About Maggie

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Maggie Lyon is a contemporary painter and curator based in Austin, Texas. Born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, Maggie's journey led her to Texas State University, where she obtained her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art in 2019 with a concentration in Painting and minor in Fashion Merchandising. Her time in Austin has been spent managing art galleries, organizing art exhibitions, and exploring her painting practice. Maggie enjoys painting a variety of subjects tied together by her vibrant use of color and unique perspective; emotionally driven by her lived experiences, childhood nostalgia, and world travels.

Maggie is a member of the largest women's collective in Austin, atxGALS, and you can find her work in-person at The Cathedral in Austin, Texas.

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Education

2019 – San Marcos, TX

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Texas State University. Major in Studio Art (Painting Concentration). Minor in Fashion Merchandising.


2017 – Florence, Italy

Study Abroad, CAPA The Global Education Network. History of Italian Art and Disegno a Firenze.


Exhibitions

2024

Group Exhibition – Portraits of Power, The Cathedral, Austin, TX

Group Exhibition – 7th Annual AtxGALS Galentine’s Show, The Cathedral, Austin, TX

Group Exhibition – The Big Ass Group Show, Vaughn Gallery, Austin, TX

2023

Group Exhibition – Austin Studio Tour Group Exhibition. George Washington Carver Museum, Austin, TX

2022

Group Exhibition – Sound & Vision, ArtUs Co, Austin, TX

Solo Window Installation – Common Space, Bartlett, TX

2021

Duo Exhibition – End in the Beginning. ArtUs Co, Austin, TX

2020

Artist in Residence – Industrious 9th and Congress, Austin, TX

Group Exhibition – Art Reach. Christ Chapel Bible Church, Fort Worth, TX

2019

Online Exhibition – Moments: A Contemporary Collective. Envision Arts

Group Exhibition – Year of the Pig. Texas State Galleries, San Marcos, TX

Group Exhibition – Becoming. 218 Co-Op Gallery, San Marcos, TX

Group Exhibition – Student Juried Exhibition. Curated by Jenny Gheith. Texas State Galleries, San Marcos, TX. Curated by Jenny Gheith.

2018

Group Exhibition – ArtReach, Christ Chapel Bible Church, Fort Worth, TX. 2018.

Group Exhibition – Student Juried Exhibition. Curated by Natalie Bell. Texas State Galleries, San Marcos, TX


Relevant Professional Experience

2022-23

Gallery & Marketing Director – Art Direct. Austin, TX

2021-22

Program Director – ArtUs Co, Austin, TX


Curated Exhibitions

2023

Solo Exhibition – Less Is More by Sarah Nilson. Art Direct Gallery, Austin, TX

Group Exhibition – Austin Studio Tour Stop #34, Art Direct Gallery, Austin, TX

Solo Exhibition – Above Austin by David Aguilar. Art Direct Gallery, Austin, TX

Solo Exhibition – NBA Legends by Pratiksha Muir Art. Art Direct Gallery, Austin, TX

Solo Exhibition – Beyond The Dreamhouse by Kathryn Trively Art. Art Direct Gallery, Austin, TX

Solo Exhibition – Clare Wuellner. Art Direct Gallery, Austin, TX

Group Exhibition – Big Splash x Art Direct. Almost Real Things, Austin, TX

Solo Exhibition – Clare Wuellner. Art Direct Gallery, Austin, TX

Solo Exhibition – Marta Wiley. Art Direct Gallery, Austin, TX

Solo Exhibition – Adriana Marcela. Art Direct Gallery, Austin, TX

Group Exhibition – Art Direct Loves Local. Art Direct Gallery, Austin, TX

Solo Exhibition – Ann Flemings. Art Direct Gallery, Austin, TX

Solo Exhibition – Shelby Sult Art Direct Gallery, Austin, TX

2022

Solo Exhibition – Midnight Daydreams by Thomas Flynn II. Art Direct Gallery, Austin, TX

Solo Exhibition – Celica Ledesma: Through Double Consciousness, ArtUs Co, Austin, TX

Group Exhibition – Jade Ariana Phillips, Chelsea Amato, & Celica Ledesma. ArtUs Co, Austin, TX

2021

Group Exhibition – Austin Studio Tour. ArtUs Co, Austin, TX

Solo Exhibition – Alexis Hunter: BINARY (An Exploration of the In-Between). ArtUs Co, Austin, TX

Solo Exhibition – Jacob Guzman: Introspection & Fortitude. ArtUs Co, Austin, TX

Solo Exhibition – Kent Burress. ArtUs Co, Austin, TX


Live Painting

2022

Dulce Vida Tequila Barrel Painting, Almost Real Things, Austin, TX

2021

Drink & Draw. Patio Dolcetto, San Marcos, TX

The Canvas Project. The Arboretum, Austin, TX

2020

Austin Studio Tour. Fastframe & The Westlake Gallery, Austin, TX

Mantra Market. Hui Studios, San Marcos, TX


Press

2023

Meet Maggie Lyon, Bold Journey Magazine

2022

Local Stories, Voyage Austin

Artist Spotlight, Almost Real Things Issue 23: Ultra Super Plus

Artists see upcoming Austin Studio Tour as opportunity to connect Northwest Austin community to talent in their own backyard, Community Impact

Meet the Staff: Gallery Curator, Maggie Lyon, ArtUs Co, Online

2021

Art for All, Tribeza: Austin Curated, The Art Issue, Page 99


Awards

2019

Best in Show – Moments: A Contemporary Collective. Envision Arts

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