Morgan's art and writing history began when he was just eight years old.
Since then, he has:
received numerous awards
held many one-man art shows
been profiled in numerous 'Who's Who' publications
had numerous poems included in the National Library of Poetry
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Date |
Location |
Event |
| September 1965 |
Los Angeles, CA |
First Prize awarded at the
Department of Recreation & Parks Summer Show |
| May 1966 |
Los Angeles, CA |
First Prize awarded at the
Department of Recreation & Parks Summer Show |
| July 1968 |
Dijon, France |
Certificate of Foreign Studies,
Lycee du Universite au Dijon |
| May 1970 |
Northridge, CA |
Honorable Mention Award,
Cultural Arts & Historical Association |
| January 1971 |
La Jolla, CA |
Design Award, UCSD Discovery
Hall mural |
| April 1971 |
La Jolla, CA |
Mural featured in article in San
Diego Union newspaper |
| June 1974 |
La Jolla, CA |
BA degree, University of
California, San Diego; major in Psychology, minor in Psychopharmacology |
| 1974-1977 |
San Diego, CA |
Member of San Diego Art
Institute |
| August 1975 |
San Diego, CA |
Annual Open Competition, San
Diego Art Institute |
| June 1976 |
La Jolla, CA |
Profiled in La Jolla Light
newspaper |
| June 1976 |
La Jolla, CA |
First one-man show at Tarbox
Gallery |
| 1976-1983 |
La Jolla, CA |
Member of Tarbox Gallery |
| August 1976 |
San Diego, CA |
One-man show at R. Elliott Smith
Interiors, celebrating bicentennial |
| 1976-1977 |
El Toro, CA |
Member of Myriad Design Group |
| 1976-1980 |
Long Beach, CA |
Art work displayed at Diver's
Cove Restaurant |
| 1976-1981 |
Long Beach, CA |
Member of Long Beach Art Assoc. |
| March 1977 |
Long Beach, CA |
First Prize, L.B. Art
Association
Selected members show |
| May 1977 |
Long Beach, CA |
Second Prize, L.B. Art
Association
Selected members show |
| June 1977 |
Long Beach, CA |
First Prize, L.B. Art
Association
Selected members show |
| August 1977 |
Downey, CA |
Honorable Mention, Downey Museum
of Art Invitational |
| April 1978 |
Downey, CA |
Third Prize, Downey Museum of
Art Invitational |
| April 1978 |
Long Beach, CA |
Second Prize, Long Beach Art
Association, Selected members show |
| June 1978 |
Long Beach, CA |
Profiled in Long Beach
Press-Telegram newspaper |
| 1978-1994 |
various locations |
Wrote three books:
- As From Knees to Feet To Wings:
Poems To You
- Needle Beneath The Conifer
- Summoned Hand |
| January 1979 |
Garden Grove, CA |
Two-man show with F.Furgal,
Mills House ArtGallery, "Depth: Structure & Interpretation" |
| June 1979 |
Lakewood, CA |
Second Prize, Lakewood Artist
Guild Show |
| September 1979 |
Los Angeles, CA |
Profiled in national newspaper
"The Advocate" |
| November 1980 |
San Bernandino, CA |
Annual Southern California
Exhibition,
San Bernadino Museum of Art |
| November 1981 |
San Bernandino, CA |
Annual Southern California
Exhibition,
San Bernadino Museum of Art |
| 1981-1982 |
San Francisco, CA |
Member of San Francisco's Artist
Cooperative Gallery |
| 1981-1982 |
Walnut Creek, CA |
Member of Civic Arts Gallery |
| September 1982 |
San Francisco, CA |
Annual 'Made in San Francisco'
Show,
Embarcadero Center |
| 1983-1984 |
Knoxville, TN |
Member of Artworks Gallery |
| 1983-1986 |
Berkeley, CA |
Member of White Horse Inn
Gallery |
| April 1984 |
Knoxville, TN |
Honorable Mention, Dogwood Arts
Festival; juror: Eleanor Mondale |
| May 1984 |
Knoxville, TN |
One-man show at Lawson-McGhee
Public Library |
| July 1984 |
Tallahassee, FL |
'Celebrate America' Regional
Invitational |
| 1984-1985 |
Tallahassee, FL |
Member of Jeweler's Gallery |
| 1984-1987 |
Ashland, OR |
Member of Cook's Tavern Gallery |
| 1984-1985 |
Medford, OR |
Member of The Rogue Gallery |
| June 1985 |
San Luis Obispo, CA |
'Neo-Impressionism and Beyond'
Invitational,
Cal Poly State University |
| October 1985 |
Pacific Grove, CA |
West Coast Biennial, Pacific
Grove Art Center |
| October 1985 |
Bakersfield, CA |
Fall National, Cunningham
Memorial
Art Gallery |
| June 1986 |
Hayward, CA |
Regional Open Competition,
Hayward
Arts Association |
| 1986-1990 |
Half Moon Bay, CA |
Member of C. Erickson Gallery |
| March 1989 |
Hayward, CA |
Private one-man show |
| October 1989 |
Hayward, CA |
Private one-man show |
| May 1990 |
Hayward, CA |
Private one-man show |
| 1989-1990 |
Chicago, IL |
Profiled in two books,
California Art Review &
American Artists: A Survey of Leading Contemporaries, both by Les Krantz |
| 1990-1991 |
Medford, OR |
Member of The Rogue Gallery |
| 1990-present |
Medford, OR |
Member of the Arts Council of
Southern Oregon |
| May 1991 |
Medford, OR |
Privae one-man show |
| July 1991 |
Concord, CA |
Private one-man show |
| October 1991 |
Portland, OR |
Private one-man show |
| February 1992 |
Medford, OR |
Private one-man show |
| July 1992 |
Portland, OR |
Private one-man show |
| May 1993 |
Medford, OR |
Profiled in Medford Tribune |
| May 1993 |
Medford, OR |
Two-man show with Arnold Johnson,
'Reality & Intrepretation', Medford Center |
| August 1993 |
Concord, CA |
Private one-man show |
| March 1994 |
Medford, CA |
Completed book 'Condemned To A Life Of Painting
Pretty Pictures', a tome of three above-mentioned books |
| May 1994 |
Medford, OR |
Completed book 'Trees of Other Colors; Selected
Poems' |
| May 1994 |
San Francisco, CA |
Profiled in San Francisco Bay Times |
| May 1994 |
Concord, CA |
Private one-man show |
| August 1994 |
Jacksonville, OR |
'Pictures At An Exhibition', Britt Music
Festival |
| November 1994 |
Portland, OR |
Private one-man show |
| August 1995 |
Sams Valley, OR |
Private one-man show |
| February 1996 |
Sams Valley, OR |
Completed book 'Circle Of The White Buffalo' |
| May 1996 |
Long Beach, CA |
Profiled in Long Beach Tribune |
| May 1996 |
Long Beach, CA |
Invitational one-man show by Board of Cultural
Arts, First Congregational Church |
| June 1996 |
Concord, CA |
Private one-man show |
| July 1996 |
Walnut Creek, CA |
One-man show, Cache Salon |
| October 1996 |
Sams Valley, OR |
Private one-man show |
| January 1997 |
Ashland, OR |
Received Lambda Award for Excellence in
Literature from LCCA |
| January 1997 |
Ashland, OR |
Received Lambda Award for Excellence in Art from
LCCA |
| February 1997 |
Medford, OR |
One-man show, Cadillac Cafe |
| May 1997 |
Owings Mills, MD |
"Passion of Man" poem included in
'Silence of Yesterday', anthology of National Library of Poetry; received Editor's Choice
Award |
| 1997-1998 |
New Providence, NJ |
Profiled in 'Who's Who in the West' by Marquis
Publishers, 26th edition |
August-December
1997 |
Ashland, OR |
Resident artist in Johnny Kiwiseed Gallery, 253
Main St., intiating new themed shows every month |
| September 1997 |
Owings Mills, MD |
"Pool of Trust" poem included in 'The
Best Poems of 1997', anthology of National Library of Poetry |
| January 1998 |
Medford, OR |
Received Lamda Award for Excellence in Art from
LCCA |
| March 1998 |
Medford, OR |
Private one-man show |
| August 1998 |
Owings Mills, MD |
"Puzzle" poem included in 'Outstanding
Poets of 1998', anthology of National Library
of Poetry |
| 1998-1999 |
