MARGIE DARROW

Phone (562) 301-8949
E-mail:
mstretz@earthlink.net
www.MargieMargie.com

 

Education  - Platt Collage

2001 Associates Degree Graphic Design – Creative and Academics Honors

 

Awards/Grants
2008 Beverly Alpay Grant Fellowship Award - Palos Verdes Art Center, Palos Verdes, Ca.

2007 Professional Artist Fellowship Grant – City of Long Beach/Arts Council for Long Beach

10/05 1st Place Award - Home and Homeless Juried Exhibit -2nd City Council Art and Performance Space

9/03 Eye Opener Award - Juried Membership exhibit - 2nd City Council Art and Performance Space

 

Related Work
2009: Board member of Art Exchange development project Long Beach, CA

2004 - 06: President of the board of directors, 2nd City Council Art + Performance Space

2000 – 06: WomenÕs Music, Art and Dance Festival - Graphic Designer/ Event Coordinator

2nd City Council Art + Performance Space

 

Community Work

Coastal Clean-up Day – Sea inhabitants face and body painting. Illustrated educational coloring books for children.

Sustainable Seafood Day – Aqurium of the Pacific – Educational sea creature face and body painting. Illustrated educational coloring books for children.

Art collaborative mentoring Classes – Millikan High School, Long Beach, Ca.

 

Solo Exhibitions
7/09 Juried Solo exhibition:  Long Beach Playhouse, Long Beach, Ca.

5/07 Grant recipient exhibition:  Arts Council for Long Beach, Long Beach, Ca.

11/06 Luminous Obscura:  Viento y Agua Gallery, Long Beach, Ca.

2/06 Every Picture Tells a Story: OPEN, Long Beach, Ca.

6/04 Color Eclectic: American WomenÕs Association, Vienna, Austria

12/03 Icon-O-Rama: Coffee cup cafe, Long Beach, Ca.

09/02 Portrayal of Women: Coffee cup cafe, Long Beach, Ca.

 

2 Artist Exhibitions

10/03 Bordellos & Boudoirs: Icaro gallery, Long Beach, Ca.

5/04 Making a Monster: Documentary film subjects of our Smithsonian week T-Rex sculpture project

10/01 Takes 2: Mother Mudds, Long Beach, Ca.

 

Invitational and Juried Exhibition

1/10 Night Dive – Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach,  Ca.

12/09 Haute Kraft – Posie Kviat Gallery, Hudson, NY.
8/09 Members Show Summer – 2nd  City Council art and performance space, Long Beach

2/09 Redefining Femininity 2nd Annual - Gallery Azul, San Pedro,  Ca.

12/08 California Visual Artists-2nd City Council art and performance space, Long Beach

4/08 Redefining Femininity - Gallery Azul, San Pedro,  Ca.

12/07 Wind, Water and Wonder - Viento y Agua Gallery, Long Beach Ca.

11/07 This is Long Beach – 2nd City Council art and performance space, Long Beach Ca.

09/07 Long Beach Museum of Art – Auction 12, invitational, Long Beach Ca.

11/06 Books by Authors: Illustrations for book with 50 writers and 50 artists of Long Beach

10/05 Home & Homeless: 2nd City Council, Long Beach, Ca.

10/05 October Surprise: Ministry of Art, Long Beach Arts Council, Long Beach, Ca.

1/05 The Dirty Show: Tangent gallery, Detroit, MI.

4/05 Boys  & Girls Club 50th Anniversary gala auction, Long Beach, Ca.

11/04 The Bush Show: Viento Y Agua gallery, Long Beach, Ca.

9/04 Fear and Loathing: OPEN, Long Beach, Ca.

8/04 Fuse: Fuse Gallery, Madrid, New Mexico

11/04 Small Works:  Muse gallery, San Diego, Ca.

7/02 Rabbit in the Moon: Broadlind hotel project space, Long Beach, Ca.

2/02 Young Blood: Coffee haven, Long Beach, Ca.

 

Group Exhibitions / Exhibition Projects

10/06 East Artist Open Studio tour  (Event co-coordinator/ participating studio artist)

7/06 Getty Interns - Studio Visit and talk  (Speaker)

6/06 Tour Des Artists - Live art exhibition

6/05 Tour Des Artist extended city open studios: Long Beach, Ca. (Artist & Curator)

10/04 Halloween at the Villa: Ministry of art group, Long Beach, Ca.

6/04 Bohemia: Ministry of art group for Tour Des Artistes, Koos, Long Beach, Ca. (Artist & Curator)

10/03 Masque of the Red Death: Koos Art Center, Long Beach, Ca.

3/03 WomenÕs Festival of the Arts: Important Women Mural, Long Beach, Ca.

4/03 Viva Americana: Guest Artist, Broadlind Hotel Project, Long Beach, Ca.

11/02 Membership Exhibition: 2nd City Council Gallery, Long Beach, Ca.

 

Public Art Projects
1/10 Live Eco-Art Mural: Tinderbox productions – Long Beach, CA.

10/09 Live Painting performance: DDR projects gallery – Long Beach, CA.

2/07 Fallopian Artopians: Live Collaborative Painting  Troupe (Ongoing performances)

12/06 SPIN: Public art project for Amgen bicycle tour of California

10/06 Four (4) Murals: Rogers Bayside Academy, Long Beach, and Ca.

3/05 Smithsonian Week Public Art: You are what you wear
3/04 Smithsonian Week Public Art:  71/2 Foot T-Rex Sculpture

9/03 Grand opening of the Pike in Long Beach: Nostalgic Long Beach Public Art

5/03 Live Mural Project: Tinderbox Productions

 

Commercial Art Projects

2004 CD cover illustration - Suncatcher: Emmy award-winning songwriter Faith Rivera

1997 CD cover illustration - The Glory Holes: The Glory Holes

1996 CD cover illustration - No Crisis: Everything Plus

1995 CD cover illustration China White: Addition

Magazine Work

3/06  12 months Astrological Illustrations: Long Beach Magazine

8/02  2 Page Editorial Spread Illustrations: Coastal Life Magazine

10/02 Cover Art Illustration: Coastal Life Magazine

6/02 Cover Art Illustration: Coastal Life Magazine

4/02  Cover Art Illustration: Coastal Life Magazine

Book Projects

2008 Long Beach Marine Life – Activities Book: Written and Illustrated

2003 Angry Etta: ChildrenÕs Book Illustration & Conceptual development

2003 Shut up Eddie Avalos: ChildrenÕs Book Illustration & Conceptual development

2000 One Small Peach ChildrenÕs Book: Written and Illustrated

2005 Limited Edition Coloring Book :Icon-O-Rama series

2006 So EffinÕ Cute: Handmade Book

2004 Concept and Character Development for books: Mystoricals - Bigheaded Boy - Horrible Cousins

 

Misc. Commercial

2008 Body Painting – For Public Events and Private Parties (ongoing)

2007 Life time Achievements Awards  (design & produce)
State of the art luncheon-Arts council for Long Beach

2005 The Rabbit Hole: Concept, Designs, and Logos for a new business

2004 The Art of Rest: Instruction art for womenÕs retreat

2001 GG Girl: Character development  & illustration – Teen interactive web site

2002 Little Sister Design: T-Shirt designs

1992 KNAC Radio Station: T-Shirt designs