Margot Voorhies Thompson
From the Edge of Beauty and Survival
May 7 – 30, 2026
Margot Voorhies Thompson studied at Lewis and Clark College, Reed College, and the Pacific Northwest College of Art. In 1983, she was invited to teach a two month Master Calligraphy Program at the Hochschule für Künstlerische (University of Art and Design) in Linz, Austria. Her work is in the collections of the Portland Art Museum; the Brooklyn Art Museum; the Stanford University Hospital; and the Printmaking Workshop in New York, among others. She has completed several collaborative book commissions with Kim Stafford, Pattiann Rogers, and Wendell Berry for the University of Oregon's Knight Library Press. Other commissions include pieces for Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR; Portland State University, Portland, OR; Kaiser Permanente, Tualatin, OR; the Woodstock Branch Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR; Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Portland, OR; and Oregon State Hospital, Salem, OR. Thompson is currently the subject of a full-length film documentary, in production by Ben Mercer, about her work and creative process.
