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Perch, Preen, and Soar

Tree Project
Chicago Sculpture International/
Chicago Park District collaboration

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 Flock
Flock in Tree		 Flock
Flock detail
 FlockSoar
Additional carved birds Perching Owl
Perch 		Flock
Preen
Preen 2
Preen 2
Preen 3
Preen 3		 Preen 4
Preen 4		  
Multiple installations of carved birds Flock
Preen
Oak Propagation Project, Oak Park, Illinois		 Perch Preen
Perch · Preen
Arts Club of Chicago		 Perch
Perch
Ragdale, Lake Forest, Illinois
  Perch at EAC
Perch
Evanston Art Center, Evanston, Illinois 		Perch at EAC
Perch · Preen
Lincoln Park Zoo
 Perch at EAC
Perch · Preen
Oak Park Art League
  Flock
Hawk and Dove
Evanston Art Center, Evanston, Illinois 		Flock
Hawk and Dove
Lake Forest, Illinois		  
Drawings Perch at EAC
Northern Spotted Owl

 Perch at EAC
Owls		 Perch at EAC
Hawk and Dove

Perch at EAC
Barn Owl
 Perch at EAC
Crane
 Perch at EAC
Eagle

Perch at EAC
Drawing for Spire
 Perch at EAC
Wings		 Perch at EAC
Winged
Additional bird sculptures Perch at EAC
Spire (Fountain)
Lake Forest, Illinois		 Perch at EAC
Arriba Bronze
Northfield, Illinois 		Perch at EAC
Flight
Navy Pier Exhibition, Chicago
  Perch at EAC
Peace
Wm. Beye School,
Oak Park, Illinois		 Perch at EAC
Wonder
Wm. Beye School,
Oak Park, Illinois		 Perch at EAC
Hope
Wm. Beye School,
Oak Park, Illinois
  Perch at EAC
Aspire
Chicago, Illinois		    

 

The figure and organic form interpreted in geometric rhythms are what Margot McMahon models in clay and casts in metal and concrete, welds in steel or carves in stone. Her work is a rhythm of lights and shadows playing over textured surfaces of forms which refer to the every person as the hero. She has been called the Studs Terkel of the Sculpting world for her humanistic interpretations. Captured in seated poses or walking stances, her forms speak to us of both the endurance and the fragile nature of the human spirit. A lifelong environmentalist, McMahon views the human form as one with nature and creates symbols of this concept. Public sculpture commissions and museum and gallery exhibitions have been the core of Margot's work as an artist. She has exhibited her drawings and sculptures in Chicago, New York, Washington D.C, Sante Fe, Cincinnati and Connecticut. The Smithsonian, The Museum of Contemporary Art, The Chicago Historical Society, the Chicago Horticultural Society and Botanic Gardens, and Yale University have her sculptures in their collections. Besides Chicago area collections her sculptures and drawings are included in private collections in New York, Florida, London, Paris, New York and Tokyo. When working on a public commission, Margot enjoys the process of 1) responding to a community; 2) researching the concepts of the sculpture; 3) intuitively interpreting the site; and 4) creating an informed and intuitive humanistic and expressive interpretation of the concept. Margot McMahon has taught sculpting and drawing at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, DePaul University, Yale University's Norfolk Summer School and assistant taught at Yale University while earning her MFA. She has been a board member of the Oak Park Area Arts Council and a founding commissioner on the Village of Oak Park Public Art Advisory Commission and contributes on a committee of the Ragdale Foundation.

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