SELECT EXHIBITIONS

2023

• THE BASCOM, Highlands, NC, Marga McBride: Ceramic Figurative Sculpture

• LUDINGTON AREA CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Ludington, MI, Celebrating Sacred Feminine

2022

• BENNETT GALLERIES, Knoxville, TN, The Art of Craft

• CLAY ART CENTER, Port Chester, NY, The Family Portrait

• SAN ANGELO MUSEUM OF ART, San Angelo, TX, Twenty-Fourth San Angelo National Ceramic Competition

• ART LEAGUE OF LINCOLN, Lincoln, CA, Small Feats of Clay 2022: Well Grounded

•  THE ARTS & CULTURE ALLIANCE, Knoxville, TN, National Juried Exhibition

2021

• BENNETT GALLERIES, Knoxville, TN, Portrayals, solo exhibition

2018

• BENNETT GALLERIES, Knoxville, TN, New Southern Saints, solo exhibition

2016

• TENNESSEE ARTS COMMISSION, Nashville, TN, 2 X 2, Marga & Jay McBride

2015

• BENNETT GALLERIES, Knoxville, TN, Every Picture Tells a Story, solo exhibition

2013

• KNOXVILLE MUSEUM OF ART, Knoxville, TN, Artscapes, art auction

•  THE ARTS & CULTURE ALLIANCE AND THE METROPOLITAN KNOXVILLE AIRPORT AUTHORITY, Alcoa, TN, Arts in the Airport Exhibition

2012

• KNOXVILLE MUSEUM OF ART, Knoxville, TN, Artscapes, art auction

2011

• ARROWMONT SCHOOL OF ART & CRAFT, Gatlinburg, TN, Meet the Artists

2009

• BENNETT GALLERIES, Knoxville, TN, Marga Hayes McBride, solo exhibition

2008

• ACC SHOW, Baltimore, MD, juried exhibitor

2007

• KNOXVILLE MUSEUM OF ART, “La Amour du Vin”, featured artist

2006

• BENNETT GALLERIES, Knoxville TN, Arranged Accompaniment

2005

• BENNETT GALLERIES, Knoxville, TN, Mix It Up, solo exhibition

• RIVER GALLERY, Chattanooga, TN, Moments in Time

• KENTUCKY MUSEUM OF ART & CRAFT, Louisville, KY, The Ever Changing Landscape

• ACC SHOW, Baltimore, MD, juried exhibitor

2004

• KNOXVILLE MUSEUM OF ART, Knoxville, TN, Artscapes, art auction

2003

• POSITIVE IMAGES GALLERY, Austin, TX, solo exhibition

•  ACC SHOW BALTIMORE, MD, juried exhibitor

2002

• EDGEWOOD ORCHARD GALLERY, Fish Creek, WI, solo exhibition

2001

• ALBERS FINE ART GALLERY, Memphis, TN, featured artist exhibition

1999

• ALBERS FINE ART GALLERY, Memphis, TN, Five Artists

•  LUCKY STREET ART GALLERY, Key West, FL, solo exhibition

1998

• ATLANTA ARTWALK, Atlanta, GA, Shrines, Sacred & Secular, invitational

• SOFA (Sculptural Objects & Functional Art), Chicago, IL, Albers Fine Art Gallery, featured artist

AWARDS

2001

• The NICHE Award, National Award for Mixed Media, Niche Magazine, The Rosen Group, Baltimore, MD

1998

• FIRST PLACE, Award for Mixed Media, Coconut Grove Art Festival, Coconut Grove, FL

1995

• BEST IN SHOW, ArtXtravaganza, Knoxville, TN

PUBLIC COMMISSIONS

2018

• CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF EAST TENNESSEE, Knoxville, TN, The Artist’s Studio, permanent installation

2015

• CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF EAST TENNESSEE, Knoxville, TN, The Healing Garden, Interior courtyard; Bronze sculpture, public fountain, glass mosaic, aluminum wall sculptures, resin features

2002

• KNOXVILLE CONVENTION CENTER, The Four Seasons of East Tennessee, permanent collection

2000

• CATHEDRAL of the INCARNATION, Nashville, TN, permanent collection

ONLINE EXHIBITIONS

2022

• ART FLUENT, Boston, MA, Humanity, 2022 (www.art-fluent.com/humanity)

AFFILIATIONS

• National Sculpture Society, New York, NY

• National Association of Women Artists, New York, NY

LECTURERS, ART SEMINARS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

2023

• The Bascom, Highlands, NC, seminars in clay sculpture

2020

• Artists presentation, Ossoli Circle, Knoxville, TN

2015

• The Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville, “How to Market and Sell Your Art Work,” Knoxville, TN

2014

• Crystal Cruises, art instruction

2013

• Crystal Cruises, art instruction

2012

• Crystal Cruises, art instruction

2011

• Crystal Cruises, art instruction

2010

• Crystal Cruises, art instruction

2009

• Crystal Cruises, art instruction

2008

• Crystal Cruises, art instruction

2007

• Crystal Cruises, art instruction

2005

• Community School for the Arts, Sid-By-Side Apprenticeship Program, Knoxville, TN

2004

• Community School for the Arts, Sid-By-Side Apprenticeship Program, Knoxville, TN

2003

• Community School for the Arts, Sid-By-Side Apprenticeship Program, Knoxville, TN

2002

• Community School for the Arts, Sid-By-Side Apprenticeship Program, Knoxville, TN

2001

• Community School for the Arts, Sid-By-Side Apprenticeship Program, Knoxville, TN

• Community School for the Arts, Master Class Series, Knoxville, TN

2000

• Community School for the Arts, Sid-By-Side Apprenticeship Program, Knoxville, TN

• Community School for the Arts, Master Class Series, Knoxville, TN

• Knoxville Utility Board, coordinated 40 piece weaving project for permanent display with students from the Community School for the Arts, Knoxville, TN

1999

• Community School for the Arts, Sid-By-Side Apprenticeship Program, Knoxville, TN

• Community School for the Arts, Master Class Series, Knoxville, TN

1998

• Community School for the Arts, Sid-By-Side Apprenticeship Program, Knoxville, TN

• University of Tennessee, Art Department, How to Market and Sell Your Artwork, Knoxville, TN

• University of the South, artist lecture, Art Department, Sewanee, TN

1997

• Community School for the Arts, Sid-By-Side Apprenticeship Program, Knoxville, TN

1996

• Community School for the Arts, Sid-By-Side Apprenticeship Program, Knoxville, TN