Margaret Worthington
CV Highlights with video links
National Diploma of Art and Design, Natal Art College, Durban, South Africa
Master of Contemporary Art (HD), University of Tasmania.
Collaboratively works with Clive Rouse to design and fabricate public art sculptures & private commissions. Margaret works in a variety of community projects both as designer and often as project manager bringing together a wide range of community skills to work on a project. She paints in watercolour often featuring local flora and fauna.
Video: Join Sue Smith CQUniversity Art Collection Manager, Rockhampton for an in-depth exploration into the life and career of local artist Margaret Worthington
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22ZxJbe3mhg&t=56s
Selected Project highlights
2024
Sculpture commission for Zoe Godijn Rio Tinto.
Introduction to AI Microskill NSW Institute of Applied Technology
Visit Heron Island research for paintings
2023
November Western Song Sue Smith with Margaret Worthington Emerald Art Gallery
October Exhibition Spirit of Place Place of Spirit The Blue Mirror Gallery
October Baynton Award finalist Rockhampton Museum of Art
June Gladstone Phillip Street Precinct Bubbles and Brie meet local authors
U3A teach Watercolour classes during each term
March Heron Island Resort Coral Cay sculpture and video installation
February Wine Bill Art and Wine event The Blue Mirror Gallery
Dec/January The Blue Mirror Gallery Gladstone Tropicvs Capricornvs
2022
October Tropicvs Capricornvs Emerald Art Gallery
UTS Digital Transformations in the Arts 6 weeks course
AELA Tipping Point Virtual Gallery contributor
August Artist in Residence Central Craft Araluen Art Centre Precinct Alice Springs
July Gladstone Library Local Authors Bubblies and Brie
April RADF Grant Attend Parrtjima Light Festival Alice Springs and MAGNT Darwin
March Shorebirds Sculpture- Gladstone Civic Centre outer wall. Commemorates 25 years of sister city collaboration with Saiki City, Japan
2021
May/June Land Air Sea Sand Spirit Margaret Worthington 40 Years in Queensland. Exhibition and book by Sue Smith CQU Art Collections Manager, Gladstone Marina Campus
The Art and Science of Shorebirds- One of three artist involved in this project. Book launch at Blue Mirror Gallery, Gladstone and launch at Livingstone Shire Council, Yeppoon Town Hall
Coral Cay video shown at Luminous, Tondoon Botanic Gardens, Gladstone
Wrapt in Mugul Installation, Forest bathing walk and Wood Wide Web, Mugul Mt. Miriam Vale
U3A teach watercolour class
2020
‘Out of the Shadows’ an all ages book published. Story and paintings featuring Cape Upstart.
CMERC opening CQU Marina Campus Coral Cay installation, video and aluminium sculptures
Heron Island Research Station RASN seed grant gather information for Coral Cay
Begin working with Sue Smith CQUniversity Art Collection Manager on proposed exhibition and book in 2021 on Margaret's work over 40years
2019
Artists for Moreton Bay Woolloongabba Art Gallery Brisbane
RASN Concept Development grant with Glenda Hobdell Re(Action) States of Change Brisbane
1770 Art Show Winner Painting Award
CQU Creates Exhibition Rockhampton and Gladstone Campus
Seagrass Seascapes with Dr Emma Jackson and William Debois photographs by Bill Watson multi media display Photopia Studio Gladstone.
2018
Exhibition Cairns Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre Tree Kangaroo book, paintings and shorebird sculptures, 2 Workshops with the exhibition.
2017
Artist in Residence Shiro Oni Studio, Onishi, Japan. Joint exhibition ‘The Brewery” Onishi. CQUniversity Art and Science Seagrass sculptures project for the Gladstone World Science Festival. Exhibition of work at Bonhoga Gallery and Shetland Arts, Shetland, UK.
2016
Artist In Residence, Bressay Island, Shetland. Berwick Watch Tower Gallery United Kingdom Open Show.
2015
Artist in Residence Sumburgh Heads Lighthouse and Visitors Centre, Shetland UK. Flow Centre Rockhampton, Owl Journeys book and paintings display, a school holidays program with Birdlife Capricornia.
2014
Musclemen exhibition, Kalgoorlie, WA, Arts and Edges, Australian Regional Arts Conference. Owl Project, a multi layered project includes an illustrated children’s book, a display of watercolour paintings and information panels and children and adult workshops, Gladstone Tondoon Botanic Gardens.
