ABOUT


Margaret O’Hare is a painter based in Florence, Italy. She earned a Bachelor of Arts with distinction in English from the University of Virginia after spending two years studying liberal arts at St. John’s College, Annapolis. She currently studies at Charles H. Cecil Studios in Florence, Italy.

Margaret specializes in portraiture and works from life using the sight-size method.

AWARDS & EXHIBITIONS


2025 Finalist, The Future Generation Competition, The Portrait Society of America

2025 Group exhibition: “New Classical Art,” Fulham Palace, London, England

2025 Group exhibition: “Un Volto e i Suoi Sguardi,” Villa il Palmerino, Florence, Italy

2024 Student exhibition, Charles H. Cecil Studios, Florence, Italy