Margaret Bertrand

lilymar@sprynet.com

www.studiodoor.net
 (805) 528-0704

1942    Born, Niagara Falls, New York 

1990    Moved Home & Business to Oakland, California from Evanston, Illinois

2003    Moved to Los Osos, California

 

Education:

1964 Northwestern University.. Evanston, Illinois, B.A.

1987 Stanford University Graduate School of Business, Executive Program in Organizational Change

 

Solo Exhibition:

2004 New Frontier Cafe, San Luis Obispo, California

 

Group Exhibitions:

2009      Morro Bay Art Association, Featured Artist July & August

Morro Bay Museum of Natural History, Up Close in the Parks 2009, 
Morro Bay, California

2008       Just Desserts, Art Is For Everyone, Los Osos, Cailifornia

           ArtsObispo Open Studios Exhibition

         Morro Bay Museum of Natural History, Up Close in the Parks 2008, Morro Bay, California

2007     ArtsObispo Open Studios Exhibition

            RRM Design, San Luis Obispo, California

        French Hospital Women’s Diagnostic Center, San Luis Obispo, California

            EDA  Design Professionals, San Luis Obispo, California

              Morro Bay City Hall & Morro Bay Library Community Room

        Morro Bay Museum of Natural History, Up Close in the Parks 2007, Morro Bay, California

            Morro Bay Art Association Gallery

                       Reflections

                       Season’s Palette

                       Coastal Inspiration

                       Nature’s Treasure

                       The Power of dreams

2006      Morro Bay Art Association , Featured Artist January & February

              AAUW Garden Tour Exhibition

         Artship Exhibition:  The Sea, SomArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, California

          San Luis Obispo Art Center, Found Objects – Curator, Tim Anderson

                 Stynberg Gallery,  2006 Open Studios Exhibition

                 Cameron Financial Group, San Luis Obispo, California

                 Mi Casa Salon, Los Osos, California

          San Luis Obispo Community Foundation, San Luis Obispo, California

                 South Bay Library, Los Osos, California

                 Options, Morro Bay, California

                 Linnea’s Café, San Luis Obispo, California

              Morro Bay Art Association Gallery

                       Spring Fling

                           Wild and Wonderful

2005       Morgan Stanley San Luis Obispo office, Art  After Dark, Group  Show

              San Luis Obispo Art Center

Introductions

Pulp - Curator, Tim Anderson

Tabula Rasa - Juror: Wesley Jessup. Executive Director of Pasadena Museum of California Art

                 Morro Bay Art Association Gallery

Art's Alive in 2005

Oil & Water Can Mix

Spring into April

Summer Sparkle

Harvest Harmony

Anything Goes

                 Morro Bay Museum of Natural History - Up Close in the Parks 2005    

                 City of Morro Bay, Department of Public Services

                 Linnea's Cafe, San Luis Obispo, California

                 Edward Jones, Los Osos

                 KCBX.net

                 San Luis Obispo Art Center, 2005 Open Studios Exhibition

2004       San Luis Obispo Art Center, Open Studios Exhibition

2002       Berkeley Art Center, Annual Members Showcase

2001       Berkeley Art Center, Annual Members Showcase

              ProArts, East Bay Open Studios

2000       ProArts, East Bay Open Studios

                 Lillian Paley Center for the Visual Arts, Oakland, California. Fantasy & Humor.

                 Artship Foundation, Oakland, California. Watersheds Exhibition.

1999       ProArts, East Bay Open Studios

    1998      The Holdsworth Studio, Oakland, California; Paintings of Michoacan, Mexico

                 Lillian Paley Center for the Visual Arts, Oakland, California

Making your Mark

                 Art of Love

1995       Lillian Paley Center for the Visual Arts, Oakland, California

The Inner Eye

            Membership Show

1981         Logan Square Community Art Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

Awards/Commissions:

1985  Helene Curtis, Inc. Photography Competition, Chicago, Illinois

First Place - Juried Competition

First Place  -  Employee Voting

Honorable Mention -  Employee Voting

 1980    Logan Square Art Festival, Chicago, Illinois, First Place – Photography

 1980    Palmer Square Art Fair, Chicago, Illinois, First Place - Photography

 

Art Affiliations:

 San Luis Obispo Art Center

                     Central Coast Printmakers

                        Oil, Pastel, and Acrylic Painters (OPAG)

Morro Bay Art Association

ArtsObispo (San Luis Obispo Arts Council)

Artship Foundation, San Franscico, California

  

Art Related Employment & Activities:

 

2005    San Luis Obispo Art Center Printmakers - demonstration

 

2000    Artship Foundation- Board of Directors 2000-2003, Fundraising Chair 2000-2003

 

1998    Artship Tuesday Art Series Presentation, Oakland CA

  Oakland Zoo African Savanna Cultural Dwelling,Curator of Photography Exhibit

  Summitt Hospital Art in Schools Program, Juror,  Oakland CA

       1995   Cornnuts, Inc., Alameda, California; Curator of the Corporation's first Art Exhibition

                 Oakland Chamber of Commerce, Juror, Oakland Business Arts

 

        1993      Oakland Cultural Plan, Convener Arts Education Task Force

       
1992-'94 Oakland Chamber of Commerce, Chair Arts & Culture Committee

      
1990      Festival 2000, San Francisco, California, Marketing Consultant

         1990-'94
Pro Arts, Oakland, California, Board of Directors

            Treasurer of Board 1992/1993,

 Chair Holiday Sale 1990, Served on numerous other committees

1980-'83  *Director of Marketing Services, & Design Dept., Helene Curtis,Inc.Chicago, IL

1978-’88  Free Lance Photographer, John J. Lewis Ju-Jutsu Program, Evanston, Illinois

   Bibliography:

1981        Black Belt Magazine, Photography & article

  

* For copy of complete professional, non-art-related resume, please request from the artist