Margarete Bagshaw

Margarete Bagshaw (born 1964, Albuquerque, New Mexico)^[1] is an American artist. She is the daughter of artist Helen Hardin and grand daughter of artist Pablita Velarde. Together, they form one of the only three generational female painting dynasties known. Their work is now shown together exclusively and permanently at Golden Dawn Gallery in Santa Fe [3].

Bagshaw grew up in New Mexico and lived most of her life between Albuquerque and Santa Fe. While at the side of both her mother and grandmother for most of her life, Bagshaw did not start to create her own artwork until 1990. Initially, she started drawing when she couldn’t sleep at night while pregnant with her second child. Her drawings started to gain notice and she began entering her work in “blind” juried shows. Soon she moved to pastels and in the late 1990s, she began working in oils. In 1995 Bagshaw began to show at Silver Sun Gallery on Canyon Rd. in Santa Fe. Bagshaw left Silver Sun and began showing at Blue Rain Gallery, (Taos) in 1999. In 2003 Bagshaw was asked to show at Ventana Fine Art on Canyon Rd. in Santa Fe and continued showing there until August 2009 when she left to open her own gallery featuring the work of herself, her mother and her grand mother.

In 2006, after settling her grandmother's estate, she moved to the U.S. Virgin Islands. Bagshaw lived in the Virgin Islands for almost 3 years (2006–2009). While in the Virgin Islands, she was a founding partner and co-builder of ISW Studios [4] – a world-class recording and multi-media studio in St. Thomas, USVI. Bagshaw was responsible for all design elements of the studio project during construction, and was in charge of all administrative functions of all of the ISW divisions. Through 2006, 2007 and 2008, Bagshaw continued to paint two dimensional works that were shipped back to her gallery in New Mexico. In 2009, Bagshaw decide to return to clay work – something she had not done since her school days – almost 25 years earlier. These clay pieces are flat tablets as well as three dimensional works of clay – abstract, non-symmetrical bowls and vessels. These clay pieces were all incised with the intricate designs that Bagshaw is recognized for, and then after firing, painted with oil paint.

Throughout her 20 year career she has been known for her use of color, composition and texture – with all of the mediums she has worked in. Bagshaw has been featured in many publications including but not limited to: Southwest Art magazine,^[2] Native Peoples magazine,^[3] the New Mexico Magazine and recently both the Albuquerque Journal [5] and ABQ Arts [6]. She was one of the featured artists in the 2003 book - NDN Art,[7], as well as the 1998 book - Pueblo Artists Portraits, by Toba Tucker [8].

Bagshaw has taken part in over a dozen major museum exhibitions, including: the Eiteljorge Museum Of American and Western Art in Indianapolis, Indiana, the Wheelwright Museum, Santa Fe, New Mexico, the Hamden Museum in Virginia, and numerous invitational shows with the Museum of Albuquerque, New Mexico. In 1996, she gave a personal slide presentation at the Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand. As the subject of a documentary film project, Bagshaw spoke at the dedication ceremony for the donation of "The White Collection" (featuring a number of Bagshaw's works), at the Lakeview Museum in Illinois in September 2008. In March 2010, Bagshaw presented a "One Woman Show" at the SMOKI Museum [9] in Prescott, Arizona, that will run until the end of May, 2010. She also gave a lecture during the opening of this Museum Show [10].

After showing and painting in the Virgin Islands for the last 3 years, she is now back at home in New Mexico, and has opened Golden Dawn Gallery, named after the English translation of her grandmother's Tewa Indian name - "Tse Tsan" (Golden Dawn). Bagshaw now primarily paints two dimensional works on canvas and board panels. Her bibrant bright colors, muted tones and intense compositional intricacies in many layers make her work easily identifiable. At the root of her work is the expression of spirituality that the creation of art is all about for Bagshaw. All of her work, from small works to larger canvases, includes complex compositions that hold their own individually throughout each painting and as well as in a single complex composition as a whole.

Artistic Resume

Artistic Resume - Shows, Events, Lectures, Articles and Projects 1985–2010

1985 - Lecture “The Life and Art of My Mother - Helen Hardin” Northridge University, Northridge, CA

1988-1991 Co-Founder and Founding Board Member – “New Mexico Women’s Foundation”

1990 - Juried Show – “New Mexico State Fair”, Albuquerque, NM

1990 - Exhibit - “Indian Arts Show”, New Mexico State Fair, Albuquerque, NM

1991 - Juried Show - “New Mexico Festival of the Arts”, Albuquerque, NM

1991 - Juried Show – “New Mexico State Fair”, Albuquerque, NM

1991 - Exhibit - “Indian Arts Show”, New Mexico State Fair, Albuquerque, NM

1992 - Invitational Show, “Indian Pueblo Cultural Center”, Albuquerque N.M.

