Margaret Barnard, 1900-1992

• Biography

  Attribute	Value
  Biography	Born in 1900 Margaret Barnard was a painter who first exhibited in Glasgow in 1922. She studied at Glasgow Art School and then under Claude Flight at the Grosvenor School of Modern Art, she worked mainly in linocut. She moved to London and exhibited twice at the Royal Academy, and some other venues until 1939. In 1994 a memorial show was held at Rye Art Gallery. She married the artist Robert Mackehnie and lived for a while in Italy. She painted Italian landscapes and the Scottish Coast. Her lino-cuts were typical of the 1920s. Since 1934 she lived in Rye and Rye Art Gallery which holds her work held a memorial show in 1994.
  Education	Glasgow School of Art, Grosvenor School of Modern Art,
  Employment	Designed posters for London Transport, 1938-1939
  Role	Artist,