2013
‘Enviro’ sculpture for Turtle Way Artscape. Project design selected from ‘Industry sited within the Environment’. Bill Robertson Toyota Dolphin sculpture for showroom. ‘Industry sited within the Environment’ exhibition with Clive Rouse and Allan Andrew at Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum. This project also included a collaboration with the Rainbow Valley Early Learning Centre to work with the children using the ‘Industry sited within the Environment’ exhibition as the source material. A book documenting these activities was produced as well as an interactive learning environment for children accompanied the exhibition
Solo and joint exhibitions Sydney, Brisbane, Central Queensland venues, Australia,
Onishi, Japan Durban, South Africa Taos, New Mexico Bressay, Berwick, Bonhoga Gallery Shetland, joint exhibitions UK
Margaret Worthington & Clive Rouse CV (Longer)
Margaret Worthington
National Diploma of Art and Design, Natal Art College, Durban, South Africa
Master of Contemporary Art, University of Tasmania
Clive Rouse
Engraver and Die Sinker, VH Smith, Johannesburg, First Class Machinist, Peachey’s Engineering, Gladstone
email tufdog@bigpond.com
Selected Projects
2023
November Western Song Sue Smith with Margaret Worthington Emerald Art Gallery
October Exhibition Spirit of Place Place of Spirit The Blue Mirror Gallery
October Baynton Award finalist Rockhampton Museum of Art
June Gladstone Phillip Street Precinct Bubbles and Brie meet local authors
U3A teach Watercolour classes during each term
March Heron Island Resort Coral Cay sculpture and video installation
February Wine Bill Art and Wine event The Blue Mirror Gallery
Dec/January The Blue Mirror Gallery Gladstone Tropicvs Capricornvs
2022
October Tropicvs Capricornvs Emerald Art Gallery
UTS Digital Transformations in the Arts 6 weeks course
AELA Tipping Point Virtual Gallery contributor
August Artist in Residence Central Craft Araluen Art Centre Precinct Alice Springs
July Gladstone Library Local Authors Bubblies and Brie
April RADF Grant Attend Parrtjima Light Festival Alice Springs and MAGNT Darwin
March Shorebirds Sculpture- Gladstone Civic Centre outer wall. Commemorates 25 years of sister city collaboration with Saiki City, Japan
2021
Shorebirds- Gladstone Civic Centre outer wall. Commemorates 25 years of sister city collaboration with Saiki City, Japan
The Art and Science of Shorebirds- One of three artist involved in this project. Book launch at Blue Mirror Gallery, Gladstone and Livingstone Shire Council, Yeppoon Town hall
Coral Cay video shown at Luminous, Tondoon Botanic Gardens, Gladstone
Wrapt in Mugul Ephemeral Art installation. Forest Bathing and the Wood Wide Web Miriam Vale
Land Air Sea Sand Spirit Margaret Worthington 40 Years in Queensland. Exhibition and book by Sue Smith CQU Art Collections Manager, Gladstone Marina Campus May and June
2020
‘Out of the Shadows’ an all ages book published. Story and paintings featuring Cape Upstart
Coral Cay installation, featuring video projections over aluminium sculptures. Coastal and Marine Ecosystems Research Centre opening CQU Marina Campus
Heron Island Research Station RASN seed grant to gather information for Coral Cay
Begin work with Sue Smith CQUniversity Art Collection Manager on proposed exhibition and book in 2021 on Margaret's work over 40 years.
2019
CQU Creates joint exhibition
1770 Art Exhibition Winner painting section Great Bower Bird
Seagrass Seascapes with Dr Emma Jackson at Photopia Studios, Crow Street, Gladstone
Bimblebox 153 Birds Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum March
Gladstone Hospital Art Gallery April May Dobby Tree Kangaroo prints
2018
Exhibition Brisbane Australian Earth Laws Alliance
Dobby, Young Tree Kangaroo exhibition and workshops Cairns Botanic Gardens
CQUniversity Creates Exhibition.
Visit Far North Queensland and create a series of Watercolour Paintings
Dobby, Young Tree Kangaroo Book self published
Boyne Island Hook Up Festival. Gail Sellers reads Dobby, Young Tree Kangaroo
Make BRUV frames for CQUniversity
2017
Artist in Residence Shiro Oni Studio Japan
CQUniversity Art and Science Seagrass sculptures project for the Gladstone World Science Festival
Painting chosen for the Baynton exhibition, Rockhampton Art Gallery
Painting and sculpture chosen for CQU Creates exhibition CQU. Purchased by CQU Gladstone.
