MARGIE CALDWELL-GILL
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Artist Bio

Margie Caldwell Gill thrives on making order out of chaos, and chaos out of order. 

A student of both art and science, Margie’s understanding of this delicate partnership between the two was nurtured and honed as she studied painting, printmaking and sculpture along with biology and chemistry to earn her BA in Fine Arts from Wake Forest University. She then earned her Masters Degree in Medical Illustration from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas, and enjoyed a 15-year career creating medical illustrations for magazines, pharmaceutical ads, legal exhibits and textbooks, before shifting her interests and focus to communicating emotion, time and space through abstract art.


Margie is a long-time resident of the East Bay Area of San Francisco where she is surrounded by both the natural and urban landscapes that inform her work. The winding branches of the trees, jagged cracks in the concrete, new growth and slow decay inspire her mark making and the rhythmic process of building layers, then revealing what lies underneath. She likens the results to a city bulletin board, layered with colorful bits and pieces left behind by its visitors.

Margie uses a mix of wood, canvas, collage, paint, markers and pastels, often breaking with tradition to achieve and enjoy the “imperfect” results. She also uses a mix of traditional artists’ tools and non-traditional hardware store implements for layering, sanding, and scraping. Margie’s process of intuition and discovery, creation and destruction, are what bring together her old friends, chaos and order. 

Originally from Miami, Margie is married and mother to two grown children. She regularly shows her work in exhibitions throughout the Bay Area.


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Education

Mentoring with Carl Heyward, 2022
Abstract By Design with Michael Shemchuk, and November 2020 and Sept 2021, Feb 2022
Mentoring and Musing with Diane Williams, April 2020-December 2021
Jenny Nelson's Exploring Abstraction, June 2020

Monumental Painting, Diane Williams and Chuck Potter with Jen Tough Gallery, January 2020
Art2life Creative Visionary Program with Nicholas Wilton, May 2019
Project ONLINE with Suzanne Jacquot, March - June 2019
Art2life Academy with Nicholas Wilton, October 2018 - 2020
Paint Big! workshop with Suzanne Jacquot and Julie Schumer, Santa Fe, NM, September 2018
3 Day Cut Loose, Get Wild Abstract Art Workshop with Suzanne Jacquot and Julie Schumer, 2018
The Artist's Journey and Studio Journey workshops with Nancy Hillis, Abstract Artist, 2016 - 2017
Studied with Marianne Brown, Abstract Artist, Moraga, CA, 2011 - 2017
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University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas
MA in Biomedical Communications, 1987

Wake Forest University
BA in Fine Arts, 1984

Professional Affiliations

​The Artist Alliance with Jen Tough
Lamorinda Arts Alliance
​Arts Benicia

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Facebook @ Caldwell-Gill Art
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  • Gallery
    • Excavation Series
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  • About
    • Artist Bio
    • Selected Shows
    • Videos
    • Press
  • CONTACT
  • POLICIES