Margaret Arthur RUA

Margaret was born and educated in Derry. She studied Fine Art painting and etching at Belfast College of Art and her Post graduate degree in Printmaking at Brighton College of Art. She has exhibited widely in Ireland, UK, Europe and USA and has lived and worked in Washington DC, holding a solo exhibition at Russell Rotunda, Capitol Hill. She spent six months in California, printmaking in Stanford University and the Pacific Art League. She worked in San Diego with encaustic artist, Robert Treat, and has continued developing the encaustic technique in her own print work. Margaret was elected an Associate of the Royal Ulster Academy in 2002 where she served on the Council from 2003-2007 she was then elected Academician in 2006 serving again on the Council from 2013 to 2015.

Margaret’s ‘Journey Through Print’ has involved creating a very significant body of print work. Her journey has allowed her to explore and re-visit a number of universal and deeply personal themes which include the family, mothers and sisters, childbirth and fleeing the nest as well as reflections on illness, of wounds both personal, social and global. She has and continues to create prints reflecting her deep engagement with the natural world, the sun, sea and sky and the landscapes of Donegal and Down. Margaret co-founded Seacourt Print Workshop in 1981 with her dear friend and colleague, Jean Duncan. She is a Seacourt Honorary Life Member and continues to serve on the Board.

Her contribution to the life of Seacourt is immeasurable and we are most grateful for her continued guidance and support.