Margie Korrison

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biography

Margie was born in San Francisco and raised on the Penninsula. She was exposed to abstract art in the De Young Museum at the age of four. She has continued to enjoyed a lifelong affinity with abstraction.

Margie immigrated to Canada in 1968 to teach school on Salt  Spring Island. She had a short adventure teaching school in Australia then returned to Salt Spring in 1975. As mother, designer, fabric artist and painter she joined others to facilitate the growth of the island's rich cultural community. 

In the 80's she created and exhibited beautiful pieced silk scarves and garments; worked on the SSI Community Arts Council; sang with Tuned Air Choral Society for 10 years. She commuted to Victoria to study painting at the Victoria College of Art for four years. Margie brought traditional Argentine Tango to Salt Spring Island in 1998. She has exhibited as an abstract painter since 1989.

where to see or read more

shows: Margie's work can be seen at POD Contemporary gallery on Salt Spring.

recent: Margie was a feature artist in the 2015, 9th annual Salt Spring Easter Art Tour.

web: Visit the artist's website to learn more.
            artbeatradioshow.com/margie-korrison/ Margie interviewed by Scott Simmons

documents: documents shared by the artist for further reading

margie_korrison-cv2015.pdf
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contact the artist

email: margietango@yahoo.ca

artist statement

I have lived on Salt Spring Island for over four decades. Living on the island in the village of Vesuvius Bay has offered harmony for me and inspiration for my work as an abstract painter.

“A Deep Sense of Place and Belonging” has been the idea at the heart of my painting. I find inspiration in nature surrounding me; everyday life; spaces, places and situations we humans create or find  ourselves in and what results.

Colour is an essential part of my process. I improvise on a variety of surfaces with a variety of media—mostly what I have at hand at the moment in my studio. When I make the first mark on a surface, a dialogue begins. The painting has life. At present, my paintings reveal themselves only if I am actively painting. Colour, line, shape, texture evolve through a process I must make every effort to surrender to as well as relinquish all thought. If not, I stop. Abstraction offers freedom to explore with myself as the only hindrance.

Art needs to be viewed by humanity. One painting can offer a personal expression that is universal. A painting can feed your soul for a life time. I encourage the viewer to reserve all thought and savour feeling as a reliable response to appreciating a painting.

The journey of my life as a painter is a mystery to me, never the less, I rush towards it and delve as deeply as I can.

Margie Korrison - painter

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