Margie Korrison
A Biograpy

Born in San Francisco, California, Margie spent summers traveling and camping with her family in western United States and Alaska. Nature became a very powerful influence on the depth and quality of her life's experiences but a visit to the De Young Museum in Golden Gate Park at the age of four exposed her to abstract art, beginning an affinity that remains to this day.

While earning her Bachelor of Education, Margie also majored in Art and Spanish. After teaching in Washington State, she immigrated to Canada in 1968 teaching kindergarten at Salt Spring Elementary School, Ganges, Salt Spring Island.

In 1971, she immigrated to Australia to work as a primary school teacher, returning to Salt Spring Island in 1975. Upon her return, Margie began to explore in earnest her creative life as a mother; designer; dressmaker; fabric artist; and a contributing member of the thriving cultural community. In the 1980's Islanders will remember exhibits of Margie's richly-coloured pieced-silk scarves and kimonos. In 2011 the remainder of this collection went to New York City to be used in fashion photography. 

Commuting daily from Salt Spring, Margie attended The Victoria College of Art (VCA) from 1988 to 1992. Receiving an Associate of the VCA, she studied under Joseph Kyle (director), Bill Porteous, Jim Gordaneer, Jim Corte and Jim McGrath. Margie was a founding member of the VCA Alumni Association in 1992 and from 1995 she was active in the Alliance of Salt Spring Artists.

During 2006/07, Margie designed gold and pearl jewelry for the Martinus Jewelry Gallery on Salt Spring Island. During the same period, she toured Europe, her interests focused on art and architecture in Amsterdam, Hamburg, Berlin, Venice, Paris and Heidelberg. 

Margie has exhibited as an abstract artist in Victoria and on Salt Spring Island since 1989. Her paintings are in private collections in Canada and the United States.