Margaret Kilgallen

Margaret Kilgallen
Born
Margaret Leisha Kilgallen

(1967-10-28)October 28, 1967
Washington, D.C.
DiedJune 26, 2001(2001-06-26) (aged 33)
(breast cancer)
San Francisco, California
NationalityAmerican
EducationColorado College (BFA, 1989),
Stanford University (MFA, 2001)
Known forPainting, printmaking, and graffiti
MovementMission School
AwardsSan Francisco Arts Commission – Individual Grant: Cultural Equity (1997)
Fleishhacker Foundation – Eureka Fellowship (1998)[1]

Margaret Leisha Kilgallen (October 28, 1967 – June 26, 2001) was a San Francisco Bay Area artist who combined graffiti art, painting, and installation art.[2] Though a contemporary artist, her work showed a strong influence from folk art. She was considered a central figure in the Bay Area Mission School art movement.[3]

  1. ^ Baker, Alex (editor). (2005). Margaret Kilgallen: In the Sweet Bye & Bye. Valencia, CA: California Institute of the Arts. ISBN 0-9749831-2-8
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "'That's Where the Beauty Is': Street Artist Margaret Kilgallen on Finding Inspiration in Everyday Life". Artnet News. 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2024-01-31.