Margot Baird is an internationally exhibited artist having had
solo exhibitions in 4 continents in addition to copious group exhibitions
nationally and internationally. Primarily a painter she has also worked
extensively in mixed media, printmaking, ceramics, photography, mosaics,
sculpture and photography. As well as teaching and lecturing Margot has worked
professionally as a curator, an interior designer, and an art gallery director.
Teaching
1986 "Head
of School of Fine Arts" - LASALLE College of the Arts
Singapore.
1985-86 Lectured in painting,
drawing, photography and printmaking
at LASALLE College of the Arts Singapore.
1979-84 Taught art, craft, photography and
art history at Roseville College, Sydney,
Australia.
1978 Taught
art, craft, photography and art history at Ashfield College, Sydney,
Australia.
Solo Exhibitions
2015 Our Links to the land
- Gallery Pejean. Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
2013 Variations on a
Landscape - Gallery Pejean. Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
2003 Parallel
Perceptions - Gallows Gallery. Mosman Park. WA. Australia.
1998 Paysage
de Provence - Gallerie L'Oppidum. Oppede le Vieux, Provence, France.
1998 Recent
Works - Carnegie Dr. Syracuse, New York, USA.
1996 Landscape
Impressions (paintings & ceramics) - Gadfly Gallery. Nedlands. WA.
Australia.
1993 Recent
Works W.A. - Old Church Gallery. North Fremantle, WA, Australia.
1991 Recent
Works - Art Base Gallery. Singapore.
1990 Phase
III - Creative Arts Centre, National Art Gallery. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2017 Editions 2017 - Gallery Pejean.
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
2016 Director’s Choice 2016 - Gallery Pejean.
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
2016 Landscapes
2016 - Gallery Pejean. Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
2016 SHE -
Gallery Pejean. Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
2015 Tasmania
- - Gallery Pejean @ White Sands Estate. Tasmania. Aust.
2015 Landscapes - Gallery Pejean.
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
2015 Landscapes - GP@WSE
- Gallery Pejean @ White Sands Estate. Tasmania. Aust.
2015 St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital
Anzac Art Prize. Brisbane. Australia.
2015 Directors Choice
Exhibition - Gallery Pejean @ White Sands Estate. Tasmania.
Aust.
2014 Bay
of Fires Art Prize - Tidal Waters, St Helens, Tasmania. Australia
2014 Tasmanian
Landscape - Academy Gallery, Tasmanian College of the Arts.
Launceston. Tasmania. Australia.
2014 30 X
30 - Gallery Pejean. Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
2013 Showcase
2013 - Gallery Pejean. Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
2012 Showcase
- Gallery Pejean. Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
2010 2010 Mosman
Park Art Award. - Memorial Hall. Mosman Park,
W.A. Australia.
2005 St.
Hilda's Art Exhibition. - Perth. W.A. Australia.
2004 Artitude
2004 - Burswood International Resort Casino. Perth. W.A.
Australia.
2004 Iris
Award 2004 - The Photography Gallery of Western Australia.
Northbridge.
W.A.
1999 Group
Exhibition - Gallery 210. Syracuse, New York. USA.
1996 Group
Exhibition - NN Gallery. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
1996 St.
Hilda's Art Exhibition. - Perth. W.A. Australia.
1996 Artcenter
- Newman College. Perth. W.A. Australia.
1996 The
Ultimate Proof - Access Gallery. Art Gallery of Western Australia. Perth.
WA.
1995 Group
Exhibition - Perth Gallery. West Perth. W.A. Australia.
1995 Newman College
Exhibition - Perth, WA. Australia.
1995 Celebrating
the Regions of Western Australia - Katsui Studio. Perth International
Airport. W.A. Australia.
1995 Group
Exhibition - The Bridge Gallery at the Maltings. Perth. W.A.
Australia.
1995 Kings
Park Tennis Club Exhibition (24/09/95) - Kings Park Tennis Club, Perth.
W.A. Aust.
1995 Celebrate
the Maj Exhibition - His Majesty Theatre, Perth. W.A. Australia.
1994 W.A.
Youth Theatre Auction (23/03/94) - Perth. W.A. Australia.
1994 32nd
Albany Art Competition - Albany, W.A. Australia.
1994 St.
Hilda's Art Exhibition. - Perth. W.A. Australia.
1994 City
of Kalgoorlie-Boulder Art Prize Exhibition - Kalgoorlie, WA. Australia.
1994 9th
Town of Mosman Park - Art Purchase Award - 1994 - The Park Gallery.
Mosman Park. W.A. Australia.
1994 Balcatta
Senior High School Art Auction - Perth. W.A. Australia.
1993 Third
Annual Open Printmaking Competition - Tresillian Community Centre.
Nedlands, W.A. Australia.
1993 St.
Hilda's Art Exhibition. - Perth. W.A. Australia.
1993 Craft
Council of Western Australia Inaugural Auction - Decorated Bowls by
Eminent W.A. Artists - Perth, W.A. Australia.
