Biography
JENNY MORGAN
Born 1982, Salt Lake City, UT
Education
2008 - Master of Fine Arts, School of Visual Arts, New York City, NY
2003 - Bachelors of Fine Arts Degree, Valedictorian, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Denver, CO
1999 - Foundation drawing classes,University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
1997/98 - General instruction, Peterson’s Art Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Solo Exhibitions
2009 - Like the Spice Gallery, "Civil Union," (with David Mramor), Brooklyn, NY
2009 - Plus Gallery, "This Too Shall Pass," Denver, CO
2009 - Like the Spice Gallery, "Abrasions," Brooklyn, NY
2006 - Plus Gallery, "Romantic Comedies, " Denver, CO
2005 - Pirate Gallery, "Mine Not Yours," Denver, CO
2005 - Plus Gallery, "First Person / Future Tense," Denver, CO
2004 - Pirate Gallery, "Soliloquies," Denver, CO
2003 - Pirate Gallery, "Delicate Disclosure," Denver CO
2003 - Phillip Steele Gallery, "Jenny Morgan," Denver, CO
2002 - Pirate Gallery, "Spaces Between," Denver, CO
Group Exhibitions
2010 - West LA College Art Gallery, "The Artist's Guide to the L.A. Galaxy, Los Angeles, CA
2010 - Plus Gallery, "Pirate 30 year anniversary community exhibition," Denver, CO
2009 - Postmasters Gallery, "Don't Flee the Art Market!" NYC, NY
2008 - Object + Thought, "Vis-a-visage," Denver, CO
2008 - LeRoy Neiman Gallery, "Face Forward," Columbia University, NYC, NY
2008 - Visual Arts Gallery, "Animal," School of Visual Arts, NYC, NY
2007 - Art Miami International - SLICE section (with Plus Gallery), Winwood Disrict, Miami, FL (December)
2007 - Art Miami International - SLICE section (with Plus Gallery), South Beach, Miami, FL (January)
2007 - Westside Gallery, "Open Secret," New York City, NY
2007 - Kravets/Wehby Gallery, "Pink Polemic" (Curated by Erin Abraham), New York City, NY
2007 - Plus Gallery, "Surprise!," Denver, CO
2007 - Mizel Center, "(New) Disasters of War," Denver, CO
2007 - Foothills Art Center, "Realationships: Works of Surreal Inspiration," Golden, CO
2006/07 - National Gallery, "Outwin Boochever 2006 Portraiture Competition," Washington D.C.
2005 - Emmanuel gallery, Figure Painting Invitational, Denver, CO
2004 - HazMat Gallery, "Open Reduction, Internal Fixation," Denver, CO
2004 - Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Illustration Alumni Show, Denver CO
2003 - Pirate Gallery, "As luck Would Have It," juried exhibition, Denver, CO
2003 - Core Gallery, "W.O.W Show," juried exhibition, Denver, CO
2002 - Core Gallery, "Women’s Show," juried exhibition, Denver, CO
Publications
2009 - Denver Post, "This too shall pass artist shows staying power", Kyle MacMillan, November 13
2009 - Denver Post, "Arts put on their best face," Kyle MacMillan, November 6
2009 - Denver Daily News, "Don't take a pass on 'This Too Shall Pass,'" Gene Davis, October 29
2009 - Westword, "Faces Forward," Susan Froyd, October 22
2009 - Featured Interview, Women's Work Magazine, Colorado
2007 - SLICE, Plus Gallery publication, Denver, CO
2007 - (New) Disasters of War (Catalog), Mizel Center for Arts and Culture, Denver, CO
2007 - Luxe, "Gallery," Spring
2006 - Rocky Mountain News, "Top of the Rockies: Top Representational Artist," September 8
2006 - Westword, "They're Off - Impressive solos at Havu and + start the season with a bang," Michael Paglia, September 21
2006 - Rocky Mountain News, "Newly hung fall exhibitions exude sense of timelessness," Mary Voelz Chandler, September 8
2006 - Westword, "Comedic Timing," Amy Haimerl, September 7
2006 - Denver Post, "Best Bets," September 1
2006 - Colorado Expressions, "A Peak into the hearts and minds of Colorado's most talented artists," Meredith Darnell, August/September
2006 - The Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2006 (Catalog), Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
2006 - Westword, "Extra Innings: Who's in - and out - in my fantasy Decades," Michael Paglia, July 6
2006 - Alumni + Friends Newsletter (Cover), Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Summer
2006 - 5280, "On the Rise: Jenny Morgan," C. Nedderman, July
2006 - Art Colorado, "Jenny Morgan: The Art That is," M. Weidmann, Spring
2006 - Colorado Homes & Lifestyles, "Ten Local Artists to Collect Now," P. Torke, May
2006 - Westword, "Art Beat," Michael Paglia, January 4
2005 - Western Edition of New American Paintings
2005 - Westword, "Art Beat," Michael Paglia, November 24
2005 - Westword, "Art Beat," Michael Paglia, June 16v
2005 - Rocky Mountain News, "Upshot focuses on Pure Joy," Mary Voelz Chandler, June 3
2004 - Westword, "Art Beat," Michael Paglia, August 19-25
2003 - Rocky Mountain News, "Spotlight," Critics’ Choice Review, Mary Voelz Chandler, August 10
2003 - College Recruitment Catalog, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
Awards
2006 - Top Representational Artist, Rocky Mountain News "Top of the Rockies," September 8, 2006
2006 - Finalist, Outwin Boochever 2006 Portraiture Competition, National Gallery, Washington D.C.
2003 - Valedictorian, Graduating Class of August 2003, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
2003 - Gold Medal, Student Exhibition, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
2003 - Silver Medal, Student Exhibition, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
2003 - Honorable Mention in W.O.W. Show, Core Gallery
2002 - Honorable Mention in Women’s Show, Core Gallery
2001 - Portfolio Scholarships for summer and fall semesters, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
2000 - Gold Medal, Student Exhibition, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
Collections
The Museum of Fine Arts Key West, FL
Barnard, Denver, CO
Barrera, Houston, TX
Basarab, Denver, CO
Broman, Denver, CO
Buyer, Denver, CO
Cannon, Denver, CO
Cole, Denver, CO
Dolin, Basalt, CO
Dubrow, NYC, NY
Farquhar, Denver, CO
Faust / Wahl, Boulder, CO
Haeberle, Denver, CO
Harmon, Denver, CO
Henfry, Denver, CO
Jacobson, Denver, CO
Jergensen, Arvada, CO
Johnson, Denver, CO
Korman, Denver, CO
Levensteins, Arvada, CO
MacDonald, Vero Beach, FL
Meza, Denver, CO
Neufeld, Denver, CO
Pastorini, Denver, CO
Reed, Denver, CO
Reed, New York City, NY
Shaver, Boulder, CO
Spaulding, Denver, CO
Strautnieks, Cleveland, OH
Susman, Denver, CO
Trujillo, Denver, CO
Tullman, Chicago, IL
Viebrock, Telluride, CO
Zeile, Denver, CO
