MARGARET BERTRAND
lilymar@me.com 805‐440-4060 MargaretBertrandArt.com

1942 Born, Niagara Falls, New York
1990 Moved Home & Business to Oakland, California from Evanston, IL
2003 Moved to Los Osos, California
2022 Moved to Healdsburg, California

Education:
1964 Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, B.A
1987 Stanford University Graduate School of Business, Executive Program in Organizational Change

One & Two Person Exhibitions:
2021, Kuma, two person invitational curated by Barbara Sitar
2019 Two Blondes, San Luis Obispo, CA, two person invitational
2019 Dune, San Luis Obispo, CA, two person invitational
2019 Dune, San Luis Obispo, CA, Solo invitational
2015 Material Differences, The C Gallery, Los Alamos, CA, two person
invitational
2014 Coming Back to the Original River, San Francisco Zen Center, San
Francisco, CA, Solo invitational
2012 Linnaea's Cafe, San Luis Obispo, CA, two person invitational show
2012 Los Osos Public Library, two person invitational exhibition
2011 Joebella Cafe, Templeton, California, Solo invitational
2004 New Frontier Cafe, San Luis Obispo, California, Solo invitational

Group Exhibitions:
2022
SLO Gallery, San Luis Obispo, CA, February & March, Sponsored by Artist’s Collective
In the moment, San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, San Luis Obispo, CA Invitational, Curated by Courtney Davis, February - March
Earth & Fire, Art Center Morro Bay, Morro Bay, CA, Member show February - March
Broken Nature, Art Center Morro Bay, Morro Bay, CA May- June
Costa Gallery, Los Osos, January to the present

2021
Winter Faire, Art Center Morro Bay, Morro Bay, CA, Featured artist, November - January 3, 2022
Kuma, Los Osos , two person invitational curated by Barbara Sitar, October - January 3, 2022
Costa Gallery, Los Osos, October - present
Great Outdoors, Art Center Morro Bay, Morro Bay, CA, September - November
Art in the Park, Sponsored by Art Center Morro Bay, Morro Bay, CA, Labor Day Weekend, group exhibit for volunteers


2020
Squares, Art Center Morro Bay, Morro Bay, CA

2019
From Natural to Abstraction, Art Center Morro Bay, Morro Bay, CA
Urban Art, Art Central Gallery, San Luis Obispo
Big Little Art Show, Studios on the Park, Paso Robles, CA., Juror Judy Lyon
Dune, San Luis Obispo, CA one woman show, solo invitational
pARTners, Studios on the Park, Paso Robles, CA., January 31- February 24, 2019
Beacon Art Show 2019, San Luis Obispo United Methodist Church, Jurors: Marcia Harvey, Artist, Cuesta College instructor, Jack Hubbard, photographer and videographer, and Pastor Rick Uhls, San Luis Obispo United Methodist Church.

2018
Brushstrokes 2018, Art Center Morro Bay, Juror: Peter Charles
Treasure Box, McMeen Gallery, San Luis Obispo Museum of Art; Members
2018 Beacon Art Show, San Luis Obispo United Methodist Church, Jurors: David Limrite, artist; Angela Tahti, Director, ArtsObispo; Pastor Rick Uhls, San Luis Obispo United Methodist Church.


2017
Fragments, McMeen Gallery, San Luis Obispo Museum of Art; Juror: Margaret Korisheli, Chair of Fine Arts Department, Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
Phantom 5, San Luis Obispo Museum of Art Pop Up Gallery; Jurors: Phantom Group Steering committee
2017 (continued)
Phantom 4 - Abstract Sculpture & Painting; San Luis Obispo Museum of Art Pop Up Gallery; Jurors:Phantom Group Steering committee
Pushing Boundaries, Art Center Morro Bay, Morro Bay, CA,Juror: Christa Harris
On & Off the Wall, Art Center Morro Bay, Morro Bay, CA, Juror: Ruta Salikilis,
Curator and Director of Exhibitions, SLO Museum of Art
Brushstrokes 2017 San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, , Juror: David Limrite, artist, coach and past Director of Ed., Brentwood Art Center and College of Design.

