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BIOGRAPHY
Margot was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, in 1961. In 1984 she graduated from Mount Allison University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. Following graduation she decided to pursue her art full time. Margot has gone on to exhibit her work around the world, participating in 57 International Exhibits, almost all of them Juried Competitions, in 11 different countries, including shows throughout Canada, throughout the United States, as well as shows in Greece, Germany, Bulgaria, India, Spain, Australia, Poland, England, and Turkey. Margot has won 11 awards for her artwork at international juried competitions.
Margot has also had 25 solo exhibitions, including shows in Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and on the U.S. Virgin Islands. Margot also participates in numerous local and regional shows, both in Ontario, and in New Brunswick.
In 1987 Margot married Bruce Splane, they have three children. In 1996 following Bruce's work, the family moved from Saint John, New Brunswick, to Kapuskasing Ontario. In 2001 the family was relocated to Timmins Ontario, where they currently reside. Margot works on her acrylic paintings in the winter and on her serigraph prints in the summer. Margot pulls all of her serigraphs by hand in her studio.
