Morgan Fisher | Professional Artistic Background
MORGAN FISHER
ARTISTIC PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
*1997 : Founded BOSQUEJO GALLERY | Kamas, Utah
*2004-Current : founder + owner WET WOMEN, LLC | Maui, Hawaii- formerly: (wetwomeninternational.com), (wetwomensurfwax.com) | 2007- Current: WET WOMEN, LLC (wetwomen.co) Leelanau County, MI.
*December 2005 : HUI NO'EAU 'PROOF POSITIVE' | group printmakers show | Maui, Hawaii
*March 2006: ART MAUI 2006 | juried show Maui, Hawaii
*April 2006 :'INK, WIRE, PAINT' | Maui Artists' group show | Maui Hands Gallery | Maui, Hawaii
*August 2006 :'ENDLESS SUMMER’ | group exhibition, Live Wire Cafe Paia | Maui, Hawaii
*October 2007 :'FALL FOR ART IN LEELANAU' | gallery tour + show | Glen Arbor Art Association | Glen Arbor, MI
*June 2008 : taught 'Introductory Japanese-style Lino Print' workshop | Glen Arbor Art Association | Glen Arbor, MI
*July 2008 : 'BIRDS' | Prints & Paintings | private show | Glen Arbor Art Association | Glen Arbor, MI
*September | October 2009 : 'FLAMINGOS' - Diptych | 'ARTPRIZE 2009' | publicly juried contest | selected by the DeVos Place/DeVos Performance Hall | Grand Rapids, Michigan
*May 2010 : 'Northern Pines Farm Open House + Client Product Group exhibition' | Northern Pines Farm | Maple City, MI
*July 2010 : Art Teacher | The Leelanau School Summer Program | Glen Arbor, MI
*July 2010 : 'LELAND ARTISTS | SECOND GENERATION ART SHOW' | group show | Old Art Building | Leland, MI
*September | October 2010 : 'EQUINE MOTION- Series of Four' | 'ARTPRIZE 2010' publicly juried contest | selected by the DeVos Place | Grand Rapids, MI
*October 2010 : 'FALL FOR ART IN LEELANAU' | Gallery Tour | Glen Arbor Art Association | Glen Arbor, MI
*July 2011 : ‘WATER WARRIOR MORGAN FISHER’ article | Traverse Magazine, MyNorth.com | article by Kandace Chapple
*2011 : University of Texas Co-op stores | represented + sold Fisher's LONGHORN 18" x 24" giclées | University Co-op stores
*March 2011 : 'LANDSCAPES AND FIGURES by Ray Kleinhelterand and HORSES AND BIRDS by Morgan Fisher' | show and exhibition | Galerie Hertz | Louisville, KT ;
* 2013- 2017 : some horse and bird paintings from this show were on display | Children’s Floor of Frazier Rehab | Louisville, KT
*August 2011 : 'PUSHING THE EDGE | 'Works in Wood, Paint and Fiber' | group show | Old Art Building | Leland, MI
2012-2018 : Founder + Owner | MORGAN FISHER ART, LLC | website + personal art *Jan | Feb 2012 : 'COWGIRL' Magazine | ART OF THE HORSE' article | included Fisher's painting 'CABALLO Y NUBES' | (cowgirlmagazine.com).
* Sept | Oct 2013 :'VANS, WAVES, WIND, FINS'- Series of Four' | 'ARTPRIZE 2013' | publicly juried contest | selected by the DeVos Place | Grand Rapids, MI
* October -Nov. 2013 : 'TWO AMERICAN WOMEN: Chief Justice Elizabeth A. Weaver & Modern Day Annie Oakley' | "Women: Reflect, Rejoice, Reform"| selected by Jordan River Arts Council (JRAC) | juried show | East Jordan, MI
* 2016 : ‘WHO WE ARE. OUR ARTISTS’ SELF PORTRAITS’ | Tamarack Gallery 40-year celebration Open House | Omena , MI
*2018-current : Founder + Owner | PINK SAIL STUDIO, LLC | website + personal art
*April 2019 : ‘SLEEPINGBEARDUNES.COM’ | ‘BUZZING WITH RHYTHM: An Interview with Artist Morgan Fisher’ by Vaughn D. | Interview + photos of Fisher's work
*2008- 2023 : Represented by Tamarack Gallery | Birds, cows, horse (paintings, intaglio, woodcuts) | Tamarack Gallery | Omena, MI.
- Tamarack Gallery Closed after 50 years of business in Oct | 2023!
*May 2024 : Glen Arbor Wines group exhibit | 'Reflections of Sleeping Bear' | Glen Arbor, MI
*May 2024- April 2026 : Represented by Glen Arbor Wines | small group exhibit of giclees based on 'Reflections of Sleeping Bear'| Glen Arbor, MI
*June 2026 : Represented by The Ruth Conklin Gallery | Exhibit of birds, fish, water giclees + originals | Glen Arbor MI
FORMAL EDUCATION:
*Lewis and Clark College | Portland, Oregon | studied Liberal Arts
*Prescott College | Prescott, Arizona | studied Liberal Arts
*University of Utah | Salt Lake City, Utah | received BFA Degree in Visual Art + 2 years Spanish accreditation
*Hawaii Small Business Development Center Program | University of Hawaii at Hilo: NX LEVEL Entrepreneur Course- Business Course | received Certificate of Completion | Maui, HI
*National Paralegal College | received Certificate in Paralegal Studies | Summa Cum Laude