MARGIE CRISP (b. 1960)Margie Crisp, is an award-winning writer, naturalist, and nationally exhibited artist whose artwork can be found in private and public collections in the United States and Mexico. Crisp has a BFA from the University of Texas at Austin. She is an honored member of the Texas Regionalists as well as the Centennial Painters group and the Art of Texas Parks Project. Originally from New Orleans, Margie Crisp resides in Elgin, just east of Austin, with herhusband and fellow artist William Montgomery. Artist statementI am an artist, writer and naturalist. Being a naturalist is completely interwoven with my creative work; I cannot imagine word or image without the wellspring of the natural world to entice, refresh, inspire and confound me. I’m driven to learn as much as I can about the plants and creatures I paint, draw and write about--the knowing is as essential as the paper, pencil and paint. BooksRiver of Contrasts: The Texas Colorado, (Texas A&M University Press, 2012). Illustrated by the author. 2013 TexasInstitute of Letters' Carr P. Collins Award for Best Book of Non-Fiction and the 2012 Ron Tyler Award for BestIllustrated Book on Texas History and Culture, presented by Texas State Historical Association.The Nueces River: Río Escondido, (Texas A&M University Press, 2017), illustrated by William B. Montgomery.Duck Walk: A Birder’s Improbable Path to Hunting as Conservation, (Texas A&M University Press, 2023), illustratedby the author Selected Biographical and Career Highlights1960 Born in New Orleans, Louisiana1984 Associate of Applied Science in Commercial Art/Advertising Design, with High Honors, Southwestern Technical College, Sylva, North Carolina1991 BFA, with High Honors, University of Texas at Austin2009 Writer in Residence, Thinking Like a Mountain Foundation, Ft. Davis2011 Artist in Residence, Madroño Ranch, Medina2012 Authored and illustrated River of Contrasts: The Texas Colorado, Texas A&M University Press2012 Ron Tyler Award for Best Illustrated Book on Texas History and Culture, presented by Texas State Historical Association2012 Carr P. Collins Award for Best Book of Non-Fiction, Texas Institute of Letters2012 Texas Book Festival Poster Artist2017 Authored The Nueces River: Rio Escondido with artwork by William B. Montgomery, Texas A&M University Press2017 Contributor, Of Texas Rivers & Texas Art, A. Sansom and W. Reaves, Texas A&M University Press2022 Contributor, Viva Texas Rivers!, S. Davis and S. Pfiester eds., Texas A&M University Press2022 Contributor/Centennial Painter, The Art of Texas State Parks: A Centennial Celebration, A. Sansom and W. Reaves, Texas A&M University Press2023 Authored and illustrated Duck Walk: A Birder’s Improbable Path to Hunting as Conservation2023-2025 Centennial Artist, The Art of State Parks Traveling Exhibition.2024 Federal Duck Stamp Contest, Alternate Judge Resides in Elgin, TexasSelected Exhibitions2025 Texas Wilds, Foltz Fine Art, Houston2023-2025 Texas Centennial Artist. The Art of Texas State Parks, book and traveling exhibition.2019-2021 The Texas Aesthetic, Sarah Foltz Fine Art, Houston2019 Lone Star Wild: Margie Crisp, David Everett, Billy Hassell and William B. Montgomery, Davis Gallery, Austin2018 Of Texas Rivers and Texas Art Touring Exhibition, Mayborn Museum at Baylor University, Waco2017 Of Texas Rivers and Texas Art, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo; Texas Capitol Ground Floor Rotunda, Austin; Witte Museum, San Antonio (book by same title published by Texas A&M Press)2017 Margie Crisp & William Montgomery: Opposing Currents, Baugh Center for the Visual Arts Gallery, University of Mary Hardin- Baylor, Belton2017 Lone Star Legacies in Contemporary Texas Art, Haley Memorial Library & History Center, Midland2017 Contemporary Texas Regionalism: A Holiday Show, William Reaves | Sarah Foltz Fine Art, Houston2016-17 The Texas Aesthetic, Annual Exhibition, William Reaves | Sarah Foltz Fine Art, Houston2016 The Wilds of Texas: Capturing Flora & Fauna of the Lone Star State, William Reaves/Sarah Foltz Fine Art, Houston2016 Contemporary Texas Regionalism: A Holiday Show, William Reaves | Sarah Foltz Fine Art, Houston2015 Ties that Bind: Contemporary Texas Regionalism, Turner House, Dallas2015 Texas Visions: Contemporary Texas Regionalism, Nave Museum, Victoria2014-15 Painting