Artist’s Bio:

Margaret Lampe Kannenstine is an artist whose landscapes, still lifes, and paintings of performing musicians are centered on the expressive use of color. Her love of Vermont and her ties to the land are evident in the landscapes, as is her love of music in the jazz series. Her paintings and works on paper have been shown extensively for decades, and are held in the permanent collections of the Columbus Museum of Art in Columbus, OH, TheSpringfield Art Museum in Springfield MO, the Hood Museum in Hanover NH, and the Fleming Museum in Burlington VT. Margaret’s paintings are also in hospitals, academic institutions and corporate collections, and numerous private collections around the country.

Margaret (Peggy) is past Secretary of the Board of Directors of the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies. In 2005 she Co-Chaired the Vermont Arts Council 40th Anniversary celebrations. She was reelected to the VAC Board of Trustees, and served as Chair for two years. Peggy served on the Vermont Council on Culture and Innovation (VCCI) which studied policy issues of the Creative Economy for our state. She has frequently been a panelist on these issues. She is a past Board member of New England Foundation for the Arts; was twice President of her local arts council, Pentangle. In 2005 she was invited to participate in the White House mini-conference on Creativity and Aging. Peggy also served as Chair of the Board of Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, VT, and is now on the founding Board of the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Jct. VT.