Margaretre Gillespie is a member of the Artist Coalitions of Kansas City and Chicago, and the Black Chamber of Commerce.  She continued her education at the Kansas City Art Institute and studied portrait art at  Harry Fredman Studio and Longview Community College.

Margaretre Gillespie's work has been published in Glory Magazine and Art Exposed, the guide to Open Studios. Ms. Gillespie's work has been exhibited at: The Jazz District Redevelopment Corporation; Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center; Town and Country Bank; Commerce Bank; Johnson County Library; United African Alliance Community Center; The American Jazz Museum; UMKC, and The Bohemian Gallery of Kansas City as well as a variety of other venues.