Margot Dermody
Margot Dermody Artist Biography
Margot Dermody (b. Takoma Park, MD) is an artist based in Pittsburgh, PA. Her work was featured in two group exhibitions, Fluid, at Mark Rengers Gallery through January 6, 2024, and Bodies with PxP Contemporary Gallery through January 31, 2024. Her most recent solo exhibitions include Light Through Stone, Women United Art Movement, June 2023 and The Way of Peace, Forward and Back in the Pittsburgh Federal Courthouse lobby as part of the Art in the Courthouse series, November 15, 2022 through April 15, 2023. Her work has been shown in numerous additional exhibitions, Stories to be Told, Art Mum’s (2023); Chromatic, PxP Contemporary Gallery, (2022); Stronger Together, Art Mum’s (2022); Alone, Together, the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh (2021); Full Circle, Concept Art Gallery (2021); and the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 107th Annual Exhibition at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art, (2019-2020). She also has presented her art in the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Gallery, William Pitt Union, Gallery One | Collective Works, and the Pittsburgh Center for Arts and Media.
Margot participated in the Artist Residency Program in 2021 at the Pittsburgh Glass Center, where she continues to work as a studio artist. Bringing together elements of the natural world with human emotion in painting, sculpture, and photography, her work spans a wide range from a neutral monochromatic palette to a more explicitly vivid and affective narrative.
Statement
Art is my avenue for self-discovery, a journey filled with exploration, curiosity and energy. I breathe life into my art through material transformation and play.
With courage and vulnerability, I create connections between human emotions and the natural world, navigating memories and growth through abstraction.
In my paintings and sculptures, I explore the dance of light and shadow, revealing internal feelings just beyond visibility. My works ask the question: How can we locate beauty in the shadows and bring fresh light into life?
