Margarete Bagshaw
Born in 1964 and passing in 2015, artist Margarete Bagshaw was known for her use of color, composition and texture. This exciting Modernist was featured in national publications and museum shows. Margarete was a featured lecturer and has spoken across the country – including the Smithsonian N.M.A.I. in Washington DC for “Women’s History Month” to San Jose State University to the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. Bagshaw was the opening speaker for the National Association of Art Educators first ever Leadership Conference in 2014 and was scheduled to be one of their keynote speakers at their National Conference in New Orleans, LA in March of 2015. Her memoirs "Teaching My Spirit To Fly" was published in 2012.
Painting in complex compositions that feature a dynamic color palette, her work is instantly recognizable. Her large monumental canvases honor the work of her mother and grandmother and are truly a testament to the significant place the women of her family hold in the art world – together they form the only documented full-time professional female painting dynasty ever – anywhere!
Margarete Bagshaw (American 1964), "Color of Oil" 2013, Oil on Canvas, Gift of Dan McGuinness, Forrest Tindel and Helen Tindel, 2016