I am a storyteller, my art is the agent in which my voice can be seen. I have always been fascinated with the way common themes are woven through the world's greatest myths. The stories are so very old and yet so current in many ways. They have lasted the test of time, especially in Ancient Greece, where the hero’s quest assisted by gods and goddesses of almost equal power, taught us astral stories and mantras to live by. Working with the medium of encaustic, wax becomes a figurative container for these myths and stories. Wax has several inherent qualities that allow it to withstand the test of time. Encaustic art dates back to the 4th century BC in Ancient Greece, and is known for its capability of preserving works for over 2000 years without cracking. By encasing these objects within this material, myths have the ability to persist and remain, revealing layers of time as their own brand of relic.
Marge Luttrell, is an encaustic mixed media artist, who hails from Knoxville, Tennessee. She received her Masters in Art from the University of Tennessee and is a Fulbright Scholar. Along with exhibiting her work throughout the country and winning many awards, she is also an encaustic workshop teacher at Penland School of Crafts, Arrowmont, Touchstone, and many others throughout the U.S. and Europe..
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Margaret Luttrell
Education:
MS Art in Teaching 1980 University of Tennessee, Knoxville
BA Art in Teaching 1973 University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
Fulbright Award to study in Japan, Sept to Dec. 2003
National Endowment for the Arts Grant to study at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago ( Studied with Michele Grabner ) Summer 2003
National Endowment for the Humanities to study the Renaissance in Italy, July, 2004
Guilds and Commettees:
2022 Selection Committee to chose Visual Artist Awards for State of Ohio
2022 Steering Committee of the Tennessee Craft Fair, Nashville, Tn.
Since 2019 Piedmont Craftsman Guild, Winston-Salem,N.C.
Since 2015 Ohio Guild of Artists and Artisans, Columbus, Ohio
Since 2010 Tennessee Craft Guild, Nashville, Tn.
Workshop Instructor:
2018 Arrowmont School of Crafts. October 21-27, 2018
2018 Kennedy Douglas Center For The Arts, Florence, Ala. Jan 28-29
2017 Touchstone Center For Craft, Encaustic Class, June18-24
2016 Touchstone Center For Crafts, Pa. July, 23- 28
2016 Arrowmont School of Craft, October30-Nov.5
2015 Peters Valley School of Crafts, August 5-9
2015 R&F Encaustic Demo Workshop at Art Store, May
2015 Alabama Folk School, January 18-20
2014 Arrowmont School of Crafts, Encaustic Workshop, October 27-31
2014 Penland School of Crafts, Encaustic Workshop, June 7-23
2013 Leysin American School, Leysin, Switzerland, Interim Teacher/Artist in Residence,
2011 Arrowmont School of Crafts, Encaustic Workshop, August 12
Publications:
2014 Nu-Mode Magazine. #10, Spring/Summer issue, A Journey Into Art. page 216
2016 Nashville Arts Magazine, Tennessee Craft article. March Issue
2017 Article for Solo Show in local Florence newspaper.
2019 Featured Artist Article, Westside News, Knoxville
Awards and Recognitions
2024 Images Arts Festival, Award of Merit
2023 Great Gulfcoast, Award Of Merit
2021 Art of Healing Exposition, World Health Organization, Artist of the Day.
2021 River Arts Fest, Memphis, Tn. Best of Mixed Media
2021 Kentuck Arts Festival, Tuscaloosa, Ala. Award of Merit
2021 Dogwood Art Festival, Atlanta, (Best of Mixed Media)
2021 Ann Arbor, The Original, (Award of Excellence)
2021 Cain Part Art Festival ( Judges Award of Excellence)
2021 Cincinatti Summerfair (Award of Merit)
2021 Tenn. Craft (Artist Statement Award)
2021 Dogwood Art Show, Knoxville, (Award of Merit)
2121 Four Bridges Art Festival (Third Place Award)
2020 Temple Beth El Art Show, (Patron’s Award)
2020 Suncoast Art Festival (Award of Merit)
2019 Winterfair Columbus, (Award of Excellence)
2019 Artsclamation, Knoxville, Tn. (Featured Artist)
2019 Kentuck Arts Festival , (Patron’s Award)
2019 St James Court Arts Festival, Louisville, Ky. (Chairmans Award (second highest award))
2018 Tennessee Craft, Nashville, Tn. (Award Of Merit)
2018 Crosby Arts Festival, Teledo, Ohio, (Award Of Excellence)
2018 Ridgeway Art Festival, Colorado, (Award of Excellence)
2018 Peoria Arts Festival, Ill. (Award Of Excellence)
2018 St. James Court Art Fair, Louisville, Ky. (Best Of Show)
2018 Kentuck Art Festival, Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Merit Award) ( 2 Patron’s Awards)
2017 Broad Ripple, Indianapolis, In. (Merit Award)
2017 Kentuck Art Festival, Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Merit Award) ( 2 Patron’s Awards)
2016 Fest For All, Baton Rouge, La. (Award of Distinction)
2016 Tubman Museum Art Show, Roanoke, Va. (Merit Award)
2016 Kentuck Arts Festival, Tuscaloosa, Ala. ((Patron’s Award)
2015 Summerfair Cincinnati Art Festival, Cincinnati, Ohio, (1st Place Mixed Media)
20114 Mt. Dora Arts Festival, Mt. Dora, Fla. (Award of Excellence)
2012 Piccolo Spoleto Craft Fair, Charleston, (2nd Place Award in 2D)
2012 Lower Town Art Festival, Paducah, Kentucky ( Award of Excellence)
Shows 2023
Temple Beth El, Gasparilla, Atlanta Dogwood Festival, Artisphere, Summerfair, Chicago Old Town, Des Moines, Ann Arbor Original, Woodland, Rittenhouse Square, St James Court, Great Gulfcoast, Winterfair.
