MARGARET EVANGELINE
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Born in Baton Rouge, LA
Lives and works in NewYork City
EDUCATION
1978 MFA, University of NewOrleans
1975 BA, University of NewOrleans
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009 Present Global Art, Margaret Evangeline: Paintings and Installation, West Palm Beach, FL
Olin Gallery of Roanoke College, Margaret Evangeline Paintings and Video, Salem, VA
2008 The Ogden Museum of Southern Art, Silver Bullets and Holy Water, New Orleans, LA
DTR Modern, Steel Canvas, Boston, MA
750 7th Avenue Exhibition Lobby, Margaret Evangeline: Large Paintings and Works on Meta, New York, NY
2007 Stux Gallery, Ricochet: The Prodigal Daughter, New York, NY
HP Garcia Gallery, Sensory Thresholds, A Decade of Painting, New York, NY
Bergdorf Goodman, Startpoints, New York, NY
2006 C. Grimaldis Gallery, Too Pure Water, Baltimore, MD
Chiaroscuro Gallery, Margaret Evangeline, New Work, Scottsdale, AZ
Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Museum, Dodge A Bullet, Lafayette, LA
2005 StefanStux Gallery, Shot Through, Recent Paintings, New York, NY
ElizabethMoore Fine Art, Of Gnarl and Striation, Recent Drawings, New York, NY
2004 HeriardCimino Gallery, New Orleans, LA
ButtersGallery, Portland, OR
ByronRoche Gallery, Chicago, IL
2003 DelawareCenter for the Contemporary Arts, Simoons, Wilmington, DC
ThomAndriola/New Gallery, heavymetalgirls, Houston, TX
PaulRodgers/9W, Friendly Fire, New York, NY
ArtResources Transfer, On Light and Shadow, with Fran Siegel, New York, NY
2002 Byron RocheGallery, Chicago, IL
2001 PaulRodgers/9W, New York, NY
ByronRoche Gallery, Chicago, IL
VanierGallery, Scottsdale, AZ
PalmBeach Institute for Contemporary Art, FL
GalerieSimonne Stern, New Orleans, LA
AlvaGallery, New London, CT
2000 Byron Roche Gallery, Chicago, IL
650 Madison Avenue Exhibiton Program, New York, NY
1999 Howard Scott / M13 Gallery, NewYork, NY
GalerieSimonne Stern, New Orleans, LA
HafnarborgMuseum of Fine Art, Reykjavik, Iceland
ArtResources Transfer, New York, NY
1998 Nave Museum, Victoria, TX
SaintPeter's Church , Citicorp, New York, NY
1997 Galerie du Tableau,Marseille, France
Windows,Bergdorf Goodman, New York, NY
1996 Galerie Simonne Stern, New Orleans, LA
1995 Atlantic Gallery, New York, NY
1994 Galerie Simonne Stern, New Orleans, LA
1993 Galerie Simonne Stern, New Orleans, LA
ArtifactsGallery, Birmingham, AL
1992 Res Nova Gallery, New York, NY
1991 Pensacola Museum of Art, Pensacola,FL
1990 Res Nova Gallery, New Orleans, LA
1987 Tilden-Foley Gallery, New Orleans,LA
1986 New Orleans Performing Arts Center, LA
1985 Tilden-Foley Gallery, New Orleans,LA
1982 Tilden-Foley Gallery, New Orleans, LA
1978 FineArts Gallery, University of New Orleans, LA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009 HxWxD: UNO Alumni Show, The University of New Orleans, St. Claude Gallery
2008 Drift, Illuminate Productions, River Thames, London, England
2007 What's the Question, Byron Roche Gallery, Chicago, IL
2006 Women and Guns, Delgado College, New Orleans, LA
Opening Group Show, Cheryl McGinnis Fine Art, New York, NY
2005 Paint on Metal, Tucson Museum ofArt, curator Julie Sasse, Tucson, AZ
MargaretEvangeline, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL
AdaptationSyndrome, Handworkshop, Dinah andPaul Ryan, curators, Richmond , VA
2004 Amored, Planet Thailand, RenePierre Allain, curator, Brooklyn, NY
AAFFair,Cheryl McGuinness, New York City
PersonalSpace, Gigantic ArtSpace, New York City
Mindscape,Pavel Zoubak Gallery, New York City
Phlogistan,Mitchell-Inness and Nash, Koan Jeff Baysa, curator, New York City
WryMaterial, Jack the Pelican Presents, Williamsburg/Brooklyn, NY
NewYork Artists, Opelousas Museum, curator Nan Weir, Opelousas, LA
HeavyMetal, Columbus Museum, curator Wyona Lynch-McWhite, Columbus, GA
2003 Abstraction, Winston Wachter Mayer,New York, NY
<Not(Painting)>, The Ise Foundation, curator Koan Jeff Baysa, New York, NY
SummerGroup Show, Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
Gun& Wound Show, White Box Gallery, curator, Alisoun Meehan, New York, NY
Materiality,Wayne State University, Sandra Dupret, Curator, Detroit, MI
Womankind,Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
ArtChicago, Byron Roche Gallery, Chicago, IL
ChicagoArt Fair, Byron Roche Gallery, Chicago , IL
AAFFair, Butters Gallery, Alva Gallery, NYC
2002 New Concepts, Anita Shapolsky Gallery, New York, NY
NewFaces \'02, Robert Kidd Gallery, curator, Ray Fleming, Birmingham, MI
Lysis,Pamela Auchincloss Projects, curator, Koan Jeff Baysa, New York, NY
500Works on Paper, Gary Snyder Fine Art, New York, NY