New Providence, NJ |
Profiled in Marquis' Who's Who In The World,
16th edition |
| September 1998 |
Concord, CA |
Private one-man show |
| 1998-1999 |
New Providence, NJ |
Profiled in 'Who's Who in the West' by Marquis
Publishers, 27th edition |
| November 1998 |
Medford, OR |
Private one-man show |
| 1999-2000 |
New Providence, NJ |
Profiled in 'Who's Who in the America' by
Marquis Publishers, 54th edition |
| March, 1999 |
Medford, OR |
Completed writing book 'Future Present' |
| April 1999 |
Reno, NV |
Priviate one-man show |
| June 1999 |
Medford, OR |
Included in Arts Council of Southern Oregon's
Open Studio Tour |
| February 2000 |
Medford, OR |
Completed 'Memories of Aunt Aura', the biography
of Aura Wood Johnson Neely |
| March-September 2000 |
Washington DC |
Painting 'Faithful' on loan and hung in Oregon's
Senator Ron Wyden's office |
| April 2000 |
Cambridge, England |
Profiled in Dictionary of International
Biography, 28th edition, by International Biography Centre |
| Spring 2000 |
Owings Mills, MD |
"Heart of Light" poem included in
'America at the Milennium, The Best Poems and Poets of the 20th Century', anthology |
| April 2000 |
World Wide Web |
'morganj.com' web site was published |
| May 2000 |
Reno, NV |
Private one-man show |
| June 2000 |
Miami, FL |
Private one-man show |
| Fall 2000 |
Medford, OR |
Private one-man show |
| December 2000 |
New Providence, NJ |
Profiled in Marquis' Who's Who In The World,
18th edition |
| Spring 2001 |
Medford, OR |
Received "Editor's Choice" award from
the International Library of Poetry for "Balance of Strength"
poem |
| Spring 2001 |
Medford, OR |
Received Bronze medal (third place) from
"Poetry's Elite Contest" for "Balance of Strength"
poem |
| June 2001 |
Medford, OR |
Two-man show with mirror artist Bill
Coleman |
| September 2001 |
New Providence, NJ |
Profiled in 'Who's Who in the America' by Marquis Publishers,
56th edition |
| October 2001 |
Ashland, OR |
1993
'Just Another Day' painting & "Mother's Dilemma" poem shown in the Thorndike
gallery's Breast Cancer Awareness exhibit, Southern Oregon University |
| December 2001 |
Ashland, OR |
1996
'Coronal Flare' painting shown in Accents Gallery show, "Sacred Art of Living:
Reflections of Spirit through Creative Process" |
| December 2001 |
New Providence, NJ |
Profiled
in 'Who's Who in the World' by Marquis Publishers, 19th edition |
| 2001-2002 |
New Providence, NJ |
Profiled
in 'Who's Who in the West' by Marquis Publishers, 29th edition |
| April 2002 |
Grants Pass, OR |
One-man
show at Gallery Farms |
| August 2002 |
Jacksonville, OR |
Featured
artist in Festa Italia, a Britt Musical Festivals art and wine presentation |
| August 2002 |
Jacksonville, OR |
One-man
show at Orange Jacobs Artists Consortium; featured artist in Festa Italiana |
| November 2002 |
Ownings Mills, MD |
"Pull
of Light" published in 'Letters from the Soul' poetry anthology, ISBN: 0-7951-5160-8;
included on recording, "Sound of Poetry" |
| November 2002 |
Corvallis, OR |
One-man
educational show, "Icons of Emotion, The Poetry of Style," at Giustina Gallery,
LaSells Stewart Center, OSU |
| November 2002 |
Medford, OR |
News
article in the Medford Mail Tribune's Tempo section about OSU educational art show |
| November 2002 |
New Providence, NJ |
Profiled
in 'Who's Who in the America' by Marquis Publishers, 57th edition |
| December 2002 |
New Providence, NJ |
Profiled
in 'Who's Who in the World' by Marquis Publishers, 20th edition |
| Feb-March 2003 |
Ruch, OR |
One-man
show at Valley View winery |
| Aprils 2003 |
