Margaret Whiting
www.margaret-whiting.com
mwhitingbookart@hotmail.com
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art, University of Northern Iowa, 2002
Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology, University of Minnesota, 1976
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2017 Land We Share, Art Space Vincennes, Vincennes, IN
2013 Environmental Concerns, Faulconer Gallery, Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA
Art and the Environment, Dubuque Museum of Art, Dubuque, IA
Margaret Whiting: Art and the Environment, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA
2010 Laws of the Land, Western Museum of Mining and Industry, Colorado Springs, CO
2007 Laws and Nature, Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum, Mesa, AZ
Laws of the Land, Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV
2006 Margaret Whiting, Kansas City Artists Coalition Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Nature Always Has the Last Word, Preus Library, Luther College, Decorah, IA
2003 Commentaries on American Law, Blanden Art Museum, Ft Dodge, IA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2021 Hindsight, Gallery 114, Portland, OR
2020 Vision: Seeing ourselves through changing times, Cabrillo Gallery, Aptos, CA
2020 Fact vs. Fiction, Gallery 263, Cambridge, MA
Politically Charged, Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA
The Book as Art v. 8.0: Infinity, Decatur Arts Alliance, Decatur, GA
41st Rock Island Art Guild Fine Arts Exhibition, Figge Art Musuem, Davenport, IA
Environmental, Manifest Creative Research Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Finding Your Voice in America Today, Kelwood Contemporary Art, Baton Rouge, LA
33rd Annual McNesse National, Works on paper Exhibition, McNesse State U, Lake Charles, LA
2019 Cimarron National Works on Paper, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
2018 Rockford Midwestern Biennial, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL
Celebrating Five Years Anniversary Exhibition, Art Space Vincennes, Vincennes, IN
2017 ARBOREAL, Manifest Creative Research Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
H2O, Manifest Creative Research Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Half-Truth Exhibition, Manifest Creative Research Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Recycle, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, NY
2016 Docents Select VI, Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum, Mesa, AZ
39th Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition, Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA
2015 Dubuque Museum of Art Biennial, Dubuque, IA
2014 Boundless: The Book Transformed in Contemporary Art, Mesa Contemporary Arts
2012 Botanical, Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, Cincinnati, OH
Textuality, Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, Cincinnati, OH
2011 What You Will, University of Northern Iowa Gallery of Art, Cedar Falls, IA
Materials: Hard & Soft, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX
20th Anniversary National Juried Exhibition, Art Institute and Gallery, Salisbury, MD
2010 New Directions 10, The Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
New Art, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
National Juried Art Exhibition, Academy of Fine Arts, Lynchburg, VA
53rd Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY
RE: rebound, recycled, repurposed, reused, Abecedarian Gallery, Denver, CO
34th Annual Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL
Guidebook: Collage and Assemblage, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2009 The Concept of Contemporary Art, Meepyung Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Hun Gallery International 2009, Hun Gallery, New York, NY
Resurrect: The Art of the Reclaimed Object, Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum
Kreft Juried National Exhibition, Concordia University, Ann Arbor, MI
Image and Word, The Art Center, Highland Park, IL
33rd Annual Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL
small Works, 31st Harper College National Art Exhibition, Palatine, IL
Inside/Outside-Book Arts, Foundry Arts Centre, St. Charles, MO
Multimedia Art Exhibition, Park Gables Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA
Biennial Quad-State Exhibit, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL
Small Wonders, Maryland Federation of Art Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD
Sustainability, Waldemar Schmidt Gallery, Wartburg College, Waverly, IA
2008 Rockford Midwestern Exhibition, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL
Oklahoma: Centerfold, Leslie Powell Gallery, Lawton, OK
Currents, Court Gallery, Ben Shahn Galleries, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ
Eighth National Juried Exhibition, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY
2007 Resistance to Vision, Manifest Creative Research Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Painted Tongue: Union of Art and Word, Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL
Rural Lands and Rural Livelihoods, Drake University Law School, Des Moines, IA
2006 Brief, Devening, Lorenz, and Whiting, Eagle Gallery, Murray State University, Murray, KY
15th National Exhibition, Northern Colorado Artist Association, Fort Collins, CO
Guerilla Art: Art as Activism, Altered Aesthetics, Minneapolis, MN
27th Contemporary Crafts, Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum, Mesa, AZ
Field and Verse, Hearst Center for the Arts, Cedar Falls, IA
Thirtieth Annual Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition, Augustana College Museum, Rock Island, IL
2005 Cover to Cover, Maryland Federation of Art City Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Paperwork In, On and Of Paper, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO
Paper in Particular, Columbia College Gallery, Columbia, MO
Kentucky National, Eagle Art Gallery, Murray State University, Murray, KY
48th Annual National Juried Art Exhibition, Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC
Visual Arts Society of Texas 37th Annual Exhibition, Meadows Gallery, Denton, TX
Paper Cuts: The Art of Contemporary Paper, Media Gallery, Garnett, KS, touring 3 years
Submersed: Contemporary Altered Books, Johnson Community College, Overland Park, KS
2004 Water Tower Annual, LVAA Water Tower Gallery, Louisville, KY
Margaret Whiting and Julie McLaughlin, Wartburg College Gallery, Waverly, IA
Oklahoma: Centerfold, Leslie Powell Gallery, Lawton, OK
Regime Change, A Shenere Velt Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Will’s Creek Survey, Allegany Arts Council, Cumberland, MD
Quad-State Juried Exhibition, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL
River Market Regional Exhibition, Kansas City Artists Coalition Gallery, Kansas City, KS
Elemental Prairie, Iowa Artisans Gallery, Iowa City, IA
Rockford Midwestern Exhibition, Rockford Art Museum Rockford, IL
Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition, Augustana College Art Museum, Rock Island, IL
2003 Works on Paper, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA
Wind and Water, Iowa’s Evolving Landscape, Hearst Center, Cedar Falls, IA
National Art Competition, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO
Tri-State Juried Invitational, Dubuque Museum of Art, Dubuque, IA
Northern National, Nicolet College Art Gallery, Rhinelander, WI
Texas National, The Art Center, Stephen Austin University, Nacogdoches, TX
Journey’s End National Art Exhibition, Columbia River Maritime Museum, Astoria, OR
29th Juried Competition, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA
Art of the New West, Dahl Art Center, Rapid City, SD
Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition, Augustana College Art Museum, Rock Island, IL
2002 Visions International Competition, Art Center Waco, Waco, TX
October International Competition, West Palm Beach, FL
An American Experience, Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, Winston-Salem, NC
National II Exhibition, A.R.C. Gallery, Chicago, IL
Iowa 2002: New Art, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, IA
Ceres Fifth National Juried Exhibition, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY
Texas National, the Art Center, Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, TX
Cambridge Art Association National Show, Cambridge, MA
River Market Exhibition, Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, MO
Collections
Mesa Museum of Contemporary Art, Mesa, AZ
Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV
Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL
Cedar Rapids Art Museum, Cedar Rapids, IA
University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA
Dahl Arts Center, Rapid City, SD
Waterloo Center for the Arts, Waterloo, IA
Drake University Law School, Des Moines, IA
Grinnell College Center for Prairie Studies, Grinnell, IA
Hearst Center for the Arts, Cedar Falls, IA
Publications and Reviews
Fiberarts Magazine, Creative Process, Summer 2005
The New York Times, Creative Works with a Political Edge, June 24, 2001
Agenda 1999, Publizitas International Division (Swiss advertising agency paper art calendar)
Lifework: Portraits of Iowa Women Artists, Robbie Steinback, Lifeworks Art Press, 1998