Artist’s Statement and Biography
“Whether I paint a still life, landscape or interior scene, the dramatic use
of color, shadow and form as well as different combinations and perspectives
immortalize that image. Having traveled widely, experiencing the richness of
other cultures, and living in San Francisco for over 30 years, the brush and
canvas have become my personal method of recording observations. Capturing
the vibrancy of a fishing village or a richly decorated sitting room is always
rewarding and exciting.”
Douglas Morgan has extensively studied and taught undergraduate and graduate
students at the renowned Academy of Art in San Francisco, the largest art school
in the United States. In addition to winning numerous awards for his work, his
oil paintings have been displayed in many juried art shows, both on the West
coast and nationally. He is a signature member of the Oil Painters of America
and Society of Western Artists and an artist member of the California Art Club.
Selected Awards
2007
Certificate of Excellence,California Art Club,96th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition,Pasedena,California
Award of Merit, Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters, National Show 2007,
Winter Park, Colorado
2006
Second Place,
2006 Valona Plein Air Paintout, Crockett, California
Award of Merit, Plein Air, New Mexico, First Annual Exhibition, Santa Fe, New
Mexico
2005
Scene on the Strait 2005, Poster and Promotion Award, Martinez, California
Honorable Mention, 12th Annual Carmel Art Festival, Carmel, California
2004
Certificate of Excellence, California Art Club, 94th Annual Gold Medal Juried
Exhibition, Pasadena, CA
Honorable Mention, 2004 Valona Plein Air Paintout, Crockett, California
2003
Jury Choice Award, Second Place Plein Air Biennial 2003, Napa Valley Museum,
Napa, California
Honorable Mention, 10th Annual Carmel Art Festival, Carmel, California
Finalist in Landscape Category, 20th Annual Artist’s Magazine Art Competition
2002
Signature Member Award, Oil Painters of America
Third Place for Oil, Society of Western Artists, 52nd Annual Exhibition, San
Francisco, California
Honorable Mention, 9th Annual Carmel Art Festival, Carmel, California
2001
Certificate of Excellence, California Art Club, 91st Annual Gold Medal Exhibition,
Pasadena, CA
2000
Certificate of Excellence, California Art Club, 90th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition,
Pasadena, CA
Third Place for Oil, Society of Western Artists, 50th Annual Exhibit, San Francisco,
California
Finalist in Still Life Category, Artists Magazine 2000 Annual Art Competition
1999
Second Place for Oil, Society of Western Artists National Competition, Merced,
California
Second Place for Oil, Society of Western Artists, 49th Annual Exhibit, San
Francisco, California
1998
Finalist in Landscape Category, Artist's
Magazine,
1998 All-Media Competition
Signature Member Award, Society of Western Artists
1997
Second Place for Oil, Society of Western Artists, 47th Annual Exhibit, San
Francisco, California
Top 200 Painting Award, Annual Arts for the Park Competition, Jackson Hole,
Wyoming
1996
Second Place for Oil, Society of Western Artists, 46th Annual Exhibit, Sausalito,
California
Top 200 Painting Award, Annual Arts for the Park Competition, Jackson Hole,
Wyoming
1995
Finalist, Artist=s Magazine, 1995 Annual Dream
Studio Competition
Semi-finalist, American Artist Magazine, 1995 Achievement Awards
Semi-finalist, Winsor & Newton=s Third Annual Collector=s Calendar Competition
1994
First Place for Oil, Society of Western Artists, 44th Annual Exhibit, San
Francisco, California
Semi-finalist, Winsor & Newton's Second Annual Collector=s Calendar Competition
Silver Award, Art of California magazine, Discover 1994
Finalist in Oil category, Artist's Magazine, 1994
All-Media Competition
Award of Merit, Realism 1994, Sixth Annual Exhibition, Parkersburg, West Virginia
1993
Marjorie Close Memorial Award for Most Popular Painting, Society of Western
Artists, 43rd Annual Exhibit, Marin County Civic Center, Marin, California
Silver and Bronze Awards, Art of California, Discover 1993
First Place for Painting, Annual Spring Exhibition, Academy of Art College,
San Francisco, California
Second Place for Oil, Society of Western Artists, Annual Kaiser Center Exhibition,
Oakland, CA
1992
Award of Excellence, Annual Spring Exhibition, Academy of Art College, San
Francisco, California
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2007
Masterpiece Gallery, Carmel, California
William Lester Gallery, Point Reyes Station, California
2006
Telluride Plein Air Telluride, Colorado
Masterpiece Gallery, Carmel, California
2004
William Lester Gallery, Point Reyes Station, California
1999
Academy of Art College, San Francisco, California
1997
Southwest Gallery,
Dallas, Texas
1994
University Club, San Francisco, California
1993
The
Engineers Club, San Francisco, California
Selected Group Exhibitions
2008
Masterpiece Gallery,Two Person Show,Carmel, California
California Art Club,97th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition,Pasedena,California
Telluride Plein Air 2008,Telluride,Colorado
Scene on the Strait 2008,Martinez,California
Waterhouse Gallery, Great American Landscape Show, Santa Barbara, California
Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters National Show 2008, Winter Park, Colorado
Napa County Art Festival 2008, Copia Gardens, Napa, California
2007
Sixth Annual Sonoma Plein
Air 2007, Sonoma, California
California
Art Club, 96th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Pasadena California
Scene on the Strait 2007, Martinez, California
Oil
Painters of America, 16th Annual Exhibition, Fredericksburg, Texas
Telluride
Plein Air 2007, Telluride, Colorado
Waterhouse Gallery, Small Painting Exhibition, Santa Barbara, California
Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters, National Show 2007, Winter Park, Colorado
Third Annual Sedona Plein Air Festival 2007, Sedona, Arizona
2006
2006 Telluride
Plein Air, Telluride, Colorado
Fifth Annual Sonoma Plein Air 2006, Sonoma, California
Scene on the Strait 2006, Martinez, California
Second Annual Sedona Plein Air Festival 2006, Sedona, Arizona
Oil Painters of America, 15th Annual Exhibition, Missoula, Montana
Thirteenth Annual Carmel Art Festival, Carmel California
Fourth Annual Plein Air Invitational, William Lester Gallery, Point Reyes Station,
California
Ninth Annual Landscape Exhibition, Garden Gallery, Half Moon Bay, California
Plein Air New Mexico, First Annual Exhibition, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2005
California
Art Club, 95th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Pasadena, California
1st Annual Sedona Plein Air Festival, Sedona, Arizona
Reno’s Biggest Little Plein Air Paint Out, Reno, Nevada
Society of Western Artists, 55th Annual Exhibition, San Francisco, California
Oil Painters of America, Western Regional Exhibition, Santa Barbara, California
Second Plein Air Biennial 2005, Napa Valley Museum, Yountville, California
Salon International 2005, San Antonio, Texas
Twelfth Annual Carmel Art Festival, Carmel, California
Eighth Annual California Landscape Exhibition, Garden Gallery, Half Moon Bay,
California
Scene on the Strait 2005, Martinez, California
Plein Air 2005, Tucson, Arizona
Third Annual Plein Air Invitational, William Lester Gallery, Point Reyes Station,
California
2005 Telluride Plein Air, Telluride, Colorado
2004
Desert Plein Air 2004, La
Quinta, California
Airlie Arts Festival, Wilmington, North Carolina
Seventh Annual California Landscape Exhibition, Garden Gallery, Half Moon Bay,
California
Scene on the Strait 2004, Martinez, California
Second Annual Plein Air Paintout Invitational, William Lester Gallery, Point
Reyes Station, California
California Art Club Gallery at the Old Mill Exhibition, “Poetry of the Still
Life,” Pasadena, California
Sonoma Plein Air 2004, Sonoma, California
Eighth Annual Plein Air Art Exhibition, Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, Santa
Ana, California
Third Annual Plein Air Painting Festival, San Luis Obispo, California
California Art Club, 94th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Pasadena, California
2004 Valona Plein Air Paintout, Crockett, California
2003
“Interiors” Exhibition,
William Lester Gallery, Point Reyes Station, California
Carmel Art Festival 2003, Carmel, California
Sixth Annual California Landscape Exhibition, Garden Gallery, Half Moon Bay,
California
Ninth Annual California Art Club Painting Festival, San Juan Capistrano, California
Scene on the Strait 2003, Martinez, California
First Annual Plein Air Paint Out Invitational, William Lester Gallery, Point
Reyes Station, California
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Artist Member Show 2003, Laguna, California
Second Annual Plein Air Painting Festival, San Luis Obispo, California
Sonoma Plein Air 2003, Sonoma, California
Society of Western Artists, 53rd Annual Exhibition, San Francisco, California
Plein Air Biennial 2003, Napa Valley Museum, Yountville, California 94599
California Art Club, 93rd Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Pasadena, California
2002
California Landscapes and European Scenes, Garden Gallery, Half Moon Bay, California
Northern California Painters Group, Point Reyes Station, California
Eighth Annual California Art Club Painting Festival, San Juan Capistrano, California
California Art Club Gallery at the Old Mill, Pasadena, California
Carmel Art Festival 2002, Carmel, California
California Art Club, 92nd Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Pasadena, California
Society of Western Artists, 52nd Annual Exhibition, San Francisco, California
Oil Painters of America, 11th Annual Exhibition, Chicago, Illinois
Marin
Open Space Show, William Lester Gallery, Point Reyes Station, California
2001
Society of Western Artists, 51st Annual Exhibition, San Francisco, California
Seventh Annual California Art Club Painting Festival, San Juan Capistrano, California
California Art Club, 91st Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Pasadena, California
2000
California Art Club, 90th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Pasadena, California
Oil Painters of America, 9th Annual Exhibition, Carmel, California
Society of Western Artists, 50th Annual Exhibit, San Francisco, California
First Annual California Spring Salon: “Golden Impressions” Exhibition, Los Angeles,
California
1999
Oil Painters of America, West & Southwest Regional Show,
Pueblo, Colorado
Society of Western Artists, 49th Annual Exhibit, San Francisco, California
Society of Western Artists, National Competition, Merced, California
1998
California
Art Club 89th Gold Medal Exhibition, Los Angeles, California
Society of Western Artists, 48th Annual Exhibit, San Francisco, California
1997
California Art Club Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Los Angeles, California
Society of Western Artists, 47th Annual Exhibit, San Francisco, California
Annual Arts for the Parks Competition, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
1996
Oil Painters
of America, Fifth National Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas
Society of Western Artists, 46th Annual Exhibit, Sausalito, California
Annual Arts for the Parks Competition, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
1995
American Artists
Professional League, 67th Grand National Exhibition, New York, New York
Salmagundi Club, 18th Annual Non-Members Exhibition, New York, New York
Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, California
Society of Western Artists, 45th Annual Exhibit, San Francisco, California
1994
Allied Artists of America, Inc., 81st Annual Exhibition, New York, New York
American Artists Professional League, 66th Grand National Exhibition, New York,
New York
Salon International, Jackson, Mississippi
Poudre Valley Art League, 33rd Annual Exhibition, Fort Collins, Colorado
Realism >94, Sixth Annual Exhibition, Parkersburg, West Virginia
Society of Western Artists, 44th Annual Exhibit, San Francisco, California
1993
Society of Western Artists, 43rd Annual Exhibit, Marin Civic Center, Marin,
California
Akron Society of Artists, Grand Exhibition 93, Akron, Ohio
Academy of Art College, Annual Spring Exhibition, San Francisco, California
Bibliography:
Profiled in American Art Collector Magazine, Volume 19, May 2007
Plein Air New Mexico, Jack Richeson Fine Art Series, Volume One, Kimberley,
Wisconsin
Profiled in Southwest Art Magazine, Volume 36, Number 1, June 2006
Profiled in Contra Costa Times, Sunday Calendar, July 2005
How Did You Paint That? 100 Ways to Paint People & Figures, Vol. II,
International
Artist Publishing, New South Wales, Australia, Spring 2005
How Did You Paint That? 100 Ways to Paint Still Lifes and Florals, Vol. II,
International
Artist Publishing, New South Wales, Australia, Spring 2005
Profiled in Art of the West Magazine, Volume 17, Number 4, May/June
2004
Profiled in Southwest Art Magazine, Volume 33, Number 8, January 2004
Profiled in The Plein Air Scene, Volume 6, Number 1, February/March
2003
Profiled in Southwest Art Magazine, Volume 32, Number 1, June 2002
Profiled in Southwest Art Magazine, Volume 31, Number 12, May 2002
Profiled in Artist Magazine, Vol. 17, Issue 12, December, 2000
Best of Flower Painting II, North Light Books, Cincinnati, Ohio, January
1999
Profiled in the San Francisco Chronicle Daily Newspaper, Home section,
October 1998
Profiled in American Artist Magazine, Vol. 60, Issue 642, January 1996
Education:
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering, University of Dayton
Academy of Art College, San Francisco, California
Asilomar Artist's Workshop, Pacific Grove, California
Robert Gerbracht's Portrait and Figure Studies, San Francisco, California
Kevin McPherson Artist Workshop, Eugene, Oregon, and
Taos, New Mexico
Scott Christensen Artist Workshop, Jackson, Wyoming
Organizations:
Society of Western Artists, San Francisco, California—Signature Member
California Art Club, Artist Member, Pasadena, California
Oil Painters of America, Chicago, Illinois—Signature Member
Baywood Artist Group
Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters