Biography
Playing with light, brushstrokes, and texture in the style of an
impressionist, Jim Morgan constantly
searches for different ways to express the beauty he sees in
nature. He seeks to attain only a few
relatively simple goals in his art. He wants to enjoy the process
of painting, while generating
emotional participation from those who view his work. And,
he tries to bring an awareness
to others of the often-overlooked and intimate aspects of nature.
EXHIBITIONS
- National Academy of Western Art, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Prix de West, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Northwest Rendezvous, Helena, Montana
- Artists of America, Denver Rotary, Denver, Colorado
- Birds in Art, 1982-83, 1986-2002: the Artists' View, 1990-1996
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, Wisconsin
- Society of Animal Artists Annual Exhibitions, New York
- Western Visions, Wildlife of the American West Museum, Jackson,
Wyoming
- Living Legends and Young Brushes, 1997-2000, Algonquin Park,
Ontario, Canada.
- Buffalo Bill Western Art Show, Cody, Wyoming
- American Art in Miniature, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- The Landscape and Closer Views, C.M. Russell Museum, Great
Falls, Montana
- Great American Artists, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Masters of the American West, Autry Museum of Western Heritage,
Las Angeles, CA
- Wildlife for a New Century, National Museum of Wildlife Art,
Jackson, Wyoming
MEMBERSHIPS
- National Academy of Western Art, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Northwest Rendezvous Group, Helena, Montana
- Society of Animal Artists, New York, New York
COLLECTIONS
Many private and public collections including:
- Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, Wisconsin
- Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wyoming
AWARDS
- Robert M. Lougheed Memorial Award, 1994, National Academy
of Western Art, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Red Smith Artists Choice Award, 1996, National Wildlife
Art Museum, Jackson, Wyoming
- Ben Stahl Artist's Choice Award, 1993 & 1995, Northwest
Rendezvous, Park City, Utah
- John Scott Peoples Choice Award, 1996, Northwest Rendezvous,
Park City, Utah
- Jurors Award, 1993, Northwest Rendezvous, Park City, Utah
- Award of Merit, Society of Animal Artists, New York, New
York
GALLERIES
- Trailside Gallery, Jackson, Wyoming and Scottsdale, Arizona
- Simpson, Gallagher Gallery, Cody, Wyoming
- Nicholas Fine Art, Billings, Montana
- J.N. Bartfields, New York City, New York
- Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
PUBLICATIONS
- Southwest Art Magazine, 32nd Anniversary Issue, May 2003
- Modern Wildlife Painting, Nicholas Hammond, Pica Press, 1999.
-- Sporting Classics, July/Aug 1999
- Art of the West Magazine, Jan/Feb 1992 & July/Aug 1998
- Leading the West: One Hundred Contemporary Painters and Sculptors,
Donald J. Hagerty, Northland Publishing, 1997
- Wildlife Art Magazine, Nov/Dec 1994
- Southwest Art Magazine, Aug 1992