margo mullen
Born and raised in Sacramento, California. I started my art career at age four when I won an international art competition, the cover of a children’s magazine. I moved to the former Fort Ord to obtain a degree in Public Art at California State University, Monterey Bay. I have traveled throughout the United States and have been to Canada, Europe, Mexico and Barbados. My community is important to me and I continue to weave my creative soul within the world around me.
education
Assisting Artist to Andre Miripolsky
Monterey, CA
May 2011
Primary Painter for John Pugh
Santa Cruz and Lake Tahoe, CA
April 2010 – December 2010
Encaustic Conference
Beverly, MA
July 2010
Photoshop for Photographers
Carmel Valley, CA
February 2009
International Encaustic Artists Retreat
Carmel Valley, CA
October 2009, April 2008
Lauryn Taylor Workshop by Cari Hernandez and Daniella Woolf
Carmel Valley, CA
October 2007
California State University, Monterey Bay
Seaside, CA
Bachelor of Arts in Visual and Public Art
Communication Design minor
2002-2007
awards
The National League of American Pen Women’s 2011 Santa Clara Country Female Visual Artist
mural projects
Robot Love, Soquel and Morrissey, Santa Cruz, CA.
Completed June 2011
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, CA.
Completed June 2011
Urban Wave, Museum of Monterey, Monterey, CA.
Completed May 2011 – Assisting artist.
Alameda Family Funeral & Cremation, Saratoga, CA.
In process – Concept and color palette for abstract mosaic mural.
Speightstown, Speightstown, Barbados.
In process – Collaboration in concept and design, layout, and initial color palette.
Currents, Madera Police Station, Madera, CA.
Completed June 2010 – Glazing, painting trees of mosaic tile mural, and installation.
Ionic Dance, Skyline College, San Bruno, CA.
Completed August 2010 – Layout of cartoon, painting of columns, broken wall, fresco, glazing, and installation.
Swimming In The Zone, Westside Recreation Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Completed September 2010 – Installation, final glazes and integration of architectural elements.
Mine Shift, Del Oro Theater, Grass Valley, CA.
Completed 2010 – Finishing touches, glazing, shadows, rocks and broken wall.
Community: A Kelp Forest, CSU, Monterey Bay, Seaside, CA.
Completed 2006 – Undergraduate work, Concept, and painting.
selected exhibitions
2011
Bringing the Muralists Inside, Cruzioworks, Santa Cruz, CA.
Launch, Group Exhibition, Greens Hotel, Sacramento, CA.
2010
Water, Group Exhibition, Davenport Gallery, Davenport, CA.
Love and Chocolate, Group Exhibition, Davenport Gallery, Davenport, CA.
Group Exhibition, Winfield Gallery, Carmel, CA.
2009
Spirit Boats, Group Exhibition, Kathleen McMahon Fine Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Embedded Light, Group Exhibition, Grosse Pointe Art Center, Grosse Pointe, MI.
What the Deck, Group Exhibition, National Steinbeck Center, Salinas, CA.
The Otter Zone, Group Exhibition, Natural History Museum, Santa Cruz, CA.
Encaustic 13, Group Exhibition, Jack Art Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
From This Stone and Anvil: Arthurian Legend Exposed and Abstracted,
Group Exhibition, National Steinbeck Center, Salinas, CA.
Working in Wax, Group Exhibition, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA.
New Works, Two Women Exhibition, Kathleen McMahon Fine Art Gallery,
San Francisco, CA.
Metamorphosis, Group Exhibition, Haydon Art Center, Lincoln, NE.
2008
The Art of Boardom, Monterey Museum of Art, Group Exhibition, Monterey, CA.
Water Is Gold, Kathleen McMahon Fine Art, Group Exhibition, San Francisco, CA.
Margo, Solo Exhibition, City Hall, Sand City, CA.
KVIE Art Auction, Sacramento CA.
Land, Labor and Love, Group Exhibition, Wild Heart Gallery, Carmel Valley, CA.
Carmel Art and Wine Festival, Group Exhibition, Carmel Valley, CA.
2007
Umbrella Blue, Alumni & Visitors Center, Solo Exhibition, CSU, Monterey Bay, CA.
Monterey Bay Blues Festival, Group Exhibition, Monterey, CA.
Holiday Lites, Group Exhibition, Lauryn Taylor Fine Art, Carmel, CA.
community involvement
Octopi Collective
Monterey Peninsula
December 2007 — January 2010
Curated shows
Designed marketing material
Organized monthly meetings and shows
Sand City Westend Celebration
Sand City, CA
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Curator for Friday night art show
Worked with Sand City Arts Council with promotion of event
Maritime Museum
Monterey, CA
2005
Informed public about group tours
Answered questions regarding the artifacts being shown and current exhibits