in the Texas Tradition, traveled: Turner House, Dallas; Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts, Spring (catalogue)2014- 15 Holiday Show featuring the Contemporary Texas Regionalists, William Reaves Fine Art, Houston2014 Intersecting Plains: Views of the Texas Coast & Texas Drought, William Reaves Fine Art, Houston2013 Wings & Wheels, Artwork from the Airport’s Collection, Phoenix Airport Museum, Phoenix, Arizona2013 Solo, Margie Crisp: Art of the Texas Colorado River, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Austin2013 Restless Heart: Contemporary Texas Regionalism, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo (catalogue)2013 Holidays at the Haley, Haley Memorial Library & History Center, Midland2013 Hill Country Love Affair: Interpretations of a Texas Heartland, William Reaves Fine Art, Houston2013 Celebrating the Regionalist Legacy in Texas Art, William Reaves Fine Art and the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts at the Gage Hotel, Marathon2013 A Tribute to Texas Rivers, William Reaves Fine Art, Houston2012 Solo, Tribute to a Texas River: Prints of the Colorado by Margie Crisp, William Reaves Fine Art, Houston2012 Solo, River of Contrasts: The Texas Colorado, Taste Wine & Art, Johnson City2012 Solo, River of Contrasts: The Texas Colorado, Art Center of Waco2012 Solo, River of Contrasts: Artwork of the Texas Colorado River by Margie Crisp, Austin Bergstrom International Airport, Austin2012 Contemporary Texas Regionalists, traveled: Haley Memorial Library & History Center, Midland; Gage Hotel, Marathon2011 Perspective Influences Perception, Artwork from the Airport’s Collection, Phoenix Airport Museum, Phoenix2011 Fresh & Salty, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth2010-15 The Texas Aesthetic, Annual Exhibition, William Reaves Fine Art, Houston2010 The Presence of Light: Sky and Light in the Texas Landscape, William Reaves Fine Art, Houston2008 Art, Science and the World Around Us, Art Center of Waco2007 Migration: Betty MacDonald, Foust, and Margie Crisp, A Gallery, Charlottesville, Virginia2005 The Print Show, Maryland Federation of Art City Gallery, Baltimore2004 Gardens, Real and Imagined, Austin Museum of Art, Driscoll Villa, Austin2003 North American Print Biennial, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts2002 People, Places and Things, Selections from the Permanent Collection, Austin Museum of Art, Austin1998 National Works on Paper, University of Texas at Tyler1998 Art School Faculty Exhibition, Austin Museum of Art, Austin1997 New Lines, Women Printmakers of Austin, St. Edward’s University, Austin1997 Contemporary Views: Images of Land and Nature—Diane Grammer, Margie Crisp, Stacey Erickson, and Gordon Fowler, Museum of the Big Bend, Alpine1996 Southwest ’96, Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe, New Mexico1996 In the Garden: Katherine Brimberry and Margie Crisp, Flatbed Press, Austin1995 Third Biennial Gulf of Mexico Symposium Juried Art Show, Honorable Mention, Art Center of Corpus Christi1995 Counterpoint 1995, Edd R. Turner Memorial Award, Hill Country Arts Foundation, Ingram1995 Art At Large: Billboard Art Competition, one of three winners, Austin Visual Arts Association, Austin1989 Intimate Images: Small Works on Paper, St. Edward’s University, AustinSelected Public CollectionsArt Museum of South Texas, Corpus ChristiAustin Museum of Art, AustinGrace Museum, AbilenePhoenix Arts Commission, Print Collection, Phoenix, ArizonaUniversity of Texas at San AntonioTyler Museum of Art, TylerAmity Foundation, Inc, Woodbridge, ConnecticutArt in Public Places, Print Collection, Austin, TexasInstituto des Artes Plasticos, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, MexicoTexas A&M University Press, College Station, TexasUniversity of Texas at San Antonio, Texas CommissionsTexas Woman’s University, 80 th Anniversary of the Little Chapel in the Woods, Acrylic and 24k gold on panelTexas A&M University Press Advancement Board, Acrylic and 24k gold on panelTravis Audubon Society, 50 th Anniversary of Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory, Watercolor and mixed media on panelTravis Audubon Society, 60 th Anniversary of Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory, Watercolor and mixed media on panelSelah, Bamberger Ranch Preserve, logo