MARGO SAWYER Professor of Sculpture and Installation Art University of Texas at Austin
[email protected] www.margosawyer.com Born: 1958 May 6, 1958, Washington, D.C. Education: 1980-82 M.F.A. Yale University. 1980 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. 1977-80 B.A. Hon’s, Chelsea School of Art, London, Great Britain. 1976-77 Foundation, Brighton Polytechnic Faculty of Art, Great Britain. Teaching: 1988 Assistant Professor - University of Texas at Austin, 1988 – 1993. Associate Professor - University of Texas at Austin, 1993 – present. Assistant Chair of Studio, Department of Art & Art History – University of Texas at Austin, 1997 – 1998. Professor - University of Texas at Austin, 2002 – present. Honors: 2013 Artist - in - residence, Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, Washington. 2009 Year in Review 2009. America for the Arts & Public Art Network. 2008-09 University Research Institute, University of Texas at Austin. 2007-08 Faculty Research Assignment, University of Texas at Austin. 2004 Dean’s Fine Arts Research Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin. 2003 Artist - in - residence, Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2001 Artist - in - residence, Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, Washington. College of Fine Arts Summer Research Grant, University of Texas at Austin. The Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Biennial Award, 2001. 2000 Artist - in - residence, Artpace San Antonio, Texas. College of Fine Arts Summer Research Grant, University of Texas at Austin. Faculty Research Assignment, University of Texas at Austin. University Research Institute, University of Texas at Austin. 1999 Nominated for The Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Biennial Award. 1998 College of Fine Arts Summer Research Grant, University of Texas at Austin.