Margaret Lazzari earned her MFA from Washington University in St. Louis, and since then has exhibited at a number of galleries and museums, including John Thomas Gallery in Los Angeles, Brentwood Gallery in St. Louis, Peter M. David Gallery in Minneapolis, Gwenda Jay Addington Gallery in Chicago, the Laguna Art Museum, and the San Bernardino Art Museum. Lazzari, author of two books, The Practical Handbook for the Emerging Artist and Exploring Art: A Global Thematic Approach, has received a USC Innovative Teaching Grant, a USC Zumberge Fellowship, and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.