2016
No. 10, The Adam Peck Gallery, Provincetown, MA, Invitational
Brushstrokes 2016, Art Center Morro Bay, Juror: Robert Burridge
Paint Your Passion, San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, Juror: David Prochaska, art faculty Cuesta College

2015
Art After Dark Los Osos, Los Osos, CA, Invitational
Teachers & Students Art Show 2015, The C Gallery, Los Alamos, Invitational
One + One, A Gallery, Provincetown, MA, Invitational
2015 Beacon Art Show, San Luis Obispo United Methodist Church, Jurors: Tim Anderson,artist & curator; Margaret Korishelli, Fine Arts Division Chair,
Cuesta College and Pastor Rick Uhls, SLO United Methodist Church.
Material Differences, The C Gallery, Los Alamos, CA., Invitational
Contemplative Encaustic Paintings by Five California Artists, San Luis
Obispo Museum of Art; Invitational

2014
Contemplative Encaustic Paintings by Five California Artists, San Luis
Obispo Museum of Art; Invitational
Fromagerie Sophie; San Luis Obispo, CA; Invitational
Hot Paintings in Wax, Gallery at the Network, San Luis Obispo, CA, Invitational
Animal Spirits, San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, San Luis Obispo, CA
Wax Effects, Art Central, San Luis Obispo, CA;; Eileen Goldenberg, Juror
Clark Center for the Performing Arts; Arroyo Grande, CA; Invitational
Top Dog Coffee Bar; Morro Bay, CA; Invitational
Spectrum, A Gallery; Provincetown, MA; Invitational
Beacon Art Show; San Luis Obispo United Methodist Church, Juror: Guy Kinnear, Azusa Pacific University; Tera Galanti, California Polytechnic State University; and Pastor Rick Uhls,
2014 (continued)
Minimal Color, Art Central Gallery; San Luis Obispo, CA;

2013
Brushstrokes 2013, San Luis Obispo Museum of Art; San Luis Obispo, CA;
Juror: Steven Biller, Palm Springs, CA
Beacon Art Show; San Luis Obispo United Methodist Church; Jurors: Dr.
Ruta Saliklis, Jeff VanKleeck, Rev. Rick Uhls
Wax Digital: International Encaustic Artists; Jurors: Pamela Skinner & Tony
Natsoulas

2012
President's Invitational, San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, San Luis Obispo
Encaustic Art Institute, Cerrilos, NM; Jurors: Ellen Koment and Mark DiPrima (Zane Bennett Gallery)
Brushstrokes 2012, Steynbery Gallery, San Luis Obispo, CA, Juror: Peter
Steynberg
Gallery Nord, San Antonio,Tx, EncaustiCon Juried International Exhibition,
Juror: Polly Bery Owen, CEO Southwest School of Art
A Gallery, Provincetown, MA, Invited artist for two exhibitions by Adam Peck
Phantom 2, a pop-up show, Paso Robles, CA
Wax: Contemporary Encaustic Works, Pajara Valley Arts, Watsonville,
CA Jurors: Daniella Woolf & Wendy Aikin,
Art Center- Morro Bay, Morro Bay, CA, Spring Fling, Shutters & Brushes
2012 Blissful Blues, Art Central, San Luis Obispo, CA,
Underwater Dreams, Art Central, San Luis Obispo, CA

2011
Encaustic Masters: Visual Voices, Columbia River Gallery, Troutdale,
OR, Jurors: Gary Gay, Gavin Shettler,
Consequential Fusion: Messages in Wax, Int’l Encaustic Artists
Exhibition, Art Center-Morro Bay, Jurors: Dane Goodman, Michael Miller,
Daniella Woolf
Pulp Fiction, Encaustic Art Institute, Cerrillos, New Mexico,
Sweetcake Enso, San Francisco Zen Center,, San Francisco, CA, Juror-
Catherine Spaeth, Traveling Exhibition
Johnson’s Gallery of Madrid, Encaustic Art Institute Exhibition, Madrid, NM
Wax 'N Wood, Art Center - Morro Bay, Morro Bay, CA

2010
ArtsObispo Open Studios Exhibition
Enthusiastic Encaustic San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, Juror – Tim Anderson
Anything Goes, San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, San Luis Obispo, CA
2009
Icons, San Luis Obispo Art Center, San Luis Obispo, California
Winter Show, Morro Bay Art Association Gallery, Morro Bay, CA
ArtsObispo Open Studios Exhibition
Morro Bay Art Association, Featured Artist July & August, Morro Bay, CA
Up Close in the Parks, Morro Bay Museum of Natural History, Morro Bay,
CA


2008
Just Desserts, Art Is For Everyone, Los Osos, California
ArtsObispo Open Studios Exhibition
Up Close in the Parks, Morro Bay Museum of Natural History, Morro Bay, CA