2016
Colour- the refraction of Light, Year of Light Project, Calliope Library and Miriam Vale Library
AIR Project West School Teach the teachers
CQU Creates 2016 Exhibition work purchased, exhibition travelled Rockhampton, Bundaberg, Mackay
Artist in Residence Project Shetland RADF Concept Development Grant
Bimblebox 153 Birds Project participating artist
AIR, Bressay Island, Shetland
CQU Gladstone By invitation Campus Exhibition work purchased
Berwick Watch Tower Gallery United Kingdom Open Show 2016
Boyne Island Tannum Sands RSL Sculpture Concept Design
2015
CQU Creates painting selected and purchased for travelling exhibition
Artist in Residence Sumburgh Heads Lighthouse and Visitors Centre Shetland Islands
Finalist Rockhampton Regional Council Entry Signage and Sculpture Project
Install Owl Art Panels Rainbow Valley Early Learning Centre Gladstone
Flow Centre Rockhampton Owl Journeys book and paintings display, a school holidays program with Birdlife Capricornia
Final detail design and engineering of Life Circle Sculpture for Tondoon Botanic Gardens, Gladstone Regional Council, Gladstone
2014
Musclemen exhibition, Kalgoorlie, WA, Arts and Edges, Australian Regional Arts Conference, aerial photographs by Allan Andrew, aluminium fabrication by Clive Rouse, 20×20 Pecha Kucha presentation about display, funded by Gladstone RADF and a Quick Response grant from Artslink Queensland
CQUniversity Rockhampton exhibition, purchase Heron Island coral spawning for Art Collection
Rainbow Valley Early Learning Centre, Gladstone work with children and design and fabricate aluminium panels and poles for the art circle in new building
Owl Project, a multi layered project includes an illustrated children’s book, a display of watercolour paintings and information panels and children and adult workshops, Gladstone Tondoon Botanic Gardens (GTBG) funded by QGC and GTBG
Romp in the Park, Rockhampton, Collaborative workshops at schools and performance at Botanic Gardens
2013
Life Circle’ sculpture concept for Tondoon Botanic Gardens and the National Seniors Ass., Stage One concept design, Gladstone
Tutor Painting Birds for the Beginner, Birdlife Australia National Campout, Byfield
‘Enviro’ sculpture for BTAB and CA Turtle Way Artscape Project, image from “Industry sited within the Environment’, exhibition
Light sculpture ‘Fishfinger’ for the Queensland Musical Festival production of Boomtown
‘Celia’ dolphin sculpture for Bill Robertson Toyota showroom
2012
‘Community’ Sculpture design for Goovigen community, Banana Shire Council as part of the Banana Shire Stories Trail project
‘Drilled’ Sculpture selected for the inaugural Baynton awards, Rockhampton RC
‘Scrubbage’, Community environmental art workshops for Boyne Calliope subregion, FBA
2011
Scrubbage, Community environmental art workshops for Boyne Calliope subregion, FBA
Gladstone Heritage Retirement Village panel for Rio Tinto Alcan
Jono Walsh mentoring trophy, private commission for DERM, Brisbane
Line Honours trophy, Gladstone to Brisbane Yacht Race, Gladstone RC
Settlers Park interpretive panel, Sunshine Coast RC
2010
Poster presentation, ‘Heart of Currimundi’, Launceston, Tasmania, Junction 2010
Wildflower workshops with Sue Aspland, Sunshine Coast RC
Guest Speakers at ABAF business workshop, GRAGM, Gladstone
‘Filament” courtyard sculpture concept design, CQ University, Rockhampton
Treeline Project with Sue Aspland, Sunshine Coast RC
2009
‘Time Sticks” sculpture, Emerald CBD
Mentor local artist and fabricate ‘Hands on the Wall’ wall sculpture, Emerald CBD
2008
‘Soaring’ Hinkler Hall of Aviation wall sculpture, Bundaberg
Concept design for Bell Park, Emu Park
Calliope C and K Kindergarten, concept design for artworks
2007
Gladstone Tondoon Botanic Gardens-concept design for the new children’s educational playground
Winner Historical Category ‘Street scaping Emerald’
Rockhampton Riverbank Redevelopment –Crocodile and Bird Amenities concept design,
painting and fabrication,
Rockhampton Riverbank Redevelopment –design and fabricate a series of sculptural BBQ markers
2006
Finalist concept design for Bundaberg CBD water fountain
Agnes Water State School-public art project, sculpture for front of school
Tannum Sands State School- Artist in residence, sculpture and murals for the new school building
2005
NRG Gladstone Power Station- ‘Artifact’ for Head Office boardroom, Princetown, New Jersey, USA
Gladstone City Council Library Square project- suspended Kitty Hawk airplane
Awards and Grants
2012
RADF grant for project with Rainbow Valley Early Learning Centre
Exhibition Highlights
2011
Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum ‘Gone to the Dogs’
CBD exhibition, Emerald Art Gallery ‘Bird Dog’
Island Spirits, Gecko Valley Winery
2000
Childers Art Gallery
Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum
1989-2009
Numerous Solo Exhibitions in the Central Queensland area-Gladstone, Bundaberg, Rockhampton and Calliope
Solo and joint exhibitions
Sydney, Brisbane, Australia
Durban, South Africa
Taos, New Mexico
Publications and websites
On the Ground, Boyne Calliope Sub region newsletter, FBA May 2012
Coolum and North Shore News November 2010
Sunshine Coast Newsletter October 2010
Currimundi Lake Catchment News Autumn 2010
Tree Line website, Caloundra Art Gallery March 2010
CQ News Emerald Oct 11 2008
Style Magazine Central Queensland 2007 Arts
The Courier Mail Brisbane Jan 2007
The Courier Mail Brisbane Nov 2006
The Morning Bulletin Rockhampton and Observer, Gladstone var. 2006/7/8/9/10/11
The Public Art Agency Art Built –in News Sept.2003
Art Monthly Australia Oct. 2003
