Local artist Marga McBride is the 2025 Featured Artist for the 22nd edition L’Amour du Vin wine and food gala and auction, March 1st, at the Knoxville Museum of Art. L’Amour du Vin is the largest annual fundraiser for the Knoxville Museum of Art, of which Relais and Chateaux property Blackberry Farm is the longtime event partner. This sold-out event is considered one of the finest food and wine events in Tennessee featuring relevant contemporary artists and notable guest chefs.
Marga McBride has graciously donated a painted ceramic sculpture entitled “All Things in Moderation, Including Moderation”: Siren of the Vines 2024, to be auctioned off to support the great works of the KMA and outreach to our community. For more information about the event visit knoxartfoodandwine.org.
Marga McBride, “All Things in Moderation, Including Moderation: Siren of the Vines,” 2024, ceramic sculpture, acrylic paint and mixed media, 23 x 16 x 11 in © Marga McBride 2025. All rights reserved.
In addition, Bennett Galleries, 5308 Kingston Pike, will open a solo exhibition of recent sculptures, paintings, drawing and prints by Marga McBride, March 1st and continue until March 29th, 2025. Contact the gallery for more information.
“As a figurative sculptor in clay and bronze, I look for inspiration in human nature and observations in everything, every day…dreams, writing, poetry, books and meditations. My method begins with drawings and maquettes in clay. If I follow the creative vision, the piece will become what it was intended to be whether I am making conscience decisions or allowing the form to develop. In any one piece I might mix multiple materials be it clay, bronze, paint, mosaic, aluminum, or modern resin, to create a work independent of the base material. The final narrative is what matters and its connection to the viewer.” —Marga McBride