Shows 2022
Temple Beth El Art Show, St Petersburg, Mount Dora Art Festival, Florida, Bayou City Art Festival. Houston, Tx., Atlanta Festival Dogwood, Panoply, Huntsville, Ala., Art On the Square, Belleville, Ill. Summerfair, Cincinatti, Ohio, Columbus Art Festival, Cain Park, Cleveland, Ohio, Ann Arbor, the Original, Michigan, Woodland Art Festival, Lexington, Longs Park, Lancaster, Pa. St. James Court, Louisville, Kentuck, Tuscaloosa, Ala. Artclectic@University School, Nashville, Festival of the Arts, Destin, Great Gulfcoast, Pensacola, Three Rivers Arts Fest Covington, La. , Amadillo Arts Bazaar, Austin, Tx.
Shows /2021
Temple Beth El Art Show, St Petersburg, Artigras, Palm Beach, 4 Bridges, Chattanooga, Dogwood, Knoxville, Tennessee Craft, Nashville, St Charles Arts Festival, Ill.,Summerfair, Cincinnati, Cain Park, Cleveland, Ohio, Ann Arbor, the Original, Mi., Atlanta Dogwood Fest, Brookside, Kansas City, Kansas, Kentuck, Tuscaloosa, River Arts, Memphis, Three Rivers Arts Fest, Covington, La., Piedmont Craftsman, Winston-Salem, N.C., Columbus Winterfair, Ohio.
Shows / 2020
Temple Beth El Art Show, St. Petersburg, Fla.
SunCoast Arts, Tampa, Fla.
Shows / 2019
Winterfair Columbus, Piedmont Craftsman Fair, Winston Salam, N.C., Three Rivers Festival, Covington, La.,Great Gulfcoast, Pensacola, Fla, Artsclamation, Knoxville, Tn. (Featured Artist) ,Kentuck Festival of the Arts, Tuscaloosa,. Lakeview Arts Fair, Chicago, Woodward Arts Festival, Lexington, Ky, Geneva Arts Festival, Ill., Des Moines Art Fest, Iowa, Talbot Street Arts Fest, Indianapolis, In., Old Town Arts Festival, Chicago, Decatur Art Fair, Ga., Northern Virginia Arts Festival, Reston, Va., Rockville Arts Festival, Md., Dogwood Festival, Knoxville, Tn., 4 Bridges, Chattanooga, Tn, Art Beth El, St. Petersburg, Fla, Fort Myers Art Fest, Fla.
Shows/ 2018
Mt. Dora Arts Festival, FloridaDelray Beach Museum Show, Florida, Coconut Grove Art Festival, Florida4 Bridges Art Show, Chattanooga, Tn., Dogwood Festival, Knoxville, Tn.Tennessee Craft, Nashville, Tn. (Award Of Merit), Crosby Arts Festival, Teledo, Ohio, (Award Of Excellence), 57th St Art Show, Chicago, Ill. Old Town, Chicago, Ill., Park City Art Fair, Utah Ridgeway Art Festival, Colorado, (Award of Excellence), 4th St Festival, Bloomington, Indiana Peoria Arts Festival, Ill. (Award Of Excellence), St. James Court Art Fair, Louisville, Ky. (Best Of Show), Carolina Craftsman, Raleigh, N.C., Covington Arts Festival, Louisiana, Winterfair, Columbus, Ohio
Pre 2010
2003-2010 Artxtravaganza, Webb School, Knox. Tn. 2008 Three Flights Up Gallery Group Show, Knoxville, 2005 Bliss Gallery Show, Knoxville, TN
2002 Gallery 10, Solo Show, Hilton Head,
1979 - 1990 - Extensive Gallery and Museum exhibits throughout the Northeast and South, exhibiting Mixed Media.
Affiliated with Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, Cameron’s Gallery, Charlotte, Mint Museum, Charlotte, N.C., Knoxville Museum of Art, Bennett Gallery, and Hanson’s Gallery Knoxville. Tn.
Also, Exhibited at Coconut Grove, Las Olas, Winter Park and Gasparilla Fine Art Shows in 1984, 1985.