CONTACT  encaustics@windstream.net

RESUME  sent upon request

TV CLIP www.1011now.com/lancesjournal/headlines/Lances_Journal__136706693.html

INTERVIEW  http://femmesfollesnebraska.tumblr.com/post/10238530956/margaret-berry-artist

 BIO

I returned to studio work in 2003 after serving as the Executive Director of the Lincoln Arts Council and Education Director of the University Place Art Center in Lincoln, Nebraska.  My undergraduate degree is from Creighton University in Omaha and my graduate degree in human development was obtained at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Although I had previously worked in fiber arts, my medium now is encaustic. The ancient art form uses molten beeswax, damar resin crystals and pigment as hot paint.  I am a charter member of the International  Encaustic Artists organization (www.international-encaustic-artists.org) and have served on the Board of Directors as Exhibition Chair.

I developed and teach my Hot Wax/Cool Art™ workshops across the U.S. as well as in my home studio. In addition,  I serve as an artist-in-residence for the Nebraska Arts Council, working with colleges and universities, elementary through high school students, social service organizations and community arts centers.

My affiliation with British media company, Ashdown Broadcasting, has resulted in an international following of collectors and encaustic enthusiasts on BrushstrokesTV. A DVD and my kits of encaustic materials are available on their website www.brushstrokes.tv/

My artwork has been shown in New York, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Maine, Oregon, California, Illinois, Colorado, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Wyoming, Nebraska and New Mexico

As an artist fellow of the Haydon Art Center, I organized and curated the first Nebraska national encaustic exhibition called Hot Wax/Cool Artists in July, 2006.  It was selected as one of the top 10 regional art shows for that year by the Lincoln Journal Star.   See a  review of the show at ... www.journalstar.com/articles/2006/07/16/sunday_am/doc44b5801c7eac3207666679.txt

In 2009, I co-organized Metamorphosis, a juried International Encaustic Artsists Exhibition and the catalog of that show can be previewed at

http://www.blurb.com/books/585782

 Representation includes:

Encaustic Art Institute near Santa Fe   www.eainm.com

Lux Center for the Arts in Lincoln     www.luxcenter.org

Leigh Gallery in Chicago   www.theleighgallery.com