Margot Trout  
           Margot 
            Trout was born in Waterbury, Connecticut in 1937. She was educated 
            at the Rhode Island School of Design where she received a BFA in painting 
            with the distinction Rhode Island School of Design Scholar. She also 
            holds an MA in art education from Hunter College of the City of New 
            York and an MFA in painting from the University of Massachusetts. 
            During the early part of her career Ms. Trout taught part time at 
            the Phillips Exeter Academy Summer School, the University of New Hampshire, 
            Holyoke.