2007
ArtsObispo Open Studios Exhibition
RRM Design, San Luis Obispo, California
French Hospital Women’s Diagnostic Center, San Luis Obispo, California
EDA Design Professionals, San Luis Obispo, California
Morro Bay City Hall & Morro Bay Library Community Room
Up Close in the Parks, Morro Bay Museum of Natural History, Morro Bay,CA
Morro Bay Art Association Gallery
Reflections Season’s Palette Coastal Inspiration
Nature’s Treasure The Power of Dreams

2006
Featured Artist Morro Bay Art Association, January & February, Morro Bay
AAUW Garden Tour Exhibition
Artship Exhibition: The Sea, SomArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, California
Found Objects, San Luis Obispo Art Center, Curator, Tim Anderson
Open Studios Exhibition, Stynberg Gallery, San Luis Obispo, CA
Cameron Financial Group, San Luis Obispo, California
Mi Casa Salon, Los Osos, California
San Luis Obispo Community Foundation, San Luis Obispo, California
South Bay Library, Los Osos, California , Invitational
Options, Morro Bay, California
Linnea’s Café, San Luis Obispo, California
Morro Bay Art Association Gallery;
Spring Fling Wild and Wonderful



2005
Art After Dark, Group Show, Morgan Stanley San Luis Obispo, CA
Introductions San Luis Obispo Art Center, Curator, Tim Anderson
Tabula Rasa, San Luis Obispo Art Center, Juror: Wesley Jessup. Executive
Director of Pasadena Museum of California Art
Morro Bay Art Association Gallery, Morro Bay, CA:
Art's Alive in 2005 Oil & Water Can Mix Spring into April
Summer Sparkle Harvest Harmony Anything Goes
Up Close in the Parks 2005, Morro Bay Museum of Natural History
City of Morro Bay, Department of Public Services
Linnea's Cafe, San Luis Obispo, California
Edward Jones, Los Osos
KCBX.net
San Luis Obispo Art Center, San Luis Obispo, CA
2005 Open Studios Exhibition, San Luis Obispo, CA

2004 San Luis Obispo Art Center
Open Studios Exhibition, San Luis Obispo

2002 Annual Members Showcase, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA

2001 Annual Members Showcase, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
East Bay Open Studios, ProArts, Oakland, CA

2000 East Bay Open Studios, ProArts
Fantasy & Humor, Lillian Paley Center for the Visual Arts, Oakland, California.
Watersheds Exhibition, Artship Foundation, Oakland, California

1999 East Bay Open Studios, ProArts, Oakland, CA

1998 Paintings of Michoacán, Mexico, The Holdsworth Studio, Oakland, CA
Making your Mark, Lillian Paley Center for the Visual Arts, Oakland, California
Art of Love, Lillian Paley Center for the Visual Arts, Oakland. California

1995 The Inner Eye, Lillian Paley Center for the Visual Arts, Oakland, California
Member Show, Lillian Paley Center for the Visual Arts, Oakland, California

Awards/Commissions:
2018 Beacon Art Show, San Luis Obispo, Honorable Mention
1985 Helene Curtis, Inc. Photography Competition, Chicago, Illinois,
First Place - Juried Competition
First Place - Employee Voting
Honorable Mention - Employee Voting
1980 Logan Square Art Festival, Chicago, Illinois, First Place – Photography
1980 Palmer Square Art Fair, Chicago, Illinois, First Place - Photography Art
Affiliations:
SLO GallerySLO, San Luis Obispo, California
Costa Gallery, Los Osos, California
Artist’s Collective
Gallery at the Network, San Luis Obispo, California 2014/15
A Gallery, Provincetown, MA, Visiting Artist
International Encaustic Artists
Encaustic Art Institute
San Luis Obispo Museum of Art
Central Coast Printmakers
The Painting Group (TPG) of San Luis Obispo Museum of Art
ArtsObispo (San Luis Obispo Arts Council)
Artship Foundation, San Francisco, California
Morro Bay Art Association

