Margaret Archambault

I have been painting for more the 30 years and have been a self-employed, Full-time Artist for 16 years. I am an intuitive painter and believe that Mark making is one of the purest forms of truth. When this sort of truth is combined with palette and complex composition, it has the unique ability to become an investigation of the human condition and our individual roles within the surrounding world. Life is often complicated and my paintings dissect and often reflect these chaotic episodes. Solving the problem of these intentional complexities is where my compositions come to fruition. On specific occasions I incorporate a use of collage to represent and explore the affect mainstream media has on our daily choices. The power of what we see and how it alters our ability to find what we consider “happiness” is something I find challenging and worth exploration. From the mediocre and mundane to the exhilarating and brilliant, we are shaped and created by the good, the bad, the happy and the sad, each moment a point in a repeated cycle of discovery. Regardless of our desires and often in direct defiance of our “plans” the revolutions of time and the changes that come with it lead us to the revelations that alter our paths

2002-2003 Jefferson Community College Education/Arts Major
2004-2007 Spalding University BA Interdisciplinary Humanities w/Art Focus
Graduated Summa cum Laude

Awards/Recognition
2020 Elevator Arts Grant recipient
2020 Lift Up Lou Micro Grant Recipient
2020 Artist Relief Grant Recipient
2014 Keynote Speaker Spalding University Graduation
2012 Art of Dreams Featured Artist
2007 Louise Kannapel Award Recipient for excellence in Arts & Humanities.
2007 Senior Project Winner - Faculty Awarded
2006 Painting chosen for permanent collection Spalding University
2004 Chosen for inclusion in The Jefferson Review

Solo Exhibitions:
2017 "In Tens: A Single Century to Live" Tim Faulkner Gallery
2015 "Revolutions v/s Revelations" Tim Faulkner Gallery Portland; Louisville, KY.
2013 "Impressions on Influence" Tim Faulkner Gallery Butchertown; Louisville, KY.
2011 "Infinitesimal Convergence" Tim Faulkner Gallery Louisville, KY.
2010 Small Works & New Paintings 3rd Street Coffee Louisville, KY.
1998 Abstractions; Anonymous Artists Gallery, Louisville, KY.

Select Group Shows
2022 Works - Roberta Marx Gallery, Louisville KY
2021 Purely Primary Van Der Plas Gallery New York, NY
2020 Louisville Arts Network Virtual Exhibition
2019 Alley Gallery Public Art Artist, Downtown Louisville Partnership, Louisville, KY.
2019 The Core, Tim Faulkner Gallery
2018 Opus No. 5, Tim Faulkner
2018 Alley Gallery Artist, Downtown Louisville Partnership, Louisville KY
2015 - Art Squared, Louisville Visual Arts Association
2014 Art Squared, Louisville Visual Arts Association
2008-2020 Numerous Group shows and exhibitions
2004-2007 New Paintings Swanson Reed Contemporary, Louisville, KY.
2007 All Together Now, Collage & Oils, Huff Gallery, Louisville, KY.
2008 First Friday Trolley HOP, Featured Artist, Joe Leys, Louisville, Ky.
2009 First Friday Tro...