B.A., O.S.A., S.C.A.
Margaret Peter is a Guelph painter and original
printmaker whose interest in texture is reflected in her floral,
landscape, and fossil images. Recently she has added collage to her
original prints to create an introspection in the viewer regarding the
evolution of the land and its creatures.
After graduating from Windsor Teachers’ College in
1963, she taught school for six years. She completed her bachelor of
fine arts degree at the University of Guelph in 1974. She was a member
of a co-operative gallery “Chimera” in Salem, Ontario from 1976-78 and
is presently a member of the Guelph Artisans Co-op and the Sprit of
Place Artists’ Collective. She returned to teaching in 1986 and retired
in 2000. Margaret has taught printmaking courses across Ontario and was
the printmaking instructor and Wilfrid Laurier University from
1988-2006.
She rejoices in the beauty of nature and the joy
and inspiration it brings her. Found objects; suck ahs feathers, shells,
and fossils give her imagination a “kick-start” and she’ll be off to
crate an new print about images that reflect life in its transient
state.
Painting a plate for a monotype on location
heightens the emotional charge and sensual depth in Margaret’s work.
“The outdoor energy surrounding me is very important in capturing the
feeling of the moment.” “When working indoors, I can take the time for
reflection on the more intellectual aspects of my prints.”
Margaret is chiefly represented by the Kloepfer
Gallery, and Barber Gallery, Guelph, Rebecca Gallery, Toronto, Gallery
Streetsville, Burdette Gallery, Orton and Carnegie Gallery, Dundas. On
Aug 1, 2001 she took a studio at the “Williams Mill” in Glen Williams
near Georgetown. She is a member of the Guelph Creative Arts
Association, the Central Ontario Art Association, Visual Arts Ontario,
and is an elected member of the Society of Canadian Artists (1990) and
the Ontario Society of Artists (1991). She has received five Ontario
Arts Council grants. Margaret has held many individual exhibitions since
1974. Participation in numerous juried shows throughout South-western
Ontario has brought her many awards. Her paintings and prints are in
private and public collections around the world. Her work “Harvest Time”
was published in “International Artist Magazine” February-March, 2001
issue and her etching “Remnants of Life on the Trail” was published in
the April/May 2002 issue.
For more information contact Marg at (519)
822-6169, fax (519) 822-7519
Website:
www.margpeterprints.com
Email: margpeterprints@sentex.net
