PROFESSIONAL ARTISTIC BACKGROUND- Morgan Fisher
MORGAN FISHER
ARTISTIC PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
*1997: Founded BOSQUEJO GALLERY in Kamas, Utah
*2004-Current: founder/owner WET WOMEN, LLC Maui, Hawaii- formerly: (wetwomeninternational.com), (wetwomensurfwax.com). 2007- Current: WET WOMEN, LLC Maple City, MI.
*December 2005: HUI NO'EAU 'PROOF POSITIVE' group printmakers show Maui, Hawaii
*March 2006: ART MAUI 2006 juried show Maui, Hawaii
*April 2006:'MAUI ARTISTS' 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, Glen Arbor Art Association Glen Arbor, MI
*June 2008: taught 'Introductory Japanese-style Lino Print' class at Glen Arbor Art Association Glen Arbor, MI
*July 2008: 'BIRDS' private show at the Glen Arbor Art Association Glen Arbor, MI
*September/October 2009: 'FLAMINGOS' diptych was selected by and was shown at the DeVos Place/DeVos Performance Hall in Grand Rapids, Michigan for 'ARTPRIZE 2009' publicly juried contest
*May 2010: 'Northern Pines Farm Open House and client product group exhibition'. Northern Pines Farm Maple City, MI
*July 2010: Art Teacher for The Leelanau School Summer Program Glen Arbor, MI
*July 2010: 'LELAND ARTISTS SECOND GENERATION ART SHOW' in group show in Old Art Building Leland, MI
*September/October 2010: 'EQUINE MOTION- Series of Four' has been selected by the DeVos Place in Grand Rapids, MI for 'ARTPRIZE 2010' publicly juried contest
*October 2010: 'FALL FOR ART IN LEELANAU' gallery tour Glen Arbor Art Association Glen Arbor, MI
*July 2011: ‘WATER WARRIOR MORGAN FISHER’ article in Traverse Magazine, MyNorth.com, article by Kandace Chapple
*2011: University of Texas Co-op stores represent and sell Morgan Fisher's LONGHORN 18" x 24" giclées in their University Co-op stores
*March 2011: 'LANDSCAPES AND FIGURES by Ray Kleinhelterand and HORSES AND BIRDS by Morgan Fisher' show and exhibition at Galerie Hertz in Louisville, KT ;* 2013- 2017: some horse and bird paintings on display on the children’s floor of Frazier Rehab in Louisville, KT
*August 2011: 'PUSHING THE EDGE- Works in Wood, Paint and Fiber' group show in Old Art Building in Leland, MI
*Jan/Feb 2012: 'COWGIRL' magazine included/published Morgan's horse painting 'CABALLO Y NUBES' in their January/February 2012 'ART OF THE HORSE' article and photographs. (cowgirlmagazine.com).
* SPRING 2013:'VANS, WAVES, WIND, FINS'- Series of Four' giclée’s from woodcuts. Selected by the DeVos Place for 'ARTPRIZE 2013' (Sept/Oct 2013) publicly juried art competition in Grand Rapids, MI
* October 2013: 'TWO AMERICAN WOMEN: Chief Justice Elizabeth A. Weaver & Modern Day Annie Oakley' Selected for Jordan River Arts Council (JRAC) juried show "Women: Reflect, Rejoice, Reform" (OCT-NOV.2013). Jordan River Arts Council East Jordan, MI
* July 2016 : ‘WHO WE ARE. OUR ARTISTS’ SELF PORTRAITS’. Tamarack Gallery 40-year celebration Open House. Tamarack Gallery, Omena
* 2018 created PINK SAIL STUDIO, LLC with website and personal art
*April 2019: ‘SLEEPINGBEARDUNES.COM’, ‘BUZZING WITH RHYTHM: An Interview with Artist Morgan Fisher’ by Vaughn D. Interview and photos of Morgan’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 exhibit 'Reflections of Sleeping Bear'. Glen Arbor, MI
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 plus 2 years Spanish accreditation
*Hawaii Small Business Development Center Program of the University of Hawaii at Hilo: NX LEVEL Entrepreneur Course- Business Course- certificate of completion Maui, HI
*National Paralegal College- received Certificate in Paralegal Studies. Summa Cum Laude