Margo Consuela Bors

Margo Consuela Bors (born in 1942) is a painter, muralist, photographer, illustrator and enthusiast of nature and native plants mainly focused around the Bay area. She is an activist for protecting native plants and animals is supported by big organizations like the California Native Plant Society.
Early life and education.
Bors completed her Bachelor's of Art in 1963, at the University of Rochester, New York. In 1992, she attained her foreign studies degree at the University of Mexico, Mexico City. Later she received her docent training in Asian Art and the Asian Art Museum and in the Native Arts of Africa, Oceana and at the de Young Museum, San Francisco, California. ("1966-1973") In 1976, Bors started her independent studies in fine arts at San Francisco City College. ("1976-1976") 
Career.
Bors is an artist who currently is located in Portero Hill, San Francisco, California. Bors is a muralist, painter and photographer. Bors has created murals with Precita Eyes Muralists. Bors used her painting skills to create murals and notable artists that she has collaborated with are Luis and Susan Cervantes and Tony Parrinello. She has focused her artwork on Native plants in California. She uses her knowledge on native plants to share with her community in San Francisco. Her aesthetic is based on native plants and animals, she focuses on embracing the beauty of nature and the environment. Bors has used her knowledge about native plants and flowers to give a presentation at the San Francisco Botanical Gardens. She has studied and showcased her photography. Bors' intense investment in nature and native plants and animals has allowed her to give tours for Bayview Hill as well as other national parks and organizations. Her photography consists of mostly botanical and native plants and animals primarily from the Bay Area. Bors has illustrated lino prints in the portfolio, Gardening Out Loud, by Judith S. Offer. Bors has contributed 700 Native plant photos to Calphotos, which is the UC digital library.
Artwork.
Murals.
Bors has created murals all over the San Francisco area. Murals often consists of different artists and not one person is given credit for the whole piece. Bors has helped paint many murals like the murals for the Cesar Chavez School (1995), The San Francisco State University, The Bryant School, 1989 and The Herrick Hospital in Berkeley, California, 1981. In 1982, she painted a mural that depicted Potrero Hill and its history. This mural was created at the entrance of the Potrero Branch Library. The mural shows hills, trees and houses to show what is around this area.
Photography.
Most of Bors' photographs are private and only available for Calphotos. Bors' photographs consist of botanical life and likes to include in her photos images of insects like spiders, butterflies, Damselflies, and bees. Her photos are used by groups like the Sierra Club who is an organization who tries to help persevere the environment. The intentions of her photographs is to embrace the beauty of nature and express the importance of native plants and animals. 
Exhibitions.
Solo Exhibitions
 Group Exhibitions 
Collections.
Bor's linocut print, California Poppies, is acquired by Library of Congress.
Awards.
The California Native Plant Society has awarded Bors with the Certificate of Excellence in botanical art
Publications.
Bors has illustrated and collaborated with Judith S. Offer to create the 1996 book, "Gardening Out Loud." The book includes various poems written by Offer along with images created by Bors. In this book you will find Bors linoprints that include abstract images of flowers and plants. Bors has had a long term interest in preserving habitat and native plant species in California. Some of the poems in Gardening Out Loud are "Purple Iris, Stumped?" and "ARGIOPE TRIFASIATA." These poems are based on Judith S. Offer's experience in gardening and volunteer work with the National Native Plant Society.