Margaret Craig

This article is about the artist. For the teacher and founder of Reading is Fundamental, see Margaret Craig McNamara.
For the Scottish curler, see Margaret Richardson (curler).
Margaret Craig
Photo of Margaret Craig in her studio.
NationalityAmerican
EducationBiology Secondary Education, BS Art, MFA Painting from University of Wisconsin-Madison, MFA Printmaking from University of Texas at San Antonio
Known forPrintmaking, Painting, Art

Margaret Craig is a San Antonio-based American artist and printmaker who invented the Tar Gel™ Pressless Etching technique along with numerous other innovations.[1][2] She holds a Master's in Painting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she was introduced to etching by Frances Myers.[3] She went on to study under Ken Little, Dennis Olsen[4] and Kent Rush[5] while working on her M.F.A. in Printmaking at the University of Texas at San Antonio. A degree in Biology influences numerous aspects of her work, which is exhibited in Texas, nationally in the USA, and internationally in Europe and Asia.[6][7][8][9][10]

She is former Chair, and Professor Emeritus of Printmaking and Paper at the Southwest School of Art[11] in San Antonio, TX.

  1. ^ Seale, Emily, Margaret Craig: The Glistening, San Antonio Current, San Antonio TX, July 22–28, 2010, p28.
  2. ^ Painting with Plates: Printmaking Taken to Another Level Archived 2016-09-23 at the Wayback Machine, Maryland Printmakers, InPrint Article, Dec 2003. Retrieved 2013-08-7.
  3. ^ See Frances Myers: Wisconsin Visual Art Lifetime Achievement Award for biographical information. Retrieved 2013-07-26
  4. ^ Biographical information for Dennis Olsen Retrieved 2013-07-28.
  5. ^ Biographical information for Kent Rush Retrieved 2013-07-29.
  6. ^ Art in America, 2012-2013 Annual Guide to Galleries, Museums, and Artists, Lindsay Pollack, Ed. Jan 1, 2012.
  7. ^ Art in America, 2011-2012 Annual Guide to Galleries, Museums, and Artists, Lindsay Pollack, Ed. Jan 1, 2011.
  8. ^ Art in America, 2010-2011 Annual Guide to Galleries, Museums, and Artists, Marcia E. Vetrocq, Ed. Aug 31, 2010. ISBN 978-1-223003-27-6
  9. ^ Art in America, 2009-2010 Annual Guide to Galleries, Museums, and Artists, Marcia E. Vetrocq, Ed. Jan 1, 2009.
  10. ^ Art in America, 2008-2009 Annual Guide to Galleries, Museums, and Artists, Marcia E. Vetrocq, Ed. Jan 1, 2008.
  11. ^ Southwest School of Art