MARGO HARRISON
Realism-Expressionism
Fort Langley, Canada

Born in 1945 in Vancouver, Margo was raised near Ladysmith on Vancouver Island. She studied fine arts at the University of Victoria and graduated with a Bachelor of Education degree in 1967.

From 1967 to 1972 Margo taught Painting in the Parks classes for the Federation of Canadian Artists.
For thirty-four years before retiring in 2002 She was a teacher and art specialist in the Surrey School District

In 1985 she started painting using watercolour as a medium then switched to mixed media and acrylics in 2004.

Margo also sculpts.
Her magnificent hands can make life-size figures of sleeping cats out of clay—Comfort Cats.
Her three-dimensional cat creations are famous and are finding their way to homes all over the world.

What do collectors love about Margo’s breathtaking masterpieces?
-Her works are often in a series. She explores an idea so people can connect deeply to her art and can see the beauty of it
-She focuses on light, shadows, shapes and textures—the combination of all these give depth and make work stand-out
-She’s good at narrowing the field of vision
-When you see her work you will feel uplifted, relaxed or calmed, inspired and motivated to live life today