Art Related Employment & Activities:
2015/16 The Painters Group (TPG) Co-President
2011/12 International Encaustic Artists, Board of Directors, Chief Business Officer
2010/11 International Encaustic Artists, Board of Directors, Strategic Advisor to
the Board
San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, Enthusiastic Encaustic show, co-chair
2009 San Luis Obispo Art Center, Encaustic demonstration
2009/2010, International Encaustic Artists, Board of Directors, Treasurer
2005 San Luis Obispo Art Center, Printmaking demonstration
2000 -2003 Artship Foundation- Board of Directors
2000-2003, ArtShip Foundation - Fundraising Chair
1998 Artship Tuesday Art Series Presentation, Oakland CA
Oakland Zoo African Savanna Cultural Dwelling, Curator of Photography Exhibit
Summit Hospital Art in Schools Program, Juror, Oakland CA
1995 Cornnuts, Inc., Alameda, California; Curator of the Corporation's first Art
Exhibition
Oakland Chamber of Commerce, Juror, Oakland Business Arts Awards
1993 Oakland Cultural Plan, Convener Arts Education Task Force
1992-'94 Oakland Chamber of Commerce, Chair Arts & Culture Committee
1990 Festival 2000, San Francisco, California, Marketing Consultant
1990-'94 Pro Arts, Oakland, California, Board of Directors
1992/93 Pro Arts Treasurer of Board
1990 ProArts Chair of Holiday Sale, Served on numerous other committees
1980-’83 *Director of Marketing Services, & Design Dept., Helene Curtis, Inc.
Chicago, IL
1978-’88 Free Lance Photographer, John J. Lewis Ju-Jitsu Program, Evanston,
Illinois



Bibliography:
2018 EncaustiZINE Spring/Summer, a digital publication of International
Encaustic Artists; Innovation
2016 Profiles of the Ancestors by Claude Lefebvre, translated by Margaret Bertrand
2012 Waterfall Paintings
2011 Loon Cries - poetry & photography
2011 Encaustic Art Institute - Member profiles
1981 Black Belt Magazine, Photography & article

Margaret Bertrand has been painting full time for nearly twenty years. Her work has been exhibited and sold in the San Francisco Bay area and in San Luis Obispo county. She has studied painting with many noted artists throughout the United States, particularly with San Francisco Bay area artists as well as San Luis Obispo county artists.

Margaret Bertrand was Chief Business Officer of International Encaustic Artists(IEA) in 2011/12 and was on its Board of Directors from 2009 to 2012. She served as Treasurer and as Advisor to the Board during that time. She is a member of the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art Painting Group (TPG), Central Coast Printmakers, and ArtsObispo as well as long time past member of Art Center - Morro Bay.

While in the San Francisco Bay Area, Margaret served on the Boards of ProArts (Oakland), ArtShip Foundation (Oakland and San Francisco), Chair of the Arts & Culture Committee of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce, and Convener of the Arts Education Task Force of the Oakland Cultural Plan as well as a trustee of the Oakland Zoo.

Margaret Bertrand was born in Niagara Falls , New York. Margaret graduated from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois as a psychology major with a minor in art history and went on to spend thirty three years in business.

She resides in Los Osos, California on the Central Coast.

CAREER SUMMARY
Thirty-year career in marketing, advertising and marketing services in domestic and international operations. Skills include product development, long-range planning, advertising development, sales promotion, package de-sign, and market research.

BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
1993 to 1997 CORNNUTS, INC Alameda, CA : A family owned snack food company focused on convenience stores.
Vice President of Global Marketing & Product Development

1989 to 1993 BERTRAND MARKETING GROUP, Oakland, CA
Marketing consulting firm specializing in planning growth for small and medium sized companies. Focused on strategic planning, product development, and international expansion.

1979 to 1989 HELENE CURTIS, INC., Chicago, IL
A $625 million consumer products company selling in mass market channels and specialty (beauty salon) channels. Leading products are Suave toiletries line, Finesse and Salon Selectives hair care lines.

Vice President of International Marketinq (1983-1989)
Responsible for marketing all the company's products outside the U.S. based on U.S. activities. This included development of annual operating plans and long-range strategic plans of six existing subsidiaries and for new areas of geographic expansion. Supervised a staff of eight professionals and clerical di-rectly. Functional responsibility for fifty-five professionals on a worldwide basis.

Director of Marketing Services (1980-1983)
Responsible for three U.S. departments: Marketing Research, Sales Promotion, and Design.

Market Research Manager (1979-1980)
Directed market research on all consumer research projects during a period of major planning for growth.

1967 to 1978 LEO BURNETT COMPANY, INC., Chicago, IL
Largest advertising agency in Chicago and 10th largest in the world during this period.

Account Management (1973-1978)

Research Management (1967-1973)
Supervised agency research of OTC pharmaceuticals, fast foods, alcoholic beverages, toiletries and banking.

1966 -’67 CAHNERS PUBLISHING COMPANY, Chicago, IL
Research Analyst

1964-’67 MARKET RESEARCH CORP. OF AMERICA , IL
Field Supervisor


EDUCATION

B.A., Northwestern University, 1964
Executive Program in Organizational Change, Stanford University Graduate School of Business, 1987