Margaret Collins is a printmaker/painter from Cleveland, Ohio. She worked as a graphic designer for American Greetings while maintaining a studio with several American Greetings Artist for her personal work. Her first studio was in the former Alcoa Aluminum Building after that the group eventually moved to a building on Dowd and Thrush in Lakewood’s “ Bird Town “. In 1990 the group moved again to The Lake Erie Screw Building where she developed her printmaking. The Lake Erie Screw Building, now know as the Screw Building, is home to many area artist today.
Margaret’s work resides in the permanent collection of American Greetings Corporation, Lamson Sessions, University Hospital, Hospice of the Western Reserve, Lutheran Hospital, the Morgan Consevatory along with individual collectors.
Mrs. Collins studied at Cooper School of Art, Cleveland, the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Baldwin Wallace College and the Cleveland Institute of Art. Margaret is also a member of Zygote Press where she works with green printing also a new member of Artist Archive of the Western Reserve. Margaret has a Studio in her home along with a Printing Facility.
Her work has exhibited in juried shows throughout Cleveland area and Youngstown. The shows including
The Yards Project at Worthington Yard’s “The Series and the Multiples” The Object of Stone.
Metro Hospital “Women that Print”.
The Butler Institute of American Art 85th National Midyear Show.
American Greetings Fine Art Shows.
Bay Arts shows 2022, 2021, 2019.
The Jewish Community Center 34th Annual.
The Beck Center Proscenium,
“Bridges and Botanicals” Irving Stone Gallery at American Greetings
Artist Trust Project at MOCA “Cuyahoga County Artist Self Portraits Show”.
Awards: American Greetings Juror’s Award, American Greetings Honorable Mention, Beck Center Proscenium and The Jewish Community Center Framart Award.