Philadelphia, PA |
'Future
Present' published by Xlibris, division of Random House, containing 104 color repros of
paintings; 18 poems |
| May 2003 |
Reno, NV |
Private
one-man show |
| May-June 2003 |
Coos Bay, OR |
'Supplicant's
Journey' in the Coos Art Museum's annual 'Expressions West' open competition for 13
western states |
| Summer 2003 |
London, England |
"Old
Maids" published in poetry anthology 'Theatre Of The Mind' by Noble House Ltd.,
Publishers |
| July 2003 |
Grants Pass, OR |
'Reflecting
Family' and 'Change In Weather' in Grants Pass Museum's 56th Annual AAUW So. Ore. Art Show |
| July-August 2003 |
Long Beach, CA |
'Rapt'
in Long Beach State University's International ABD18 Art Show |
| August 2003 |
Long Beach, CA |
Published:
picture of 'Rapt' featured in Long Beach Press Telegram |
| August 2003 |
Jacksonville, OR |
One-man
show at OJAC Gallery |
| September 2003 |
Ruch, OR |
One-man
show at Valley View winery |
| September 2003 |
Talent, OR |
Private
one-man show |
| November 2003 |
Jacksonville, OR |
'Negotiating
The Forest' shown by invitation in show about circles and triangles |
| November 2003 |
New Providence, NJ |
Profiled
in 'Who's Who in the America' by Marquis Publishers, 58th edition |
| December 2003 |
New Providence, NJ |
Profiled
in 'Who's Who in the World' by Marquis Publishers, 21st edition |
| 2004 |
various locations |
Paintings in
shows in Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Corvallis, OR |
January - May
2004 |
Talent, OR |
Group show at Aarundell
Gallery |
| February 2004 |
London, England |
"My Life at Fifty"
published in poetry anthology "Colours of the Heart' by Noble House
Ltd. Publishers |
March - May
2004 |
Bethlehem, PA |
Painting "A Place At The
Table" shown in ArtQuest annual at the Banana Factory Gallery |
April - May
2004 |
Tubac, AZ |
Painting "Peppered"
shown in Open Market art show at the Tubac Center of the Arts |
| May 2004 |
Jacksonville, OR |
One-man show at Valley
View Winery Store |
July - August
2004 |
Roseburg, OR |
Painting "Cut From The
Same" shown in Umqua Valley Art Center's 'Art About Wine' juried
open |
| August 2004 |
Grants Pass, OR |
Paintings "A Place At
The Table" and "Organic Burst" shown in AAUW Art Show at Grants Pass
Museum of Art |
| August 2004 |
Grants Pass, OR |
Painting "A Place At The
Table" earned 2nd Place in AAUW Art Show at Grants Pass Museum of
Art |
| September 2004 |
Jacksonville, OR |
6 man 'Outsider' show at
Two Oaks Restaurant |
| November 2004 |
Medford, OR |
Private one-man show |
| November 2004 |
New Providence, NJ |
Profiled in "Who's Who
in the World" by Marquis Publishers, 22nd edition |
| December 2004 |
on the Internet |
Web page featured on The
Art Fix, issue 45, promotion of AugustoGallery.com |
| February 2005 |
Owings Mills, MD |
"My Life at Fifty"
published in poetry anthology 'Best Poems and Poets of 2004' by
International Library of Poetry |
| Spring 2005 |
London, England |
Profiled in 'Who's Who
in the World' by National Register Biography Publishers |
| December - February 2005 |
Portland, OR |
Painting "Duality of
Floating' shown in Mt. Scott Art Center's 'Summer in Winter'
International Art Show |
| February 2005 |
London, England |
Poem "Awaiting
Butterflies" published in poetry anthology 'Labours of Love' by
Noble House, Ltd. |
| February - April 2005 |
Ruch, OR |
One-man show at Valley
View Winery |
| March 2005 |
Hudson, NY |
Painting "Man On A
Bridge" shown in Columbia County Council on the Arts 2005 juried art
show displayed at the Hudson Opera House |
| May 2005 |
