ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
MARGARET BAYALIS
John & Margaret Bayalis Exhibit at
Woodfield Fine Art/St. Pete Nov. 10th - Jan. 6th
12 November 2023
The Artisan Magazine
Margaret Bayalis began painting at an early age and was attracted to the human figure as a subject. In 1971 she received a B.A. degree in the French language from Montclair State University and later did further studies in graphic design/illustration at the University of Delaware. Bayalis spent her career as Director of Information Services at Wesley College in Dover, Delaware where her artistic skills were further employed as a courtroom artist and in freelance illustration work. She continued to pursue her fine art career as well. Over the years, Margaret explored the use of various media including pastels, colored pencils and watercolors, eventually settling on her preferred medium of oil paint. Bayalis has received numerous awards and critical recognition for her paintings which have been exhibited throughout Florida and the northeast. Her work has been included in national and international juried shows including, the 2015 National Juried exhibition in Baton Rouge, LA and the 2016 Women's Works International exhibit in Woodstock, IL. In 2020, during the Covid pandemic, Margaret initiated a project called, ‘Faces Not Numbers.’ Bayalis employed her oil painting skills to donate portraits to families who lost loved ones to the pandemic. At first a local effort, FNN grew into an international project. The artist received extensive media coverage throughout Florida and the Northeast. Bayalis’ paintings are in numerous private and corporate collections internationally. Margaret is represented by the Woodfield Fine Art Gallery in downtown St. Petersburg, FL. She resides in St. Petersburg with her husband John, also an artist.
