Mike W Morgan studied art at Hampton High School in Hampton, Virginia and Mount Saint Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Maryland under teachers and professors Timothy Vermeulen, Walter Nichols, Janet Rash, and Alvis Mann. Mike’s artwork has been included in a number of shows, with several awards along the way. He currently studies and employs the methods of freehand Portraiture, Abstraction, and Surrealism. His primary media is pencil, charcoal, and acrylic. He also explores oil painting and pen/ink drawing. Mike is continuously finding new ways of creating and selling his art.
Recent Exhibitions and Attributes:
2019: Third Place – Art Speaks 2019 – Bay School Community Arts Center Mathews, VA
2018: Hampton Roads Gazeti Exemplar Award – Virginia Art With Heart
2018: Honorable Mention – Hampton Arts League Open Members Exhibition
2017: Featured as a festival artist, with own original art, in the movie Art Show Bingo
2017: Award of Distinction in Drawing - Virginia Artists 2017 Juried Exhibition at CHTAC in Hampton, VA
2017: Received The Edward G. Carson Memorial Award - Stockley Gardens Spring Arts Festival
2016: Served as extra and visual artist character for “Art Show Bingo”, directed by Matthew Fine
2016: Accepted into “Virginia Artists 2016 Juried Exhibition” at The Charles H. Taylor Arts Center, Hampton, VA
2016: Cover art selected for the Chesapeake Bay Art Association's July Newsletter
2015: Sketch Artist for episode of “The Dead Files” on Travel Channel, Filmed 10/2015
2015: Received The Melayna Sophia Second Place Award - Stockley Gardens Spring Arts Festival
2014: Members Choice Award: 52nd Annual Ocean View Art Show (Chesapeake Bay Art Association) - October
2014: Solo Art Display: “Scene at the Selden” display window at the Selden Arcade”, Norfolk, VA - August
2014: Solo Art Display, Borjo Coffeehouse, Norfolk, VA – April
2013: Award of Merit, “Art Speaks on the Bay”, Mathews, VA - “Yellow Figure-Eight Study”
2013: Third Place, “Arts In The Park” Outdoor Art Festival, Hampton, VA
2013: Newspaper article feature, “Grisaille: Songs on the Black and White Keys” - “Black & White Figure-Eight Study Number 3”
2013: Honorable Mention, Tidewater Art Alliance Juried Exhibition: “Creative Variations”
2013: Accepted into "Art Buzz, The 2013 Collection" (hardcover publication)
2012: Various local solo art displays including a solo exhibit at Kitsch in Norfolk, VA
2012: Accepted into Rawls Museum Arts National Juried Exhibition
2012: Involved in several outdoor art shows including Town Center Festival of the Arts and Buckroe Beach “Arts In the Park”
2012: Special Recognition in the “14th Annual Contemporary Art Juried Online International Art Exhibition” by Upstream People Gallery
2011: Friday Featured Artist in AltDaily.com - 09/30/2011
2011: Various local solo art displays including a solo exhibit at Kerouac Cafe in Norfolk, VA
2011: Selected into the top 5 out of 48 entries for the 2011 Hampton Bay Days Poster Contest
2011: Awarded Third Place for the 2011 Fairflield Days Outdoor Art Show
2011: Awarded Best In Show for the “I’m In the Mood For Color” Art Show at Pembroke 4 Art Gallery
2011: Two pieces accepted in Symphonic For The City’s “Renewal” 2011 Art Show
2011: Included a display for benefit show at the Jewish Mother Backstage Café in Norfolk, VA
2011: Hampton Arts League Open Members Exhibition – “We Reunite Again”, acrylic.
Other Previous Awards:
First Place in “Roevolution” Art Contest By Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Virginia, May, 2012
BEST IN SHOW – “I’m In the Mood For Color” Art Show at Pembroke 4 Art Gallery - April, 2011
Third Place for the 2011 Fairflield Days Outdoor Art Show
Third Place – SEVAA “My Sister, My Friend” show in March, 2010: “Lady Gaga 1”, charcoal
Was awarded use of own art studio at Mount Saint Mary’s University - senior year 2001.
Was awarded Senior with distinguished study in the history of art, 2001.
Was awarded membership in the Monsignor Tierney Honor Society, 2001.
FIRST PLACE - Mount Saint Mary’s Artists’ Juried Exhibition 2000 - Painting Category.
Other various awards - Mount Artists’ Juried Exhibition 2000 in Sculpture & Mixed Media Categories.
Education:Graduated “cum laude” from Mount Saint Mary’s University with B.A. in Visual Art - Class of 2001.
Consistent Dean's List achiever, Mount Saint Mary’s College 1998-2001.
Received ESI Training Certificates for Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft PowerPoint in 2001, Microsoft
FrontPage in 2002.
Graduated with Highest Honors from Hampton High School, VA - Class of 1997.
Bibliography:2015: Thought Notebook: Webzine Community & Journal, www.thoughtnotebook.org/anm/artbase/?a=332&z=32
2013: Art Buzz: The 2013 Collection, coffee table book series
2013: Daily Press, “Grisaille: Songs on the Black and White Keys”
2012 - Upstream People Gallery (www.upstreampeoplegallery.com)
2012 - Chesapeake Bay Artist Association Newsletter, Chesapeake, VA
2011 - Friday Featured Artist in AltDaily.com – 09/30/2011
2011 - Chesapeake Bay Artist Association Newsletter, Chesapeake, VA
2011 - Hampton Arts League Newsletter, Hampton, VA
Professional Honors: Created layout for and constructed new Fremont Die Consumer Products, Inc. website.
Created original design for a Fremont Die Consumer Products, Inc. NFL Flag Product Line.
Miscellaneous:
Member of the following art leagues:
Chesapeake Bay Art Association – Portsmouth, VA
Hampton Arts League – Hampton, VA.
Suffolk Art League – Suffolk, VA
Tidewater Art Alliance – Norfolk, VA
Musician in a variety of instruments and styles.
Links:
mikewmorgan.com, www.michael-morgan.artistwebsites.com,
http://www.facebook.com/MikeWMorganArt
Contact Information:
Phone: (757) 927-4153
Email: m[email protected]
Recent Exhibitions and Attributes:
2019: Third Place – Art Speaks 2019 – Bay School Community Arts Center Mathews, VA
2018: Hampton Roads Gazeti Exemplar Award – Virginia Art With Heart
2018: Honorable Mention – Hampton Arts League Open Members Exhibition
2017: Featured as a festival artist, with own original art, in the movie Art Show Bingo
2017: Award of Distinction in Drawing - Virginia Artists 2017 Juried Exhibition at CHTAC in Hampton, VA
2017: Received The Edward G. Carson Memorial Award - Stockley Gardens Spring Arts Festival
2016: Served as extra and visual artist character for “Art Show Bingo”, directed by Matthew Fine
2016: Accepted into “Virginia Artists 2016 Juried Exhibition” at The Charles H. Taylor Arts Center, Hampton, VA
2016: Cover art selected for the Chesapeake Bay Art Association's July Newsletter
2015: Sketch Artist for episode of “The Dead Files” on Travel Channel, Filmed 10/2015
2015: Received The Melayna Sophia Second Place Award - Stockley Gardens Spring Arts Festival
2014: Members Choice Award: 52nd Annual Ocean View Art Show (Chesapeake Bay Art Association) - October
2014: Solo Art Display: “Scene at the Selden” display window at the Selden Arcade”, Norfolk, VA - August
2014: Solo Art Display, Borjo Coffeehouse, Norfolk, VA – April
2013: Award of Merit, “Art Speaks on the Bay”, Mathews, VA - “Yellow Figure-Eight Study”
2013: Third Place, “Arts In The Park” Outdoor Art Festival, Hampton, VA
2013: Newspaper article feature, “Grisaille: Songs on the Black and White Keys” - “Black & White Figure-Eight Study Number 3”
2013: Honorable Mention, Tidewater Art Alliance Juried Exhibition: “Creative Variations”
2013: Accepted into "Art Buzz, The 2013 Collection" (hardcover publication)
2012: Various local solo art displays including a solo exhibit at Kitsch in Norfolk, VA
2012: Accepted into Rawls Museum Arts National Juried Exhibition
2012: Involved in several outdoor art shows including Town Center Festival of the Arts and Buckroe Beach “Arts In the Park”
2012: Special Recognition in the “14th Annual Contemporary Art Juried Online International Art Exhibition” by Upstream People Gallery
2011: Friday Featured Artist in AltDaily.com - 09/30/2011
2011: Various local solo art displays including a solo exhibit at Kerouac Cafe in Norfolk, VA
2011: Selected into the top 5 out of 48 entries for the 2011 Hampton Bay Days Poster Contest
2011: Awarded Third Place for the 2011 Fairflield Days Outdoor Art Show
2011: Awarded Best In Show for the “I’m In the Mood For Color” Art Show at Pembroke 4 Art Gallery
2011: Two pieces accepted in Symphonic For The City’s “Renewal” 2011 Art Show
2011: Included a display for benefit show at the Jewish Mother Backstage Café in Norfolk, VA
2011: Hampton Arts League Open Members Exhibition – “We Reunite Again”, acrylic.
Other Previous Awards:
First Place in “Roevolution” Art Contest By Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Virginia, May, 2012
BEST IN SHOW – “I’m In the Mood For Color” Art Show at Pembroke 4 Art Gallery - April, 2011
Third Place for the 2011 Fairflield Days Outdoor Art Show
Third Place – SEVAA “My Sister, My Friend” show in March, 2010: “Lady Gaga 1”, charcoal
Was awarded use of own art studio at Mount Saint Mary’s University - senior year 2001.
Was awarded Senior with distinguished study in the history of art, 2001.
Was awarded membership in the Monsignor Tierney Honor Society, 2001.
FIRST PLACE - Mount Saint Mary’s Artists’ Juried Exhibition 2000 - Painting Category.
Other various awards - Mount Artists’ Juried Exhibition 2000 in Sculpture & Mixed Media Categories.
Education:Graduated “cum laude” from Mount Saint Mary’s University with B.A. in Visual Art - Class of 2001.
Consistent Dean's List achiever, Mount Saint Mary’s College 1998-2001.
Received ESI Training Certificates for Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft PowerPoint in 2001, Microsoft
FrontPage in 2002.
Graduated with Highest Honors from Hampton High School, VA - Class of 1997.
Bibliography:2015: Thought Notebook: Webzine Community & Journal, www.thoughtnotebook.org/anm/artbase/?a=332&z=32
2013: Art Buzz: The 2013 Collection, coffee table book series
2013: Daily Press, “Grisaille: Songs on the Black and White Keys”
2012 - Upstream People Gallery (www.upstreampeoplegallery.com)
2012 - Chesapeake Bay Artist Association Newsletter, Chesapeake, VA
2011 - Friday Featured Artist in AltDaily.com – 09/30/2011
2011 - Chesapeake Bay Artist Association Newsletter, Chesapeake, VA
2011 - Hampton Arts League Newsletter, Hampton, VA
Professional Honors: Created layout for and constructed new Fremont Die Consumer Products, Inc. website.
Created original design for a Fremont Die Consumer Products, Inc. NFL Flag Product Line.
Miscellaneous:
Member of the following art leagues:
Chesapeake Bay Art Association – Portsmouth, VA
Hampton Arts League – Hampton, VA.
Suffolk Art League – Suffolk, VA
Tidewater Art Alliance – Norfolk, VA
Musician in a variety of instruments and styles.
Links:
mikewmorgan.com, www.michael-morgan.artistwebsites.com,
http://www.facebook.com/MikeWMorganArt
Contact Information:
Phone: (757) 927-4153
Email: m[email protected]
