Margo Humphries is a visual artist based in Lake Macquarie NSW Australia.
Margo’s original fine art paintings and hand painted patterns are well known by the bright colours used and many different styles.
Original paintings are available at Margo’s Etsy store and can also be purchased at her stall at every Hunter Arts Network Art Bazaar. Margo has also been on the Hunter Arts Network committee since 2012.
For the full range of prints, clothing and home decor of Margo’s work, visit Margo’s Redbubble shop
Margo’s visual vocabulary has made her known for her painterly style & colourful canvases. The energy in her works appears to be limitless & she loves creating works that you could stare at for hours. For Margo, the creative voyage along the way is equally significant as the outcome. Margo has held five solo exhibitions and is always busy creating new works to keeping up with the demand of her best selling colourful abstract and landscape paintings.
In 2013 Margo painted the vibrant harbour city cover art, “Newcastle – vivid”, for the Newcastle University Choir’s first CD. Born & raised in Taree Margo began painting at a young age & when she was only 12 she entered the Walkom-Manning Art Prize where she won the “Children of the Manning” Youth Award with “Wingham Brush”. This was the first exhibition Margo entered. Margo was selected as one of 10 artists for the Mattara Festival’s Inaugural Outdoor Art Exhibition & her “Look up in the Sky Tonight” was draped over Newcastle Panthers in October 2011. 10 buildings participated in the art trail. In 2012 Margo’s T-Shirt Design, The Line Up, made the final 20 in Redbubble’s SXSW T-shirt Competition for New York band The Big Sleep. Margo has also been involved in many community projects including the 2002 Peoplescape project & designing & creating street banners for Victoria Street in Taree in 1996.
Creative Curriculum Vitae
Australian artist born & raised in Taree, now located in Lake Macquarie
Occupation
2009-present Visual Artist, Margo Humphries Art
2012-present Committee Member, Hunter Arts Network – I manage the social media, website & publicity for HAN & Art Bazaars & co-ordinate professional development nights.
| Solo Exhibitions |
| 2/2/2026 – 19/5/26 (current) | “Tropivonio”, Windale Hub, bilyabayi |
| 5-29/11/2024 | CafeMac, Belmont |
| January – February 2016 | Gallery & Grind, Belmont |
| October 2015 | Suspension Espresso, Islington |
| October 2014 | Finite Gallery, Caves Beach |
| October 2013 | Chocolate Hills – Tartuca Espresso Bar Bistro, Denman NSW |
| August 2013 | Goodness Me Organics, Adamstown |
| Group Exhibitions |
| 2025-2026 | Off the wall, Mac Yapang, Booragul |
| April-May 2017 | The Bank Glass Gallery Bush to Beach Exhibition, Newcastle |
| 19/2/2017-25/3/2017 | Rhonda’s Original Grand Opening Exhibition, Young at Heart, 33 Alma Rd, New Lambton |
| April-May 2016 | Ocean Blue Gallery, Belmont – End Of Year Clearance/Mothers Day Exhibition |
| October 2014 | Hunter Arts Network’s Coastal Journeys Exhibition, Nobbys Lighthouse, Newcastle |
| February – March 2014 | Opening exhibition, CStudios Art Gallery, Newcastle West |
| 22-24/3/2013 | Seascape and Beyond art exhibition, Merewether Surf Life Saving Club |
| Consignments |
| 14/2/26 – current | Picture Point Framing and Art@theBay Studio & Gallery at Warners Bay |
| 2/9/25-15/12/25 | Picture Point Framing and Art@theBay Studio & Gallery at Warners Bay |
| August 2017 | The Stubborn Scorpio – Cafe and Art House, Cardiff |
| July 2016 | Nirvana Imports, Cardiff |
| Community Involvement/Projects |
| 2012-current | Regular stallholder at every HAN Art Bazaar since 2012 |
| Upcoming – 13/6/2025 | Meet the Makers stallholder, Mac yapang, Boorgaul |
| Upcoming -2026 | Incognito Art Show |
