Margie Butler

Bio/Resume Artist statement I create paintings that tell a story of life assembly. In my studio, life's oscillating roles and competing desires create fertile ground. I enjoy observing how painting mirrors life by relying on the ability to make choices while remaining open to chance. My increasing use of collage allows me to visualize life's uneven, rich landscape. While I am overwhelmed by the volume of accumulated imagery, I revel in sorting and re-assembling to locate a sense of possibility and pleasure in the chaos. Bio Margie's first artistic chapter was entirely devoted to plein air watercolor painting instilling an affinity for color and framed observation. In 2002 she detoured to make art the focal point, take a break from a time consuming career and venture into the studio. Not surprisingly this shifted her view from the great outdoors to a more personal narrative of identity. Margie completed her MFA at The Art Institute of Boston's low-residency program in 2006. Margie resides in Providence and works as a consultant. Education Art Institute of Boston, Masters in Fine Art - June 2006 Middlebury College, B.A. Middlebury, VT - 1990 Exhibitions Solo Moira Fitzsimmons Arons Art Gallery, Hamden, CT "from where I sit." 2007 Lesley University Solo Show "What Color is Happiness?" Marran Gallery, Cambridge, MA 2007 ArtWorks! Solo Show "Window onto the Journey" New Bedford, MA 2003 Group YES Gallery, Warren, RI 'Itty Bitty' Show 2008 Providence City Hall, PARK AS MUSE 2008 University Gallery, UMass Dartmouth STAR STORE, Science, Religion & Art, 2007 Cambridge Art Association "BLUE", juried by Carole Anne Meehan, 2006 Warwick Museum of Art 20th Annual Rhode Island Open, 2006 Art Institute of Boston Graduate MFA Exhibition, 2006 Museum of Fine Arts Small Works Student Show/SMFA, Boston, MA, 2002 Corscaden Barn, Keene Valley, NY - Summer 2002 & 2003 Residencies UMass Dartmouth six month residency; New Bedford, MA 2003 Vermont Studio Center; fellowship awarded, Johnson, VT 2002