About Margaret Ritsch

Based in Greensboro, N.C., Margaret Ritsch aims for her artwork to bring more beauty into the world and provoke a different way of seeing. Rather than describe the natural world with accuracy, Margaret tries to capture its inner spirit. 

Before retiring in 2024, Margaret taught strategic communication at several universities, including Elon, and earlier worked in as a public relations practitioner for nonprofits, agencies and as a consultant.

Margaret has studied painting at the College of William and Mary, Sawtooth in Winston-Salem, Forsyth Technical Community College, the Center for Creative Aging, Ghost Ranch in New Mexico, and Fabrica Aurora in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.

She is a member of the Center for Visual Artists in Greensboro, N.C. and has exhibited artwork at Marshall Muse Gallery and Kinward in Greensboro, Sawtooth in Winston-Salem, and Artisans Barn at Dahlgren in Uniontown, Washington.