STATEMENT
My body of work (Artifacts of Construction) is a synthesis of multiple experiences merged into a singular moment. I’m interested in how we process and retain experiences and use those experiences as an anchor point in order to better understand an idea or experience through re-creating. My work is a response to the state of our Contemporary world and allows viewers a space to think about matters pertaining to absence, presence, nostalgia, experience, and history.
My process explores the enigmatic and sometimes meager qualities of our environments. I am interested in the ambiguity of experience and finding the beauty in the mundane. Many of my paintings are on the verge of breaking down or slowly vanishing. I use plaster and acrylic as a way to express the recording of an experience. Through use of layering, peeling, scraping and the shifting of depth and perspective, I explore the process of how we retain experiences and how our environments are effected by change and the passing of time. My work pictorialize’s the artifacts of process and creates a sense of history and passing of time which emerges within each mark.
My body of work (Architecture, Space) uses oils and acrylics to create collaged moments of architectural spaces and landscapes. My work is influenced by personal photographs and sketches of travels. Through collage, I reconstruct the interiors and exteriors of architectural structures and environments, while blurring the line between representational and abstraction, in order to create a tension between the two.
My body of work (Memory) uses oils to create moments of mundane spaces and landscapes captured in time. My work is influenced by personal photographs and sketches, many of which were taken while I lived in Boston. My paintings often take on the presence of film stills, by capturing a single moment in time. These particular moments are influenced by spaces, landscapes, and objects that often go unnoticed. Through painting, I am able to completely immerse myself in the fabrication of these environments.
BIO
Margaret Tyer (b. Utica NY, 1987) is an established visual artist and art educator based in Jacksonville, Florida, with roots in New England. She has extensive experience in arts education, program development, and community engagement across K–12 and higher education settings.
She previously served as an Upper Visual Arts Instructor at Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, where she developed and delivered advanced visual arts curriculum in painting, drawing, and sculpture. Her academic background includes an MFA in Painting with a concentration in Critical Studies from the LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting at the Maryland Institute College of Art, a Master’s in Art Education (K–12) from Boston University, a Post-Baccalaureate in Studio Art from Brandeis University, and a Bachelor’s in Art Education (K–12) from Flagler College.
Her teaching experience spans graduate and undergraduate levels, including instructional roles and assistantships in painting and drawing at the Maryland Institute College of Art, Brandeis University, and the University of South Florida. She has also contributed to academic program development as a Graduate Program Assistant for the LeRoy E. Hoffberger MFA program, supporting strategic planning and program operations.
In addition to her academic work, she has held leadership roles in community arts education, including serving as Director of Community Arts for an Arlington County program in Virginia, where she oversaw arts initiatives for K–12 students. She has also been actively involved in the nonprofit arts sector as a board member and Education Committee Chair for FemArt Gallery in Jacksonville, where she developed educational programming and led instructor recruitment and mentorship for workshops and lectures.
She has exhibited in numerous exhibitions including Arts @ 29 Garden Gallery at Harvard University, Craven Arts Council and Gallery in New Bern, NC, Haskell Gallery in Jacksonville, FL, Gallery Underground in Arlington, VA, Drietzer Gallery at Brandeis University, Tampa Museum of Art in Tampa, FL, St. Augustine Art Association in St. Augustine, FL, Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute in Utica, NY, William and Nancy Oliver Gallery in Tampa, FL, Art Pool Gallery in St. Petersburg, FL, Riggs Leidy Gallery at the Maryland Institute College of Art, and a Solo Exhibition; Beauty in the Decline (March-May 2019) at Gallery Blue Door in Baltimore, MD. Her work is held in private and permanent collections across the U.S. including the Johns Hopkins University. Additionally, her work has been featured in Studio Visit magazine and RadX magazine.
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