1992 - Invitational Show, “We The Human Beings”, Curated by Jaune Quick-To-See Smith, College of Wooster Art Museum, Wooster,OH

1993 - Invitational Exhibit- “Woman’s Work”, Curator: Sally Hyer, Wheelwright Museum, Santa Fe, NM. (A family exhibit based on the life work of Pablita Velarde, with Helen Hardin, Herb Hardin, and Margarete Bagshaw)

1993 - Invitational Show – “We The Human Beings”, , Riffe Gallery, Columbus, OH

1993 - Invitational Show –“We The Human Beings”,- Eiteljorge Museum Of The American Indian and Western Art, Indianapolis, IN.

1993 - Exhibit - “Museum at Hartwick College”, Oneonta, NY.

1993 - Exhibit - “Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead, Pavilion”, Champaign, IL.

1994 - Mural Project, “Shared Traditions”, Mural title “Universal Perceptions” - City of Albuquerque 1% for the Arts Program, South Broadway Cultural Center. (Professional Co-Artist and mentor Arnold Puentes).

1994 - Invitational Show - “Selected Artists Shared Traditions”, South Broadway Cultural Center. Albuquerque, NM.

1994 - Invitational Show- “Spotted Horse Gallery”, Aspen, CO

1994 - Invitational Show - “We The Human Beings”, Roland Gibson Gallery, Potsdam College, Potsdam, NY

1994 - Keynote Juror - Feria Artistica, - “Crossroads” - Gathering of the Natives, City of Albuquerque 1% for Arts event.

1994 - Solo Show - “Pencils Pastels and Paper”- Art Enhancement Gallery, Albuquerque, NM. In honor of retrospective exhibit in Santa Fe, NM, honoring Helen Hardin

1994 - Solo Show - “Passing on the Spirit” - Rainbow Warrior Gallery, in Galveston, TX.

1995 - Fellowship By Invitation - Tamarind Institute of the University of New Mexico. 3-Day monotype workshop

1995 - Juror - “Gathering of the Native American Arts”- City of Albuquerque event 1% for the Arts

1995 - Curator - “Juntas en Julio. Rainbow Artists: a Woman’s Collective”, KIMO Theatre Gallery, Abq. NM.

1995 - Mural Project – “Universal Perceptions” Shared Traditions, City of Albuquerque 1% for Arts Program, South Broadway Cultural Center. Co-Muralists Arnold Puentes, Francis Rivera, Norman Pacheco.

1995 - Symposium - “Hispanic Perspective” Funded by the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center and Bank of America. (Co-muralists: Arnold Puentes, Francis Rivera, Norman Pacheco)

1995 - Keynote Artist - “Gathering of Native American Arts”, City of Albuquerque 1% for the Arts

1995 - Juried Show - “New Mexico Arts and Crafts Fair”. Albuquerque, NM

1995 - Solo Show - “Silver Sun Helen Hardin Estate Gallery”, Indian Market, Santa Fe, NM

1995 - Invitational Show - “Art Lives/Art Lives show. Raymond Jonson Gallery” University of New Mexico, 20th Universary of the Cancer Research and Treatment Center, Albuquerque, NM.

1995 - Feature Article and Images – “Murals Of Albuquerque” – New Mexico Magazine

1996 - Slide Presentation/Cultural Exchange - Te Papa Tongarewa Museum, Wellington, New Zealand

1996 - Solo Show - “Rainbow Warrior Gallery”, Galveston, TX

1996 - Solo Show - “Indian Market Show” - Silver Sun Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

1996 - Invitational Show - “Miniatures 96” - Albuquerque Museum of Fine Arts, Albuquerque, NM

1996 - Cover Image - “Journal Of Minority Medical Students”

1996 - Book - Feature Chapter - “The Telling Of The World- Native American Stories and Art” - Edited by W.S. Penn

1997 - Juried Show - “Scottsdale Indian Artists of America”, Scottsdale AZ

1997 - Juried Show - “New Mexico Arts and Crafts Fair”, Albuquerque, NM

1997 - Solo Show - “Indian Market Show” - Silver Sun Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

1997 - Invitational Show - “Miniatures 97” - Albuquerque Museum of Fine Arts, Albuquerque, NM

1997 - Invitational Show - “Aphrodisia -Native American Erotica”, Tony Abeyta Gallery, Taos, NM

1998 - Solo Show - “Mission Gallery”, Dallas, TX

1998 - Invitational Show - Adagio Gallery, Palm Springs, CA

1998 - Museum Show - “Hamden Museum”, Hamden VA – Curated by LewAllen Contemporary Fine Art

1998 - Solo Show - “Indian Market Show” - Silver Sun Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

1998 - Invitational Show - “Miniatures 98” - Albuquerque Museum of Fine Arts, Albuquerque, NM

1998 - Book - Feature Chapter - “Pueblo Artist Portraits” – Toba Pato Tucker

1999 - Invitational Show - “NM Pastel Society” - Group Show, Albuquerque, NM

1999 - Group Show - “Miniatures 99” - Albuquerque Museum of Fine Arts, Albuquerque, NM

1999 - Solo Show - “Indian Market Show” - Silver Sun Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

1999 - Museum Show - “Original Women”- Museum of New Mexico, Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Santa Fe, NM - Pablita Velarde , Helen Hardin, Margarete Bagshaw

1999 - Book - Feature Chapter - “Earth Songs Moon Dreams – Paintings By American Indian Women” Patricia Janice Broder.

1999 - Invitational Group Show - “Keepers Of The Spirit” - South Broadway Cultural Center, Albuquerque NM

2000 - Invitational Show - “San Francisco 2000” - Blue Rain Gallery, Taos, NM

2000 - Solo Show - “Indian Market Show” - Silver Sun Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

2000 - Feature Article - “Margarete Bagshaw” - by Rosemary Diaz - Native Peoples Magazine

2000 - Feature Article - “Home Is Where The Heart Is” - by Toby Smith - New Mexico Magazine

2001 - Invitational Show - “Miniatures 01” - Albuquerque Museum of Fine Arts, Albuquerque, NM

2001 - Invitational - “Chicago 2001” - Blue Rain Gallery, Taos, NM

2001 - Feature Article - “Finding Her Own Path”- by Wes Pulka, Albuquerque Journal,

2001 - Invitational Group Project - “Trail Of The Painted Ponies” - (life size ponies – each painted by selected Artists)

2001 - Invitational Show - “Reflections On Contemporary Native Art” - IUPUI Cultural Arts Gallery, Indianapolis, IN

2002 - Commission - “Bernalillo County Court House”, 1% for the arts selectively invited. Albuquerque, NM

2002 - Invitational Show - “San Antonio 2001” - Blue Rain Gallery, Taos, NM

2002 - Invitational Show - “Three Masters – Pablita Velarde, Helen Hardin, Margarete Bagshaw” - Blue Sage Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ

2002 - Invitational Show - “Frank McCullough School Of Art”, Dartmouth St. Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

2002 - Invitational Show - “Miniatures 02” - Albuquerque Museum of Fine Arts, Albuquerque, NM

2002 - Feature Article - “Margarete Bagshaw” – by Gussie Fauntleroy – Southwest Art Magazine

2003 - Group Show with John Nieto and Kevin Redstar - “Indian Market” – Ventana Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM

2003 - Article - “New Mexico Women Artists” – by Jan Abugharbieh – New Mexico Women Magazine

2003 - Invitational Show - “Selective Group Exhibition” - The National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, PA

2003 - Book - Feature Chapter - “NDN Art” – Fresco Fine Art Publications

2003 - Invitational Show - “NDN Art Gallery Exhibition” – College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM

2004 - Group Show with John Nieto and Kevin Redstar - “Indian Market” – Ventana Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM

2004 - Invitational Show - “Opening of National Museum of The American Indian” – Mandarin Hotel Gallery, Washington, DC

2005 - Group Show with John Nieto - “Indian Market” – Ventana Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM

2005 - Article - “Margarete Bagshaw” – by Dottie Endyke – Southwest Art Magazine

2005 - Judge - “Santa Fe Indian Market” – Santa Fe, NM

2006 - Solo Show - “Indian Market” - Ventana Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM

2006 - Feature Article - “Visions Of Interior Realities” - by Wolfgang Mabry - Focus Magazine

2006 - Feature Article - “Margarete Bagshaw - Modern Expressionist” - by Janet Long Ford - ABQ Arts

2007 - Solo Show - “Indian Market” - Ventana Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM

2008 - Group Show with John Nieto - “Indian Market” - Ventana Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM

2008 - Lecture - “Dedication Of The White Collection”, Lakeview Museum, Peoria, IL

2009 - Invitational Show - “Multiplicity” – St. Thomas, USVI

2009 - Solo Show - “Indian Market” - Golden Dawn Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

2009 - Feature Article - “The Pull Of The EARTH” - by Dan Mayfield - Albuquerque Journal

2010 - Solo Museum Show - “My Generation”, - SMOKI Museum, Prescott, AZ

2010 - Feature Article - “Golden Dawn Comes To Santa Fe” - by Melody Mock - ABQ Arts

2010 - Group Show - “A New Dawn” Modernist Show, Golden Dawn Gallery, Santa FE, NM

2010 - Group Show - Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, DC

References

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2. ^ Dottie Indyke. "Margarete Bagshaw-Tindel". SouthwestArt. http://www.southwestart.com/article/159. Retrieved April 14, 2010. ^{[dead link]}
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