Margaret Builder Australian, b. 1938-
Margaret Builder as born in 1938 in Sydney and was educated at Methodist Ladies College Burwood. A registered osteopath, physiotherapist and acupuncturist, Margaret lives in Nambucca Heads NSW.
Over the past three years, Margaret has emerged as an abstract painter of substance, having completed several bodies of paintings. Her art education was mainly as a private student with Stanislau Rapotec for 6 years, between the ages 23 to 29. Recently, Margaret has worked under the tutelage and guidance of Australian abstract artist, Peter Griffen.
A major part of Margaret's education came from her long association with the great aboriginal artists of the Western Desert. Working in country at communities, Margaret describes her experience simply,
"I watched them grow as artists by just doing one painting after another with no judgement. What a lesson for a goal oriented white feller".
Margaret's paintings were exhibited in Into Abstraction held at Brenda Colahan Fine Art, in conjunction with Macquarie University Art Gallery, in March 2018.
Her paintings explore line, colour and form in her own vibrant, lyrical style. With references to John Olsen and Wassily Kandinsky, alongside the Indigenous painters of the Western Desert, these abstract studies express great joy in their colourful fields of spidery lines and shapes.
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Margaret BuilderHeidelberg Pink, 2023Cold Wax on cotton rag56 x 76cmSold
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Margaret BuilderUntitled 3, 2023Cold wax on watercolour paper56 x 76cmSold
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Margaret BuilderUntitled 4, 2023Cold wax on watercolour paper56 x 76cmSold
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Margaret BuilderHeidelberg Blue, 2022Cold Wax on Italian Cotton rag56 x 76cmSold
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Margaret BuilderCosmology I, 202170 x 100.5cmSold
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Margaret BuilderAlternative Reality II, 2020Cold wax on watercolour paper55.5 x 75.5cmSold
84 x 102cm (framed) -
Margaret BuilderInner Landscape I, 2020Cold wax on watercolour paper51 x 70cmSold
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Margaret BuilderInner Landscape II, 2020Cold wax on watercolour paper51 x 70cmSold
75.5 x 93cm (framed)
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Margaret BuilderUntited, 2020Cold wax on watercolour paper
(Framed)55.5 x 76cmSold -
Margaret BuilderUntitled , 2020Cold wax on watercolour paper56 x 76cmSold
68 x 86.5cm (framed) -
Margaret BuilderUntitled , 2020Cold wax on watercolour paper
51.5 x 71cmSold
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Margaret BuilderJoy 4, 2018Acrylic on Watercolour Paper56.5cm x 75.5cmSold
Selected Exhibitions
2022 Affordable Art Fair Sydney. Brenda Colahan Fine Art
2021 Cosmology Brenda Colahan Fine Art
2020 Inner Landscapes Brenda Colahan Fine Art
2018 Into Abstraction Brenda Colahan Fine Art, in conjunction with Macquarie University Art Gallery, March 2018
2018 20/20 Vision 20 years 20 women, Brenda Colahan Fine Art, Sydney 1-30 Nov
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Solstice
Winter 2024 8 Jun - 31 Jul 2024 -
A BCFA Summer
January & February 2024 20 Jan - 10 Feb 2024BCFA presents a vibrant selection of summer themed artwork by 15 of our artists including the cerulean skies of Belinda Wilson, breezy summer narratives by Sue MacLeod-Beere, and BCFA newcomer...Read more -
BCFA @ Affordable Art Fair
Stand C06 2 - 5 Jun 2022We are delighted to announce that Brenda Colahan Fine Art will be exhibiting a very select group of artworks at the inaugural Affordable Art Fair, Sydney, from 2nd -5th June...Read more -
Margaret Builder
Inner Landscapes 17 Nov - 5 Dec 2020Margaret Builder Margaret Builder as born in 1938 in Sydney and was educated at Methodist Ladies College Burwood. A registered osteopath, physiotherapist and acupuncturist, Margaret lives in Noosa, QLD. Over...Read more
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Spring Collection
Exhibition to celebrate our beautiful Spring collection 19 Sep - 31 Oct 2019 -
20/20 Vision
20 Years 20 Women 1 - 30 Nov 2018A survey of 20 Australian women artists over 2 decades Celebrating 20 years since the establishment of BCFARead more -
Into Abstraction
Exploring the diversity of abstraction and its affiliations from the 1960’s until the present 16 Mar - 13 Apr 2018