Name:             Mali Vargas

Birthplace:     Madison, WI

Current City:  Calgary, AB

Past Cities:    Palo Alto, CA
                          Austin, TX
                          Mexico City
                          Arlington, TX
                          Madison, WI

Mali Vargas,also known as Mali Docktor, was born in Madison, WI and spent ten of her younger years in Mexico City.  She is an artist currently residing in Calgary, AB (Canada).  

Mali holds a BFA in Studio Art from the University of Texas at Austin and is a juried member of the Alberta Society of Artists. 

Mali's expression in art has been highly process oriented and relates to the material properties and interactions of layers.  Currently, Vargas is concentrating on a series of paintings relating to the emotional expression of sensations based on memories and dream-like qualities.  The work is accomplished through the use of intense colors and varieties of stroke and layers.

Mali Vargas' work resides in private collections in Mexico, Switzerland, USA, and Canada.

Since 2009, Mali Vargas has been a high fundraiser for the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada.  She assembled Team Docktor and participates in the Enerflex MS Walk and the Rona MS Bike Tour.  In 2010, Mali decided to create something bigger than a painting.  With the help of her husband, Ben, Mali organized  Art forMS - an event in support of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada.