forest, watercolors, Brooksville Library, Brooksville, ME.
1993 Stations, terra cotta reliefs, St. Peters Episcopal Church, Morristown, NJ
1993 Beyond Tradition, group show, Ellsworth Public Library, Ellsworth, ME.
1992 Stations, terra cotta reliefs, Franciska Needham Gallery, Damariscotta, ME
1992 No Place Like Home, group show, Mary Harding, Portsmouth, NH.
1992 Works on Paper, group show, Portland Chamber of Commerce, Portland, ME.
1990 Stations, terra cotta reliefs, National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D.C.
1990 Stations, terra cotta reliefs, Riverside Church, New York, NY
1988 Stations, terra cotta reliefs, Cathedral St. John the Divine, New York, NY
1987 Cork Gallery, group show, Lincoln Center, New York, NY.
1987 Gallery 68, group show, Belfast, ME.
1986 Cork Gallery, group show, Lincoln Center, New York, NY.
1982 Public Image Gallery, group show, New York, NY.
1980 Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit, group show, Detroit, MI.
1978 National Art Center, group show, New York, NY.
1978 Governor’s Mansion, oils, watercolors, tapestry, Lansing, MI.
Public Art Projects
2003 Sun Dragon, designer, 60’ long public sculpture part of a renewable
energy demonstration project at Ann Arbor Fuller Pool. Ann Arbor
Energy Office and Ann Arbor Parks Department.
2000-04 Art Pro Tem, founder and Director of community based nonprofit
organization that sponsored temporary outdoor installations in
nontraditional spaces. Ann Arbor, MI.
1997-04 Urban Courtyard, designer, 5561 sq. ft. Parking lot becomes an
urban sanctuary with conservatory surrounded by pleached hedge.
Downtown Home & Garden, Ann Arbor, MI.
1997 Adams Elementary School Mural, enamel; designer and painter,
800 sq. ft. Lobby dances with bright color, familiar objects, numbers and
text. Adams School, Castine, ME.
1995-96 Castine Bicentennial Quilt, fabric; designer, 144 sq. ft. A year
long community based project involved 60 townspeople in depicting 200
year history. Castine Historical Society,Castine, ME.
1995 Planetarium Horizon Mural, acrylic; project coordinator, 56 sq. ft. Middle
school students drew 360 degree mural from scenes of town
for college planetarium. Joint project of Adams School and Maine
Maritime Academy, Castine, ME.
1989 Castine Peninsula Mural, casein; designer and painter, 1120 sq. ft.
Surrounds dining room of 1898 summer hotel with views of varied habitat
of the peninsula. Castine Inn, Castine, ME.
1987-95 Castine Inn Garden, designer, 7200 sq. ft. Three garden rooms with
75 ft. rock wall, bridge over small stream for use by customers and open
to the public. Castine Inn, Castine, ME.
Murals and Commissions
1998 Weatherscape, casein and metallic; designer and painter, 840 sq. ft.,
private home. Ann Arbor, MI.
1996 Dyce's Head, casein; designer and painter, 126 sq. ft., private home.
Castine, ME.
1991 Elms of Court Street, casein, designer and painter, 250 sq. ft., private
home. Castine, ME.
1985-86 Light Path, casein; designer and painter, 1494 sq. ft., private home.
New York, NY.
1979 Summer Rain, tapestry; designer, woven in Egypt, 99 sq. ft., commission,
Ann Arbor, MI.
1977 Earle Project, terra cotta reliefs, designer and producer, Earle
Development Project, Ann Arbor, MI.
Collections, Selected Listing
United States Capitol Building, Washington, D.C.
State Department Art Bank, Washington, D.C.
Maine Maritime Academy, Castine, ME
Chelsea Medical Center, Chelsea, MI
Stein & Moran Attorneys, Ann Arbor, MI
Diamond Bullet Website Developer, Ann Arbor, MI
Noah Adams, PBS, "All Things Considered", Washington, D.C.
Ernie and Denna Harburg, New York, NY
Jacobson's Department Store, Lansing, MI
Awards
2000 Nominated, Governor's Award, Michigan Council on Arts and Cultural
Affairs, Lansing, MI.
1997 Juried Public Art Roster, Maine Arts Commission, Augusta, ME.
1978 Artists-In-The- Schools Program, Michigan Council for the Arts, Detroit, MI.
Grants
2002 Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs Mini Grant, Art Pro Tem show, “Hear Here”
2001 Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs Mini Grant, public sculpture, “Sun Dragon”
2001 Michigan Energy Office Renewable Energy Demonstration Grant, public sculpture,
“Sun Dragon”
2001 Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation Grant, public sculpture, “Sun Dragon”
Publications
Michigan Today, "The Alphabet of Color", p. 8-9, February, 1991.
Stations: the Way of the Cross, text by Daniel Berrigan, photos of terra cotta reliefs,
Stations, by Margaret Parker, Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc., San Francisco, CA; 1989.
New York Artists, by Les Krantz, American References, Chicago; 1986.
Detroit Free Press Magazine, "Tapestry in Capitol" p. 18-21, Oct. 12, 1980.
Boards
2000 - Ann Arbor Public Art Commission, Ann Arbor, MI.
2000 - 04 Citizen’s Advisory Council to the Downtown Development Authority
2000- Art Pro Tem, Chair, nonprofit presenting contemporary art in Ann Arbor, MI.
1997-99 Downtown Public Art Committee, Ann Arbor, MI.
Education
1967-69 University of Michigan School of Art, Ann Arbor, MI, BFA, 1969
1965-67 Bennington College, Bennington, VT
1961-63 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL