My series Once When I Was You has been shown in three parts, starting in Lakewood, CO at Next Gallery.
The second showing of the series with new work was shown at The Center for the Arts Crested Butte in March of 2024, and the final three large-scale pieces were included in a solo show at The Art Base in Basalt, CO.
Cover: Detail of Will You Find Me? 2023
Left: What We Remember, left, Overwhelming Nothing, right, exhibit at The Art Base, in Basalt, CO
The Inevitable Moon, left, Left in the Flowers, right, exhibit at The Art Base, in Basalt, CO
What We
Remember, left, The Invevitable Moon, right, exhibit at The Art Base, in Basalt, CO
What We Remember, 2024, oil on canvas, 72 x 120 inches
The Inevitable Moon, 2024, oil on canvas, 60 x 72 inches
Left in the Flowers, 2024, oil on canvas, 60 x 48 inches
ONCE WHEN I WAS YOU
March 8 – March 28, 2024
Crested Butte Center for the Arts, Crested Butte, CO
Will You Find Me?, 2023 oil painting on canvas, 48 x 72 inches
Shown March 8–24, 2024 at Crested Butte Center for the Arts, Crested Butte, CO
Private collection, Chicago
Sleeper, 2023
oil painting on canvas, 48 x 72 inches
Shown November 15–December 7, 2024 at The Art Base, March 8–24, 2024 at Crested Butte Center for the Arts, Crested Butte, CO and October 27–November 12, 2023 at Next Gallery, Lakewood, CO
Heart Breech II, 2023 oil painting on canvas, 48 x 72 inches
Shown March 8–24, 2024 at Crested Butte Center for the Arts, Crested Butte, CO
Untitled, 2023 oil painting on canvas, 48 x 72 inches
Shown March 8–24, 2024 at Crested Butte Center for the Arts, Crested Butte, CO
Running Games, 2023
oil painting on canvas, 48 x 72 inches
Shown November 15–December 7, 2024 at The Art Base, and March 8–24, 2024 at Crested Butte Center for the Arts, Crested Butte, CO
Right: Overwhelming Nothing, 2023 oil painting on canvas, 36 x 48 inches
Shown November 15–December 7, 2024 at The Art Base, March 8–24, 2024 at Crested Butte Center for the Arts, Crested Butte, CO, October 27–November 12, 2023 at Next Gallery, Lakewood, CO and August 2023 at Niza Knoll in Denver, CO
ONCE WHEN I WAS YOU
October 27 – November 12, 2024
Gallery, Lakewood, CO
Below: All three paintings at Atwater Brewery during ArtPrize 2022. Paintings featured at ArtPrize 2022
Left: The Doorway, 2022, Unnatural series, oil painting on canvas, 48 x 72 inches and Waiting, Wading, 2022, Unnatural series, oil painting on canvas, 48 x 72 inches
Right: Melted Tree, 72 x 60 inches, oil painting on canvas
UNNATURAL
June 11 – July 11, 2022
SassaBird Fine Art Gallery, Denver, CO
Left: 1982, 2022, Unnatural series, oil painting on canvas, 48 x 72 inches
Right: Off the Air, 60 x 72 inches, oil painting on canvas
Josie’s Painting, 2020, oil painting on canvas, 60 x 48 inches
40 West Arts’ I Heart show, Lakewood, CO, 2021
Award of Excellence Winner, 40 West Arts
Icefall, 2020, oil painting on canvas, 72 x 60 inches
40 West Arts’ I Heart Show, Lakewood, CO, 2021
Everything and Nothing, 2020, oil painting on canvas, 48 x 72 inches, 40 West Arts’ I Heart Show, Lakewood, CO, 2021
ANN MORGAN // annmorgan.art // @echopod
EDUCATION
2000 New York University, Master’s credits
1999 Michigan State University, Bachelor’s of Fine Arts, Cum Laude
1994 Surrey University at Roehampton Institute, English Literature Abroad
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 November 15 – December 7, The Art Base, Once When I Was You III, Basalt, CO
2024 March 8–24, Crested Butte Center for the Arts, Once When I Was You II, Crested Butte, CO
2023 Next Gallery, Once When I Was You, Lakewood, CO
2022 SassaBird Fine Art Gallery, Unnatural Series, Denver, CO
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Niza Knoll, A.I.-Morphosis: Exploring the Fusion of Human and Machine in Visual Art, Denver, CO
2023 Next Gallery, Lush Show, Lakewood, CO
2023 Conspiracy Art Collective, Quarter 2 at Thrive Workplace Ballpark, Denver, CO
2023 3 Square Art, New Horizons: Landscapes 2023, 6th Annual Exhibition, Fort Collins, CO
2022 ArtPrize, Atwater Brewery, Grand Rapids, MI
2022 Art We Heart, Feature by Lewis Art Consulting, Denver, CO
2022 Dairy Block First Friday with Inside Her Studio, Denver, CO
2022 Core New Art Space, Friends Like These, Lakewood, CO
2021 The Waiting Room Gallery, Straddling the Line, Denver CO
2021 Bitfactory Gallery, Virtual Hope, Denver CO
2021 2021 R Gallery, Spring: New Beginnings, Boulder, CO
2021 40 West Arts, I HEART…, Lakewood, CO
2020 40 West Arts, Abstracts at Colorado Mills, Lakewood, CO
SELECTED AWARDS
2021 Award of Excellence, 40 West Arts
1999 Ralf Henricksen Award for Painting, Michigan State University
1992 First Prize Fine Art Scholarship, Michigan State University
PRESS
Kimberly, Amy. “Express Yourself November 29, 2024”, KDNK 88 Public Radio. kdnk.org/podcast/expressyourself/2024-12-03/express-yourself-november-29-2024
Nocoletti, Kimberly. “The Art Base displays two new contrasting methods of producing art”, November 18, 2024. The Aspen Times. annmorgan.art/aspentimes (redirect)
Hanson, Geoff. “Digital and fabric art featured in Art Base exhibit”, November 14, 2024. Aspen Daily News annmorgan.art/aspendaily (redirect)
Lane, Eden. “Digital and fabric art featured in Art Base exhibit”, November 14, 2024. Colorado Public Radio. cpr.org/2024/11/14/colorado-arts-spotlight-things-to-do-nov-14-17/
“Stories & Insights: Meet Ann Morgan”, September 2, 2024. Canvas Rebel. canvasrebel.com/meet-ann-morgan
“Ep. 173 Ann Morgan Abstract Painter, Melding the Traditional With Technology”, Tenet Podcast. Podcast audio, November 16, 2023. buzzsprout.com/699271/episodes/13982317-ep-173-ann-morgan-abstract-painter-melding-the-traditional-with-technology
Lane, Eden. “If it’s AI, is it art?”, November 29, 2023. Colorado Public Radio. cpr.org/2023/11/29/is-ai-art
“Rising Stars: Meet Ann Morgan”, August 16, 2022. VoyageDenver. voyagedenver.com/interview/rising-stars-meet-ann-morgan-of-80221
ADDITIONAL MEDIA
2024 Informal video of artist talk at The Art Base on opening night. annmorgan.art/artisttalk
