Margaret Kilgallen
1967–2001
Introduction
Margaret Leisha Kilgallen (October 28, 1967 – June 26, 2001) was a San Francisco Bay Area artist who combined graffiti art, painting, and installation art. Though a contemporary artist, her work showed a strong influence from folk art. She was considered a central figure in the Bay Area Mission School art movement.
Wikidata identifier
Q6759591
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Introduction
Painter and printmaker was active in San Francisco during the 1990s, and is known for her paintings created with common housepaint on discarded materials such as scrap wood. Her work has been exhibited at Deitch Projects and The Drawing Center in New York, the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia, and the 2002 Whitney Biennial, and the traveling exhibition "Beautiful Losers."
Country of birth
United States
Roles
Artist, muralist, painter
ULAN identifier
500125389
Names
Margaret Kilgallen
Information from the Getty Research Institute's Union List of Artist Names ® (ULAN), made available under the ODC Attribution License. Accessed January 2, 2026.
