Margaret Timbrell
Margaret Timbrell (b. 1979, São Paulo, Brazil) is a conceptual needlework artist. Her work is inspired by various influences (such as technology, parenthood, perseverance and fragility) that alter language and engagement. Timbrell was a National Merit Scholar at New York University where she earned a Bachelor in Science in Studio Art. Timbrell has exhibited at the De Young Museum, San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, Eleanor Harwood Gallery, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Root Division and other galleries. She was featured in the Washington Post, SF Examiner, LA Times, Bust Magazine and Star Magazine. She is most known for her 15’ latch hook portrait of Minnie Pearl hanging at the Graduate Hotel in Nashville. Because of this, Timbrell’s work was profiled on Handcrafted Hotels : Nashville available on Discovery+. Timbrell recently completed an Artist in Residence awith the Sweet Dreams Society at Graduate Hotel Berkeley and received the Artist Grant from the SF Arts Commission to create a solo show in 2024. Timbrell currently lives and works in San Francisco.
