Maggie Vandewalle was born and raised in Iowa City, Iowa. She received an art scholarship to the University of Iowa in 1981, where she worked towards a BFA in printmaking under Virginia Myers. After school she turned to painting, in part due to the cost of printmaking equipment, yet also to fulfill a desire for more immediate results. “I discovered that much as I loved working with copper and etching materials, the steps involved with creating a finished piece were taking a toll on my impatient nature.”
Maggie’s work ranges from highly realistic landscapes to less representational, more loosely interpreted cityscapes, but what unites her work is a deep compunction to completely fill the painted surface. “I feel as if I’m telling a story, albeit visually, so the more I can provide in the way of detail, the richer and clearer my story becomes.”
Maggie currently resides in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Exhibitions and Awards
2010
First Place: Tennessee Watercolor Society "Americana Freedom" exhibition, Chattanooga TN
Honoring Peggy M. Franck Award: Tenessee Watercolor Society 32nd exhibition, Chattanooga TN
Painting selection July 27: The Daily Palette / University of Iowa
Painting selection July 6: The Daily Palette / University of Iowa
Painting selection June 15: The Daily Palette / University of Iowa
Silent Auction selection: Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville AL
2009
"Spectrum" live auction selection: Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga TN
"Maggie!" solo exhibition: Shuptrine Fine Art, Chattanooga TN
Cover art: The Olive Press Magazine, June issue
"Connect" group exhibition: Shuptrine Fine Art, Chattanooga TN
2008
"Joy!" Holiday Salon group exhibition: Shuptrine Fine Art, Chattanooga TN
"Minutiae" solo exhibition: In-Town Gallery, Chattanooga TN
Featured Artist: Sweetwater Arts Celebration, Sweetwater TN
Patron purchase award: 4 Bridges Arts Festival, Chattanooga TN
Silent Auction selection: Art for Healing Gala / Cam Busch Endowment Lecture Series, Chattanooga TN
2007
Solo exhibition: Catiri's Art Oasis, Amana IA
Patron purchase award: 4 Bridges Arts Festival, Chattanooga TN
Patron purchase award: College Hill Arts Festival, Cedar Falls IA
2005
Best of Show: Arts on Main, Independence IA
2004
First Place: Grant Wood Arts Festival, Stone City IA
Merit Award: Valley Junction Art Festival, West Des Moines IA
Honorable Mention: Arts on Main, Independence IA
2003
Award of Execllence: Valley Junction Art Festival, West Des Moines IA
Best of Show: Arts on Main, Independence IA
2002
Best of Show: Arts on Main, Independence IA
Best of Show: Art in the Park, Mt Vernon IA
2000
Best of Show: Art in the Park, Mt Vernon IA
1999
Best of Show: Grant Wood Arts Festival, Stone City IA
Patron purchase award: Art in the Park, Mt Vernon IA
1998
Second Place: Washington Arts Fest, Washington IA
1997
Second Place: Washington Arts Fest, Washington IA
Honorable Mention: Bentonsport Arts Festival, Bentonsport IA