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Margaret
Jessop
Biography
 I was born
and raised in Northern Manitoba where I developed an early appreciation for the woods and
images in nature. Weekly fishing trips with my family allowed plenty of time for study and
reflection on subjects in the wild. Upon receiving my Bachelor of Education from the
University of Calgary and moving to southern Saskatchewan for fourteen years, the images
for my tapestry weavings and paintings became very flat with suggestions of hills in the
background. For the past eleven years, I have lived in Kelowna and concentrated on the
strikingly beautiful shapes of the hills, valleys, lakes and streams in this area. My
interpretations of the photographs my husband and I take on our hiking outings are
meaningful and real experiences. The imagery leans more towards the abstract and allows
for strong impressions of shapes in nature. I believe that my appreciation for this
environment really ties us to this area.
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
- Bachelor of Education - University of
Calgary, 1972: extra Fine Arts Courses in clay and painting
- Fine Art Courses - University of
Saskatchewan, 1971
- Educational Tours of Tapestry Methods -
a. Les Gobelins, Paris b. San Francisco Tapestry Workshop
- Tapestry Workshops in Saskatoon with
Deborah Forbes
EXHIBITION HISTORY
- 1975 - Biennial Show - Dunlop Gallery,
Regina Public Library
- 1981- Sask. Teacher's Federation
Purchase/Juried Competition - Saskatoon
- 1984-Saskatoon Weaver's Guild Juried Show
- Saskatoon Public Library
- 1986- Botswana/Saskatchewan Tapestry Tour
(CUSO)
- 1987- "Dimensions 87"-
Saskatchewan Tour- Sask. Craft Council Show
- 1988-89- Ponderosa Weavers
Guild/Argentinian Textiles- Kelowna Art Gallery
- 1991- "Hang the Okanagan" -
City Hall Branch, Kelowna Art Gallery, B.C.
- 1992- "Okanagan Open"- Juried
by Nancy Tousley ,Kelowna Art Gallery
- 1993- Two Man showing, Station House
Gallery, Williams Lake, B.C.
- 1993-l994- "Objects and
Images", Honorable Mention, Penticton and Kelowna
- 1994- One Man Show, Grand Forks Art
Gallery, Grand Forks, B.C.
- 1994- One Man Show, National Exhibition
Centre, Castlegar, B.C.
- 1996- Two Man Show, Winn Art Gallery,
Summerland, B.C.
- 1997 - Two Man Show, Richmond Art
Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.
- 1998 - One Man Show, Kelowna Community
Theatre
- l999 - Winner at OMRAC Regional Show,
Kelowna, B.C.
- 2000- Two Man Show, Station House
Gallery, Williams Lake, B.C.
- 2000- One Man Show, Kelowna Community
Theatre
- 2001 -Kelowna Public Library, Kelowna
Arts Council
- 2002- The Verve Gallery, Kelowna
- 2003- KADAC - Kelowna and District Arts
Council Art Space
- 2004 - 2006 - The Barn Gallery, Kelowna
- 2006 - OSAC (Sask. Arts Council)
successful in adjudicated show, Weyburn
- 2006 - "Inspired by the
Qu'Appelle", Lumsden
- 2007 - Cathedral Freehouse Restaurant,
Regina Art Gallery
(summarized from thirty-one showings)
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