Margaret Mohr is a former commercial artist who has turned to fine art combined with calligraphy as a way of expressing her spiritual convictions. "The beauty we see in our world which nourishes our souls and bodies is not here by accident, but is a gift from a loving God," says Mohr. Her goal is to bless the viewer with a new perspective on something they might not ordinarily notice, and encourage them to appreciate and be thankful for it. Her luminous watercolors are valued for their colorful depictions of nature along with their uplifting messages.

A commercial Art major at Santa Monica City College, UCLA and Art Center College of Design, she began her career by inking Hanna-Barbera comics. In years following she designed bedding, toys and clothing for several large companies, and as a freelance florist created arrangements for hundreds of weddings.

She was the recipient of the 1999 Artist of the Year award from the City of Rolling Hills Estates, and in 2001 and 2009 was commissioned by the city of Palos Verdes Estates to do paintings for two publications.

Memberships:

Palos Verdes Art Center
The Artists' Studio
The Artists' Studio Gallery, The Village on the Peninsula
South Bay Watercolor Society

Exhibitions:

1998 - 2009 P.V.A.C. Juried Shows
1998 & 1999 Quail Gardens Group Shows
2001 Sunyata Gallery Solo Show
2003 PVAC Collectors Gallery Solo Show
2001 - 2005 Judith Hale Gallery, Los Olivos
2008 St. John's Lutheran Church juried show
2008 Traveling show at Crystal Cathedral, Garden Grove CA
2005 - Present Rolling Hills Covenant Church Lobby Gallery
2009 - Guest artist at Peninsula Community Church for display titled "Beatitudes"

Margaret was the artist in residence at the Yosemite Art Center in Yosemite National Park where she taught daily watercolor classes from  June 28 through July 2, 2011.