About

Margaret DeLima is a Long Island-based artist whose creative practice spans several decades. Working across painting, sculpture, and mixed media, she has developed a diverse body of work shaped by an enduring interest in the human experience. Her current work centers on figurative painting, bringing a renewed perspective to themes of interpersonal connection that have informed her work throughout her career.

Her work has been shown at the Athens Institute for Contemporary Art in Georgia, the Brevard Art Museum in Florida, and the Islip Art Museum in New York. Her recent exhibitions include To Alter or Abolish at Yavapai College Prescott Gallery in Arizona and Unnoticed, a 2026 solo exhibition at BBLG in Smithtown, New York.

She holds an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts and an MS in Education. An enthusiastic advocate for arts education, DeLima also enjoys teaching high school art, where she shares her passion for creative exploration and encourages young artists to discover their own ways of seeing and expressing themselves.