Annie Margarita is an Interior Designer, Fine Artist, Licensed Contractor for Decorative (Faux) Paint, Plaster and Murals, and has won International and National Awards with her Murals.

 

Awards and Showcases

1997 Mayor’s Award (1st place of 250) Street Painting Festival “Chalk It Up”, Orlando, Florida
1998 Featured Artist - Street Painting Festival “Chalk It Up”, Orlando, Florida
2001 Tucson Home Magazine, Featured Article, Tucson, Arizona
2005 Special Award (4th Place of 72) - International Trompe L’Oeil Competition, Lodi, Italy
2005 HGTV’s “What You Get For The Money” Episode #218, Featured Murals
2005 Denver Parade of Homes, Featured Murals, Parker, Colorado
2007 SAHBA Spring Homeshow - Best of Show, Best of Hall, Most Creative under 200 sqft, 4 Judge’s Choice Awards, Tucson, Arizona
2008 SAHBA Spring Homeshow - Most Creative under 200 sqft, Judge’s Choice Award, Tucson, Arizona
2008 SAHBA Fall Homeshow - 2 Judge’s Choice Awards, Tucson, Arizona
2008 SAHBA Parade of Homes - Bauer Residence, People’s Choice Award, Oro Valley, Arizona
2009 Tubac Parade of Homes - Featured Home, Tubac, Arizona
2009 SAHBA Fall Homeshow - 2 Judge's Choice Awards

2009 Tucson-Paris Cultural Exchange Show "Bridging Cultures" - Participating Artist

 

Commercial Interior Design Projects

• Intermezzo Cafe, Tucson, Arizona
• La Parrilla Suiza Restaurant, Oldfathers/Ina, Tucson, Arizona
• Double U Cafe, Canyon Ranch Health Resort, Tucson, Arizona
• Vail Country Club Restaurant, Vail, Colorado
• International Wildlife Museum, Tucson, Arizona
• Harvard Medical College - Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
• Pizzeria Vivace - Tucson, Arizona

 

Her current projects include:

 

• TheHomeEconomicsStore.com, working to develop decorative displays for the represented companies.
• Cultural Exchange Artist with Paris, France in a developing Fine Art show here in Tucson at the University of Arizona Student Union and two locations in France including Paris and Nancy.

 

Commercial Sculpting Projects

 

• SeaWorld of Florida - Orlando, Florida
• Universal Studios Florida - Orlando, Florida
• Disney’s Animal Kingdom - Orlando, Florida
• Birmingham Zoo - Birmingham, Alabama
• Blijdorp Zoo - Rotterdam, Holland
• World Expo Aquarium - Lisbon, Portugal
• Zoo New England - Boston, Massachusetts
• Pittsburgh Zoo - Pittsburgh, Pennslyvania
• BassPro Shop - Rancho Cucamonga, California
• Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum - Chicago, Illinois
• BioSphere2 - Oracle, Arizona
• Voas Nature Center, Minburn, Iowa