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Margaret Kilgallen — Art21

Created: 2020-06-10 18:06  |  Source: https://art21.org/artist/margaret-kilgallen/

Margaret Kilgallen

Margaret Kilgallen was born in 1967 in Washington, DC, and received her BA in printmaking from Colorado College in 1989. Early experiences as a librarian and bookbinder contributed to her encyclopedic knowledge of signs, drawn from American folk tradition, printmaking, and letterpress. Kilgallen had a love of “things that show the evidence of the human hand.”

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Videos 5

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Deep Focus

Slaughter

by Courtenay Finn

Curator Courtenay Finn reflects on how Margaret Kilgallen’s work prioritized female figures—from her various inspirations to her monikers—on both canvas and urban facades.

Interview

Heroines and Working in the Community

Margaret Kilgallen discusses her process, and her personal connections to the heroines featured in her work.

Interview

Influences, Train Marking, and Graffiti

Margaret Kilgallen discusses her influences and the goals she worked towards in her art.

Galleries 3

  • Artist at Work

    24 Images

  • Artwork Survey: 2000s

    9 Images

  • Artwork Survey: 1990s

    6 Images

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