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Ms. Savino is a lifelong poet, writer & visual conceptual artist. She works in multi-media including: arc-welded sculpture, oil / charcoal/ watercolor painting, fibers, ceramics, cast paper, design, illustration and photography.
She has studied art at various colleges and universities in addition to her Ph.D. from Cornell University. Ms. Savino credits her ability in photography to her design studies under Sr. Remy Revor a noted textile artist. She first picked up a camera at age 8.
Her artwork has been purchased for US National Collections and she has exhibited in more than 45 juried/non-juried exhibits of various media including photography, oil & watercolor painting, arc-welded sculpture and fibers.
Books/Publication Credits: America 24/7 Wisconsin & others.
Member: American Society of Picture Professionals
Professional work experience: College instructor Philosophy/ Ethics/ Sociology; Social Science Researcher; Pediatric Therapist.
She comments:
"I have worked both in the United States and Internationally with people of many other cultures and all aged groups...which often helps me to engage people in conversations about their lives, their hopes and what is important to them. This conversation often helps people to enjoy having their photo taken and can result in relaxed, natural portraits which they can treasure. Hopefully, my photographs offer viewers an insight into individuals, society and other cultures, allowing them to learn from and appreciate exceptionally different lifestyles and very diverse points of view!"
Some photography memories, by Margaret M. Savino:
“When I was young, my brother Henry & I would spend the weekend taking photos with our shared little Brownie camera and then Dad would take them into the newspaper for developing when the darkroom guys had time. The elation of looking at the black and white prints was always present when Dad walked in the door with the brown envelope and a smile. We would pour over the photos, deciding if our creative idea had been captured, if we had conveyed the mood and moment, if they were okay, which meant back then technically correct…we learned so much each time.”
Excerpt from paper written by Margaret M. Savino:
“Creative pursuits are an opportunity for opening new horizons of thought ...laying a foundation for experiencing beauty and personal expression throughout one’s lifetime... As humans, we need to be encouraged to experience the beauty contained in the subjects of the Humanities... As a social being, we need to have leisure and enjoyment so as to fully develop our own talents and feelings…As humans, we must be able to experience with our senses, and express with our talents... This is the basis of the study of Humanities, the place where we begin to understand the potential of human nature in courses such as philosophy, music, art, theater, literature and poetry.” Margaret M. Savino, Ph.D. Copyright, 2003 Analysis & Justification of the Need for Humanities in Core Curricula"
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