Background
Carney, Margaret Lou was born on April 30, 1949 in Iowa City. Daughter of Robert Gibson and Dorothy (Briscoe) Carney.
Carney, Margaret Lou was born on April 30, 1949 in Iowa City. Daughter of Robert Gibson and Dorothy (Briscoe) Carney.
Bachelor in Anthropology, University Iowa, 1971. Certified in secondary teaching, University Iowa, 1972. Master of Arts in Art History, University Iowa, 1981.
Master of Philosophy in Art History, University Kansas, 1986. Doctor of Philosophy in Asian Art History, University Kansas, 1989.
Collections manager, assistant professor University Oregon Museum Art, Eugene, 1986—1987. Director, chief curator Blanden Memorial Art Museum, Fort Dodge, Iowa, 1987—1990, Schein-Joseph International Museum Ceramic Art, Alfred, New York, 1991—2002, Ross C. Purdy Museum Ceramics, Westerville, Ohio, 2002—2004. Curator Blair Museum Lithophanes, Toledo, since 2004.
Museum consultant Herbert Hoover Presidential Library. and Museum, West Branch, Iowa, 1980—1981. Teacher Taipei (Taiwan) Language Institute, 1981, Zhengzhou University, Henan, China, 1983—1984. Assistant professor art history Alfred University, 1991—2002.
Consultant Baggs Memorial Library., 1997, Ohio State University, 2002, Eva Ziesel, 1998, MacKenzie-Childs, Ltd., 2000, Axner Company, Inc., 2000, Corning, Inc., 2001, Virginia A. Groot Foundation, 2001—2002. Visiting faculty Ohio State University, Columbus, 2002, Columbus, 03. Adjunct faculty Bowling Green (Ohio) State University, 2004.
Founding committee member Save Our Architectural Resources, Fort Dodge, 1989—1990. Member community attitude committee Fort Dodge Chamber of Commerce, 1989—1990. Member design committee Fort Dodge Main St. Program, 1988—1990.
Board directors, vice president Station KTPR Public Radio Community Advisory Board, 1988, president, 1989—1990. Panel member Iowa Arts Council, 1987—1990. Board directors Iowa Arts Coalition, 1990.
Fellow: American Ceramic Society (program co-chair design division 1995-1996, co-chair elect 1996-1997, trustee, director 1996—2001, member ceramic museum committee 1997—2000, co-chair committee outreach 2001-2004, member W. David Kingery award committee since 2003). Member: Societé Internationale de la Ceramique, National Council Education Ceramic Arts, College Art Association, Association Asian Studies, Archeological Institute American, American Ceramic Circuit (Research grantee 1991-1992), American Association Museum.
Married William John Walker, December 28, 2002.