ARTIST INFO

MARGARET COUCH COGSWELL
Asheville, NC

PAPER | Paper mache sculpture

Penland Affiliation | Penland Resident Artist 2008-2010, Penland Instructor 2011

Artist Information | Studio artist; education: BA Rhodes College (TN); residencies: Penland School of Craft (NC), Gmunden, Austria; exhibitions: Kunstraum Gmunden (Austria), Memphis Brooks Museum of Art (TN), Gallery Nomads (NC), Michele Tuegel Contemporary (FL), Blue Spiral 1 (NC), Cultural Associación Ilde (Spain), Penland Gallery (NC), American Folk Art and Frame (NC)

Artist Statement | I’m a storyteller at heart. Over the course of my career I have journeyed from weaving to ceramics, fabric collage, artist books, and painting as a vehicle for my tales. Cloth, thread, paper, color and pattern have been constant connectors through the years. My conviction that our greatest rewards often come from simple, everyday objects and moments is a recurring theme. Communicating with people through the objects I make continues to be the primary and sustaining focus of my work.