When I’m on a train you can call me Lord Margarita

Hola! I’m Margarita Vásquez Cárdenas, a Colombian artist based in Dublin, Ireland. My practice explores stillness, beauty, and quiet moments drawn from everyday life. Through painting and drawing, I seek to express the subtle interplay of light, shapes, and feeling—offering viewers a space for reflection and connection.

With a background in Fine Arts from Universidad de los Andes (Colombia) and a Master of Fine Arts in Painting from Ohio University (USA) through a Fulbright Scholarship, I’ve exhibited nationally and internationally, across disciplines including drawing, painting, photography, and video.

Over the past two decades, I’ve also worked in arts and project management, leading collective and public engagement projects, always driven by my belief in art as a way to bring people closer to themselves and one another. Also I’m a huge fan of Blues music and dancing.

Steadily, I’ve been coming back to my artistic practice. This website is both a creative home and a space to share what I see in the world. Take a look around, perhaps something here will speak to you. And if it does, do get in touch.