PostcardsFrom The Edge, Sperone Westwater, New York, NY
25thAnniversary Selections Exhibition, The Drawing Center, New York, NY
NewTalent, Alpha Gallery, Boston, MA
BodyWork, Islip Museum, Islip, New York, Leslie Heller, Curator
ArtChicago, Navy Piers, Byron Roche Gallery Space, Chicago, IL
ArtOmi Anniversary, Paul Rodgers/9w, New York, NY
2001 Julia Street North, Masur Museum ofArt, Monroe, LA
BodyWork, The Work Space, New York, NY, Lesley Heller, Curator
Beautyand the Beast, Paul Rodgers 9/W, New York, NY
Outlooks,Paul Rodgers,9/W, New York, NY
GroupShow, Pfizer Inc., New York, NY, Lisa Hatchadoorian, Assistant CorporateCurator
Affinities,Anita Friedman Fine Arts, New York, NY, Robert Edleman, Gina Fiore, Curators
Reactions,Exit Art, New York, NY, Jodi Hanel and Bibi Marti, Curators
2000
68Years, 68 Masters, ACA Galleries,New York, NY
YoungerArtists, Anita Shapolsky Gallery, New York, NY
Selections,Summer 2000, The Drawing Center, New York, NY
SummerGroup Show, Vanier Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Monthsand Moons, ACA Gallery, New York, NY
BetweenTenderness and Tension, Taipei Fine Art Museum, Taiwan, Chien Hui Kao, Curator
Etherealand Material, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE, Dede Young, Curator
SummerGroup Show, Thatcher Projects, New York, NY
ContemporaryMasters, Blue Hill Cultural Center, Pearl River, NY
1999 MargaretEvangeline and Linda Schrank, Rosenberg Kaufman Gallery,New York, NY
Marilyn!,E. Peterson Gallery, New York, NY
Artistsas Teachers, Merrill Lynch Financial Center, The Lobby Gallery, New York, NY,Helen Varola, Curator
VanishingPt. Cynthia Broan Gallery, New York, NY
SelfImage, Galerie Simonne Stern, New Orleans, LA
Art/OMIOpen Studio Tour, Omi, NY
ThePower of Drawing, Westbeth Gallery, New York, NY
1998 Crossing Lines, Art in General, curatedby Madeline Weinrib and New York, NY
PayPer It, Sideshow 195, Brooklyn, NY
ModularComponent, Central Fine Arts, New York, NY
What\'sOn The Wall, Thatcher Projects, New York, NY
OpenSalvo, White Box Gallery, curated by Juan Puntes, New York, NY
Paper,Jeffery Coploff Fine Art, New York, NY
GramercyPark Art Fair, Gina Fiore Salon, New York, NY
Architectonic,Chi Meat, Brooklyn, NY
1997 OnPaper, Avanti Gallery, New York, NY
NaturalSelection, Z Gallery, New York, NY, Dominique Nahas, Curator
WorldView, Rosenberg & Kaufman Fine Art, New York, NY
Solo,Museum of the City of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Americansin Italy and Italians in America, Teatro Degli Artisti, Rome
67Broad Street, The Art Exchange Show, Jeffrey Coploff Fine Art, New York, NY
Fresh,Jeffrey Coploff Fine Arts, New York, NY
1996 Light & Color, JeffreyCoploff Fine Art, New York, NY
1994 Wirstrom & Asprodites, GalerieSimonne Stern, New Orleans, LA
1993 12thAnnual, Alexandria Museum, Alexandria, LA, Peter Frank, curator
SummerGroup Show, Jaffe Baker Gallery, Boca Raton, FL
1992 UnderGlass & in the Round, Galerie Simonne Stern, New Orleans, LA
SummerGroup Show, Res Nova Gallery, New York, NY
1991 Big, Contemporary ArtsCenter, Lew Thomas, curator,New Orleans, LA
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
AudubonBrokers, New Orleans, LA
Bankof the South, Atlanta, GA
Cannon\'sRestaurant, New Orleans, LA
Children\'sHospital, New Orleans, LA
ChestnutTower, Chicago, IL
DigitalCommunications Associates, Alpharetta, GA
EntergyFoundation, Jackson, MS
TheFields Sculpture Park, Art Omi International, Ghent, NY
HiltonHotel, Palm Beach, FL
Holland& Knight, Chicago, IL
HyattRegency, Washington, DC
JaxBrewery Development, New Orleans, LA
FirstCity Bank, Baton Rouge, LA
Lobman& Carnahan, Metairie, LA
MorrisonProductions, New Orleans, LA
NewOrleans Museum of Art
OmniHotel, Miami, FL
OmnicomHotel, New York, NY
PensacolaMuseum of Art, FL
Pfizer, New York, NY
RaddisonSuite Hotel, New Orleans, LA
RxArt,New York, NY
Simon,Peragine, Smith & Redfern, New Orleans, LA
Texaco,Houston, TX
AWARDS & RESIDENCIES
2009 Featured Artist at HxWxD: UNO Alumni Show with Lucky deBellevue and Peter Halley
2008 Louisiana Artworks, Artists Visit Artists Part 1 and 2 Moderator, New Orleans, LA
2007 The Richard Massey Foundation, New York, NY
2006 Mary Baldwin College, Susan Paul Firestone Award in Contemporary Art, Staunton, VA
2002 Santa Fe Art Institute, NY ArtistsProgram, Santa Fe
2001 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, New York, NY
1999 ART/OMIFoundation Artist in Residence, Omi, NY
1996 New York Foundation for the Arts,Painting Fellowship
1991 VillaMontalvo Foundation Artist in Residence, Saratoga, CA
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