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Margot Ecke

Foundation studies professor

Education

  • M.F.A., printmaking, Rhode Island School of Art and Design
  • B.F.A., fine arts, Cornell University

Credentials

  • Professor, present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA
  • Owner, Smokey Road Press, 2009–present, Athens, GA
    Education director, curator, designer, letterpress printer, binder.
  • Gallery director and programs assistant, 2016–present, OCAF, Athens, GA
    Gallery programming. Exhibition committee. Maintain and nurture relationships with donors. Installation and setup of exhibitions. Design and print promotional material.
  • Assistant professor, 2006–2009, Lamar Dodd School of Art, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA
    Graduate faculty professor. Department head (2007).
  • Victor Hammer fellow in the book arts, 2004–2006, Wells College, Aurora, NY
  • Freelance book conservator, 2002–2006, Boston, MA and Aurora, NY
    Created, repaired, and documented works on paper, books, and boxes.
  • Instructor, 2000–2003, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
  • Emerging artist/studio assistant, 2000, Center for Contemporary Printmaking
    Prepared for classes taught at the studio to children and adults. Maintained studios.
  • Conservation assistant to Tatyana Petukova, 1996–1999, Paper Conservation Lab, Cornell University
    Repaired and documented oversized Russian World War II propaganda posters. Prepared biannual reports.
  • Summer tour guide, 1996–1999, Nantucket Whaling Museum, Nantucket, MA
    Extensive knowledge of 18th- and 19th-century whaling.
  • Intern, 1994–1995, Aldrich Museum, Ridgefield, CT
    Assisted in hanging and dismantling exhibits. Gave tours to school groups. Assisted museum staff during formal events.

Awards, recognitions, and honors

  • Victor Hammer Fellowship in the Book Arts, Wells College, Aurora, N.Y., 2004–2006
  • Letterpress Residency, Bixler Press and Typefoundry, Skaneateles, N.Y., 2004–2006
  • Book Conservation Residency, Uppsala, Sweden, 2004
  • Emerging Artist Residency, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, Conn., 2000
  • Assistant Paper Conservator, working under the leadership of Tatyana Petukhova, Cornell University Library, Ithaca, N.Y., 1998–1999

Organizations

  • Board member, ATHICA, Athens, Ga., 2013–present

Publications and presentations

Exhibitions

  • Mimic, A Temporary Plan Art Space, Athens, Ga., 2017.
  • Women of Print: The Work of Margot Ecke, Sage Perrott and Yoonmi Nam, Helix Gallery, Athens, Ga., 2017.
  • Margot Ecke: Current Work, Smokey Road Press Gallery, Athens, Ga., 2016.
  • Silent Scoop, part of the Bulldog Inn Art Show, Athens, Ga., 2015.
  • Somewhere in Between: New Collaborative Work by Margot Ecke and Ines Hernandez, Smokey Road Press Gallery, Athens, Ga., 2014.
  • Broadsides by Smokey Road Press, Minnesota State University, Moorhead, Moorhead, Minn., 2013.
  • Something Greater Than Small: New Work by Margot Ecke, Green Plum Press, Spruce Pine, N.C., 2012.
  • New Work by Margot Ecke, Georgia State and College University, Milledgeville, Ga., 2012.
  • Altered Reading, Hargrett Rare Book Room, Athens, Ga., 2009.
  • Paper World, Firehouse Gallery, Louisville, Ga., 2008.
  • Bittersweet, Zygote Gallery, Cleveland, 2008.
  • Cover to Cover, Georgia College, Milledgeville, Ga., 2007.
  • New Book Works, String Room Gallery, Wells College, Aurora, N.Y., 2005.
  • Illusive Narrative, Tjaden Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., 2004.
  • New Work by Margot Ecke and Christopher Armijo, Broad Street Gallery, Providence, R.I., 2002.

Selected Bibliography/Citations/Blogs

  • Ecke, Margot. "The Intersection of Fine Art Furniture Making and Commercial Woodworking." Oconee County Leger. Dec. 2016.
  • Mischner, Jessica. "Dolly Parton Like You’ve Never Seen Her." Garden and Gun. April 15, 2015.
  • Erbentraut, Joseph. "These Gorgeous Dolly Parton Prints Will Renew Your Faith in Fan Art." The Huffington Post. March 19, 2015.
  • Dilling, Terri. "Printmakers Convene in Knoxville, Make Plans for ATL in 2017." Burnaway Blog. March 30, 2015.
  • Thomas, Kseniya and Jessica White. Ladies of Letterpress Book of Letterpress, Princeton University Press, N.J., 2014
  • Usui, Miki. "Letterpress: A New Trend in Letterpress Printing." PIE International, Tokyo, 2014.
  • Featured on blogs including Southern Weddings, Oh Beautiful Paper, Martha Stewart Wedding, Letters and Light (all for Smokey Road Press invitation work), 2014.
  • Williams, Ivy. "Reflections on the Creative Process with Margot Ecke." Burnaway Blog. Nov. 20, 2013.
  • Chen, Julie. 500 Artists’ Books. Lark Books, Asheville, N.C., 2013.
  • Magazine staff. "The Written Image: Somewhere Far From Habit." Poets and Writers. Jan./Feb. 2010.
  • McQuaid, Cate. "Artists Add Vigor to Poets’ Verses." Boston Globe. Nov. 28, 2009.
  • Carrol-Hacket, Mary. "Somewhere Far From Habit," Virginia: Longwood University Press, 2009.
  • Rogers, Ruth. "Beyond Words." Sewanee: University of the South Press, 2007.
  • Dowd, Lesa. "One Book, Many Interpretations: The Making of the Exhibition." The Bonefolder, Spring 2007.
  • Dowd, Lesa. "One Book, Many Interpretations," Chicago: Chicago Public Library, 2006.
  • Tutkus, Kathryn. "One Book, Many Interpretations at the Chicago Public Library," Caxtonian, October 2006.