Margaret A. Dillard is a Native American artist, painter, and member of the Chickasaw Nation.

Life and education

Margaret Dillard was born and raised in

Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...

. She is a member of the Chickasaw Nation. She completed an associate degree in art at

Rose State College Rose State College is a public community college in Midwest City, Oklahoma. History Rose State College was originally named Oscar Rose Junior CollegeBritton, Terry D.,Rose State College" Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture' (accessed M ...

, attended the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma for fine and studio arts (from 1981 to 1982), and completed a bachelor's degree the University of Central Oklahoma. During the course of her adult life and artistic career, Dillard has worked to reconnect with her Chickasaw heritage.

Art career

Dillard focuses on naturalistic, representational portraits in oil and acrylics. She also makes work that is inspired by her

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

faith. Though predominantly a figurative painter, Dillard also creates works in small, hanging sculptures. Dillard's work was exhibited at the Chickasaw Nation Welcome Center in 2016, in conjunction with an exhibition of the work by Muscogee (Creek) Nation member Danny Beaver. In 2019, Dillard was highlighted in the ''Thrive Traditions'' series on ''Chickasaw TV''. In 2019, she won third place for a painting titled "Jannie's Boy" at the Artesian Arts Festival in

Sulphur, Oklahoma Sulphur is a city in and county seat of Murray County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 4,929 at the 2010 census, a 3.4 percent gain over the figure of 4,794 in 2000. The area around Sulphur has been noted for its mineral springs, sin ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dillard, Margaret Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American painters 21st-century American women painters Painters from Oklahoma Chickasaw women artists Chickasaw artists Native American painters University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma alumni University of Central Oklahoma alumni 21st-century Native American artists 21st-century Native American women Native American women painters Chickasaw Nation people