1993 The
Be Active Fremantle Art Walk - The Door Exhibition Space, Fremantle. W.A.
Aust.
1991 Singapore
Art Fair 9 - World Trade Centre, Singapore.
1989
Represented by Galeri Citra, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
<1988 Numerous group
exhibitions in Sydney, NSW. Australia.
Selected Awards
2015
Finalist - St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital Anzac Art Prize.
Brisbane.
Australia.
2014 Finalist - Bay of Fires
Art Prize 2014 - St Helens, Tasmania, Australia.
2010 Finalist - 2010
Mosman Park Art Award - Memorial Hall, Mosman Park.
W.A. Australia.
2004
Finalist - Iris Award 2004 - The Photography Gallery of Western
Australia.
Northbridge. WA. Australia
1994 Finalist
- 32nd Albany Art Competition - Albany, WA. Australia.
1994
Finalist - City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder Art Prize Exhibition - Kalgoorlie,
WA.
Australia.
1994
Finalist& Highly Commended - 9th Town of Mosman Park - Art Purchase
Award
1994 - The Park
Gallery, Mosman Park. WA. Australia.
1993
Finalist - Third Annual Open Printmaking Competition - Tresillian
Community
Centre, Nedlands, WA. Australia.
Commissions
Margot has also undertaken numerous commissioned paintings
for private collectors and interior decorators internationally.
Commissioned works other than
paintings include lead light window designs (private clients) USA; a
collection of 50 hand painted tiles for the Beaconsfield Hotel, St. Kilda,
Victoria, Australia; a 47 metre long mosaic wall, private residence,
Perth, W.A. Australia; and several sculptural artworks including a
figurative relief panel for the reception area of the Murray St. Lodge, West
Perth, W.A. Australia.
Represented
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National Art Gallery
(print making dept.). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Australian High
Commission. Singapore.
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The Cruthers Collection
of Women's Art. Perth, W.A. Australia.
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Ron & Terrie Gomboc
Collection. Perth, W.A. Australia.
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The Family Law Courts.
Perth, W.A. Australia.
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Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri
Johari Collection, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital. Brisbane.
Australia
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Alan & Jill Birchmore Collection.
Launceston. Tas. Australia
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Australian Pacific Air
Conditioning (APAC). Perth, W.A. Australia.
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The Fallon Group.
Sydney. NSW. Australia.
-
Monte Saint Angelo
College. Sydney. NSW. Australia.
Margot Baird is represented in
private collections in Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, Italy,
Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Scotland, Singapore and the U.S.A.
Selected biography
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"Exploring the Land" The
Examiner (Launceston, TAS, Australia) November 21 2015. p.26.
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“The Bay of Fires Art Prize 2014” Catalogue.
p7 &8. Tasmania.
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“Tasmanian Landscape” Academy
Gallery, Tasmanian College of the Arts Catalogue. Feb 2014
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"Landscape draws Baird" The
Examiner (Launceston, TAS, Australia) November 2 2013. p.34.
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"Variations on a Landscape ; Margot Baird
at Gallery Pejean" WARP Magazine (Tasmania, Australia) November 2
2013. p.35.
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"Artworks help cancer support" Sunday
Times (Perth. W.A. Australia) December 7 2003. (Prestige Properties section)
p.21
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"Layers of Life" Western
Suburbs Weekly (Perth. W.A. Australia) December 2 2003. p.54.
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The Luberon Echo. No. 7 Autumn (Provence, France) 1998. p.2.
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"L'artiste Australienne Margot Baird
expose ses dessins a l'Oppidum" La Provence - (Oppede) France.
September 18 1998 p.6.
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"Welcome to Provence" Syracuse
Herald American - Stars. (Syracuse, New York, USA) June 14 1998. p.14.
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West Australian - Today - Arts. (Perth. W.A. Australia)
July 5 1996. p.5.
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"Gadfly showcases Baird's latest
work" Post Impressions. Post. (Perth. W.A. Australia) June 22 1996.
p.36.
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"Local Artist Exhibits in Nedlands" Local News.
Cottesloe. (W.A. Australia) June 12 1996. p.5.
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West Australian - Today - Arts (W.A. Australia) November 5 1993.
p.4.
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"New to the Scene" Fremantle
Herald. (W.A. Australia) October 30 1993. p.12.
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"Impressions on Show" Post
(Perth. W.A. Australia) October 26 1993. p.41.
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News Chronicle Perth. (W.A. Australia) October 20 1993. p.20.
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"At An Aussie Art Show" Her World
(Malaysia) April 1990. p. 68.
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"A Home for the Arts" Her World
(Malaysia) March 1990. p. 211.
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"Aussie to Hold Solo Exhibition" The
Malay Mail. (Kuala Lumpur Malaysia) February 1 1990. p.5.
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"Aussie Art to go on Show" The Malay
Mail. (Kuala Lumpur Malaysia) January 30 1990. p.4 & 5.