Margie McDonald
320 Pocket Lane
Port Townsend WA 98368
360-379-4005

Trained in fiber arts and inspired by nature, I transform
the industrial materials into organic forms.

Juried & Invitational Exhibitions

2007

Sculpture: Indoor & Outdoor Work
The Art Mine  Port Hadlock  WA

Retrospective II - (Jake Seniuk, juror)
Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, Port Angeles, WA

2006

300 Under 300, First Annual Affordable Art Show
Art Mine, (Eric Swangstu, juror)
Port Hadlock, WA

Metallicity: Sculpture by Margie McDonald
Northwind Art Alliance, Port Townsend, WA

Earth, Air, Fire, Water - (Jake Seniuk, juror)
Northwind Arts Alliance, Port Townsend, WA

Art Outside VII - Port Angeles Fine Arts Center Sculpture Garden
Port Angeles, WA

2005

Serving Process: Michael McCollum/Margie McDonald
Port Angeles Fine Art Center Port Angeles WA

Postcards to Port Townsend
Northwind Arts Alliance, Port Townsend WA

Strait Art (Jake Seniuk, juror)
Port Angeles Fine Art Center Port Angeles WA

Create to Conserve: Jefferson Land Trust Sculpture Show & Sale
Chevy Chase Gallery Port Townsend WA

Art Outside VI - Port Angeles Fine Arts Center Sculpture Garden
Port Angeles, WA

2004

Northwind Arts Center Port Townsend WA

Small Expressions II (Michael McCollum, juror)
Fabrications Invitational
The Alchemy of the Abstract (Cheryl Hahn, juror)
Figuratively Speaking (Danny Adams, juror)

3 Artists
Uptown Dental Clinic Port Townsend WA

2003

Small Expressions (Michael McCollum, juror)
Northwind Arts Center Port Townsend WA

Margie McDonald & Laingdon Schmitt
Brion Toss Yacht Riggers Port Townsend WA

1992 Fiber Arts Newfoundland Arts & Culture Center

1990 Shorelines Newfoundland Arts & Culture Center

1987 Group Show Bank of Montreal Halifax Nova Scotia
          Hecho en Mexico Anna Leowoens Gallery Halifax Nova Scotia

1985 Fiber Arts Anna Leowoens Gallery Halifax Nova Scotia

1982 Visual Arts Graduate Show Newfoundland Arts & Culture Center

Commissions

2007 Orion's Domain 19” x 39” x 39” carbide/stainless steel/ copper/ glass (private home)

Grants

2007 Artist Trust GAP Grant

Artist Trust EDGE Program Participant

Awards

2004 People's Choice Award Fabrications

Work selected for poster image Fabrications

Merit Award The Alchemy of the Abstract

2003 Merit Award Small Expressions

1990 Award Shorelines

Bibliography

Seniuk, Jake. "Retrospecitve 20: II", On Center January-March 2007, Vol. XIX, No. 1.

Barry, Steven J., "Metalicity is Magnetic", Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader 19 Aprilr 2006 : D1 - 3.

Katzenbach, Ann. “Unraveling Margie McDonald's Art”, Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader 16 November 2005 : D5.

Seniuk, Jake. “Serving Process“, On Center November-December 2005 Vol. XVII, No. 4: 1.

Worthley, Martha. “Dancing with Metal: The Sculpture of Margie McDonald”, Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader 5 January 2005 : D2 - 3.

“Building a Reputation: McDonald's Work in PA”, Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader 2 November 2005 : D11.

“Exhibit opening in Port Angeles ” Peninsula Spotlight 4 November 2005 : 5.

Publication (as author & illustrator)

Brion Toss and Margie McDonald. Working Rope. Xian Press, 2005.

Education

BFA, AE Fiber Arts Nova Scotia College of Art & Design

Related Experience

1998 - present Yacht Rigging Manager Brion Toss Yacht Riggers

Fabricate and repair the wires, lines and mechanical systems of sailboats.