Biography: Margot Schulzke, PSA, PSWC-DP; DPS, KA

PSWC Hall of Fame: Pastel Laureate™, 2006
Signature member Pastel Society of America, Degas Pastel Society
Distinguished Pastelist, Pastel Society of the West Coast
Elected Artist Member, California Art Club, and American Artists Professional League

Margot Schulzke's name and her work are well known coast to coast. A longtime columnist for The Pastel Journal, she is widely regarded as an authority on the subject of composition and design. Her book, A Painter's Guide to Design and Composition (Northlight) was released to rave reviews in 2006. The highly respected Pastel Society of the West Coast has ranked her as a Distinguished Pastelist since 1988, an honor extended to only 26 of PSWC's approximately 400 members. In 2006, the society added another signal honor, that of the PSWC Pastel Laureate™ Award. She is the fourth artist to be so honored. (The award is not given annually.) She was the subject of a feature article written by Christine Proskow in The Pastel Journal December 2008. Her work has been featured in a number of books and articles; a list appears below. She has served as a juror for many exhibitions, including The Pastel Journal Pastels 100 (2004). She was also juror of awards for Pastels USA 2008, Haggin Museum, Stockton, CA, the Northwest Pastel Society National Open Exhibition, Gig Harbor, WA, 2008, and the Emerald Art Center National Open Exhibition, April 2009; Juror of Selection, 3rd Annual Northeast Natl. Pastel Exhibition, Old Forge, NY 2007, and Sierra Pastel Society International Pastels on High Exhibition, 2002. She is juror for the 56th Annual Haggin Museum Natl. Juried Exhibition, Stockton, CA, in 2010.

Selected Exhibitions and Honors

Pastels USA 23rd Annual Internatl. Exhibition, 2009, Triton Museum, Santa Clara CA.
55th Annual Haggin Museum National Juried Exhibition, 2008, Stockton, CA
PSWC Pastel Laureate™ 2006
Pastels USA 19th Annual International Exhibition, 2005, San Luis Opispo, Award
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, Laurel, Mississippi, 2004-5
Pastels USA, Triton Museum, Santa Clara, Ca., 2004
Degas Pastel Society Biennial, New Orleans, 1988, 2004, Pastel Society of America Award
Salmagundi Club, New York; Audubon Society National Open Exhibition, 2002
Pastel Society of the West Coast, Pastels USA International Exhibition, thirteen awards in seventeen years: 1986-2004
Distinguished Emeritus Award, BYU, 2000
Pastel Society of North Florida, 1996, award
Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, New Jersey, invitational exhibition, 1994
Springville Museum, Springville, Utah, Spring Salon, 1993
Pastel Society of America, National Arts Club, Pastels Only, 1986 through 1993
Quincy Museum Invitational Exhibition, Quincy, Illinois, 1992
Toronto, Canada International Invitational Exhibition, 1992
Society of Western Artists, San Francisco, multiple open exhibitions

Books and Publications featuring Margot Schulzke’s work

The Pastel Journal, feature article, December 2008, full color, six pages, author Christine Proskow.

A Painter's Guide to Design and Composition, full color, Margot Schulzke, author; North Light Books, Cincinnati, OH, 2006.

Pure Color, the Best of Pastel, North Light Books, 2006

Best of Pastel, full color; Rockport Publishers, Rockport Mass., 1992

Best of Pastel II, full color, Rockport, 1999

Landscape Inspirations, full color; Rockport, 1997

Pastel Interpretations, full color, Madlyn Ann Woolwich, North Light Books, 1993

Who's Who in America, 2008, 2009, 2010

Who’s Who in the American Art, every edition since 1993

Who's Who in American Women, 2006-7, 2008-2009 Editions

Who's Who in the West, 95-96, 97-98, 99-00

The Pastel Journal, feature article as a juror of Pastel 100 Competition (3,000 entries), April, 2004

Guide to the Arts Magazine, cover and feature article, color, Summer 2001

California Seasons Magazine, cover, feature article, color, Spring 1998

Artist’s Magazine, two articles, 1992, January and June issues

Plus literally dozens of articles by the artist, published in The Pastel Journal (where she is a contributing editor) from 1999-present, in her column, The Artist’s Viewpoint, which is read by artists coast to coast.  See Publications page for more information.