| 12/3/2026 | International Art and Found Day 2026 |
| 1-2/11/2025 | Lake Mac Open Studios @ Cherry Road Art Studio 2025 |
| 14/6/2025 | Meet the Makers stallholder, Mac yapang, Boorgaul |
| 12/3/2025 | International Art and Found Day 2025 |
| 2-3/11/2024 | Lake Mac Open Studios @ Cherry Road Art Studio 2024 |
| 8/6/2024 | Meet the Makers stallholder, Mac yapang, Boorgaul |
| 8/3/2013 | Participated in Free Art Friday – Newcastle & generated great publicity |
| 2013 | I was commissioned by Joan Bona to paint the vibrant harbour city cover art, “Newcastle – vivid”, for the Newcastle University Choir’s first CD |
| 2012 | My T-Shirt Design, The Line Up, made the final 20 in Redbubble’s SXSW T-shirt Competition for New York band The Big Sleep |
| 2011 | I was selected as one of 10 artists for the Mattara Festival’s Inaugural Outdoor Art Exhibition & her “Look up in the Sky Tonight” was draped over Newcastle Panthers in October 2011. 10 buildings participated in the art trail. |
| 2006 | Lily Oncology Art Exhibition. Juried. Travelling exhibition from New York City to the Royal College of Art, London, England |
| 2005 | Certificate of Participation, Artstart |
| 2002 | Certificate of Appreciation for participating in The Peoplescape project |
| 1996 | Designed and created two street banners for Victoria Street, Taree with local theme |
| Studied |
| 2003 | Mosaic Course |
| 2000 | Picture Framing Course |
| 1997 | High Achievement Award for Year 12 Visual Arts |
| 1997 | Placed in top 20% of NSW for Visual Arts in the HSC |
| Awards & Prizes |
| 2002 | Jeans for Genes Day Art Competition, $30 |
| 2002 | Wingham Show, Highly Commended, “Seashells 1” |
| 2001 | Taree Show Art Exhibition, Commended, “Fireworks by the Sea” |
| 1997 | Youth Week Poster for the Manning Valley, $100 |
| 1996-1997 | Nabiac Show Art Exhibition, nine prizes |
| 1993 | Taree Students Art Exhibition, Highly Commended, “Kingfisher” |
| 1992 | Walkom-Manning Art Prize “Children of the Manning” Youth Award, “Wingham Brush”, $100 |
| 1985-1996 | The Sun-Herald $2500 in cash and prizes for submitting drawings |
| Testimonials |
| 3/4/2014 | “The cover of the Choir’s new CD is sensationally good. All the best. Ghilly Sullivan”
Artistic Director of Newcastle Festival Opera |
| Bibliography |
| 12/10/2016 | Featured stall holder on AUZi Marketstall Insurance website |
| 28/1/2016 | Featured Artist on ArtCloud.xyz |
| 26/1/2016 | The Entertainer – Gallery & Grind article |
| 18/12/2015 | Splash of colour eases the daily grind – The Herald (my solo exhibition at Gallery & Grind) |
| 19/3/2014 | HUNTERhunter (cstudios exhibition) |
| 17/10/2013 | Upper Hunter Entertainer article (Tartuca Espresso Denman exhibition) |
| 2/10/2013 | Social Life Magazine interview (Tartuca Espresso Denman exhibition) |
| 1/10/13 | I appeared in the first edition of STUDIO LA PRIMITIVE ARTS ZINE as the featured artist for my current exhibition at Denman! |
| 19/9/13 | The Upper Hunter Entertainer (Tartuca Espresso Denman exhibition) |
| 3/8/13 | Maitland Mercury (Tartuca Espresso Denman exhibition) |
| 5/10/2012 | The Herald – promoting HAN social media workshop |
| 2011 | Featured as the Star Artist on the Australian Women’s Art Register site |
| 25/9/2006 | Lake Macquarie News – Lily Oncology exhibition |
| 2005 | “Sleep or Dream” was selected for the 2005 Lip Magazine calendar, Canberra |
| 2003 | Full A4 Page spread of “Emerging Human Butterfly” in Lip Magazine, Canberra |
| 2002 | One of the 100 out of 5000 chosen to have an extract and illustration of my life-size painted figure in The Peoplescape book, Canberra |
| 2001 | Manning River Times – Peoplescape |
| 1992 | Manning River Times – Street banners 1992 |
Margo Humphries 🎨 visual artist 🖼️ Lake Macquarie NSW Australia 