EDUCATION
2009 Penland School of Crafts, Shake Rattle and Roll: Dolph Smith, Penland, NC
2008 Penland School of Crafts, Tin can Art: Bobby Hansson, Penland, NC
1985-86 Rhode Island School of Design, Ceramics, Providence, RI
1983-85 Greater Hartford Community College, Ceramics: Mary Barringer, Harford, CT
1977-81 Rhodes College, B. A. Studio Art: Sculpture, Memphis TN
SELECTED RECENT EXHIBITIONS
2017 Brooks Museum of Art, By the Book: A Tribute To Dolph Smith, Memphis , TN
2016 GreenHill, Gallery Nomads 2016, Greensboro, NC
2015 Michele Tuegel Contemporary, Welcome to My World, St. Pete, FL
2013 MICA Gallery, Margaret Couch Cogswell: New Work, Bakersville, NC
2012 Blue Spiral 1, Dog Show, Asheville, NC
2011 Arts Center, UN-SPEAK-ABLE, Corvalis, Or
2011 Cultural Association ILDE, Barcelona, Use A Book, Barcelona, Spain
2011 Blue Spiral 1, Margaret Couch Cogswell- Recent Work, Asheville, NC
2011 Abecedarian Gallery, Interactive Artifact, Denver, CO
2010 Edwardsville Arts Center, An Element of Surprise: Artists Working With Tin, Edwardsville, IL
2010 Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Tri-Fold, Brooklyn, NY
2010 Christa Faut Gallery, Penland School of Crafts , Lake Norman, NC
TEACHING AND LECTURING
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
BooksWorks, Asheville, NC
Cloth Fiber Workshop, Asheville, NC
Gallery Shibui, Raleigh, NC
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
PUBLICATIONS
Cogswell, Margaret Couch, Book Play: Creative Adventures in Handmade Books, Lark Crafts, 2013
Salamony, Sandra, 1000 Artist' Books, Quarry Books, 2012
Wallace, Eileen, Masters: Book Arts, Lark Books, 2011
"Cloth Books", Eco Books, Lark Books, 2009
RESIDENCY
2008-11Penland Resident Artist
GRANTS AND AWARDS
1999-2000 Regional Artist Project Grant. Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland
County, Fayetteville, NC
2000 First Place- Other Media, Embellishment: International Bead and Button Show, Gleaming
Treasures, Portland, OR
1998 Best of Show - Embellishment: International Bead and Button Show, Small Wonders,
Sacramento, CA
1996-97 Regional Artist Program Grant. Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland
County, Fayetteville, NC
COLLECTIONS
Chester Public Library, Chester, NY
Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, Topeka Kansas