Medford, OR |
One-man show at Cadillac
Cafe |
| June 2005 |
Eugene, OR |
Painting "Sunflowers On
Glass" shown in Pacific Northwest Annual, Erb Memorial Union,
University of Oregon |
| June - July 2005 |
Spokane, WA |
Paintings "Life At
Fifty" and "Ascendant" shown in 'Spectrum: The Human Possibilities'
at the Rainbow Regional Community Center |
July - September
2005 |
Applegate, OR |
One-man show at
Rosella's Winery |
| August 2005 |
Grants Pass, OR |
Paintings "Digital
Smudge" and "Sunflowers On Glass" shown in AAUW Art Show at Grants
Pass Museum of Art |
| October 2005 |
Applegate, OR |
Featured artist at Art
About Wine event show at Rosella's Winery |
| October 2005 |
New Providence, NJ |
Profiled in "Who's Who
in America" by Marquis Publishers, 60th edition |
| October 2005 |
Grants Pass, OR |
Paintings "Innocence",
"Torrent In Shadows" and "Cloak of November" in Rogue Community
College Firehouse Gallery show 'Art Along The Rogue' |
| October 2005 |
Columbia, MD |
Painting "Red Peddle"
accepted into juried 'Bike' show at Columbia Art Center; withdrawn
due to conflict in scheduling
(see below) |
| October 2005 - January
2006 |
Malvern, PA |
Painting "Dappled" shown
in Art Ability juried show at Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital show |
| November - December 2005 |
Mesquite, NV |
Paintings "Bowl of
Thought", "Box of Life", "Hot Blue" shown in juried show 'Lucky 13'
at Virgin Valley Artists Association |
| November 2005 - May 2006 |
Seattle, WA |
Painting "Red Peddle"
shown in No Boundaries juried traveling show by VSAarts; venue:
Seattle & Everett, WA and Eugene & Pendleton, OR |
| November 2005 |
Toronto, Canada |
Painting "Duality of
Floating" shown in International Abilities Festival in the Carrier
Gallery |
| November 2005 |
New Providence, NJ |
Profiled in "Who's Who
in the World" by Marquis Publishers, 22nd edition |
| November 2005 |
Alameda, CA |
Paintings "Constant
Craving", "Foregone Conclusion", "Passing Cloud", and "Glare Before
Rain" shown in Alameda Historical Museum show 'Art of the
Everyday Intimate' |
| November 2005 |
Owings Mills, MD |
Poem "Most Happy" given
Editor's Choice awarded and included in audio recording 'The Sound
of Poetry' |
| April 2006 |
Jacksonville, OR |
One-man show at Two Oaks
Restaurant |
| May 2006 |
Applegate, OR |
One-man show at
Rosella's Winery |
| April - May 2006 |
Eugene, OR |
Painting "Dappled" shown
in Pacific Northwest Annual at U of Oregon,
Adell-McMillian Gallery |
| May - June 2006 |
New Haven, CT |
Painting "Man On A
Bridge" shown in 'Particular Places' national show at Creative Arts
Workshop |
| Summer 2006 |
Owings Mills, MD |
Poem "Compassion of
White" published in poetry anthology 'Best Poems and Poets of 2005'
by Poetry.com. |
| July 2006 |
Toronto, Canada |
Non-exclusive licensing
agreement with Canadian Abilities Foundation for "Duality of
Floating" and other paintings |
| September 2006 |
Westlake, OR |
One-man show at Bearfoot
Lodge |
| October - November 2006 |
Coos Bay, OR |
Paintings "Endurance",
"Digital Reflux", and "Red Peddle" shown in Coos Art Museum Biennial |
| November 2006 |
New Providence, NJ |
Profiled in "Who's Who
in the World" by Marquis Publishers, 23rd edition |
| December 2006 |
Eugene, OR |
Painting "Positive
Thinking" shown in Art About AIDS, benefit & donation for HIV
Alliance Center at DIVA Gallery |
| December 2006 |
Owings Mills, MD |
"Most Happy" published
in poetry anthology 'Eternal Portraits' by International Library of
Poetry |
 
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