Florida Artists Group

Lynn's Bio:

Born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, Lynn’s family moved to Florida when she was 13 years old. Her mother had been an art student at the Parsons School of Design in New York as a young woman, but her potential art career was cut short by the Depression. Lynn inherited her mother’s love of creating art, but the demands of work, marriage and, ultimately, single motherhood kept her on the corporate track. Lynn has a Bachelors Degree in Education and a Masters Degree in Human Resources Management. After 35 years in corporate America, Lynn retired and began pursuing her lifelong dream of being an artist. She is a member of the Martin Artisans Guild, the Lighthouse ArtCenter, Florida Artists Group (FLAG), a Signature Member of the Boca Raton Museum Art Guild and the National Association of Women Artists, and a juried member of the Pastel Society of America.  Lynn teaches pastel classes at the Lighthouse ArtCenter.

Lynn has studied art at Palm Beach Community College, the Armory Art Center with renowned painter Miroslav Antic, the Lighthouse ArtCenter and has taken workshops with Carl Schmalz, Robbie Laird, Barbara Nechis, Terri Ford,  Margaret Dyer, Casey Klahn, Jen Evenhus, Tony Allain, Melinda Cootsona, Rebecca Crowell and Jerry McLaughlin, and Jenny Nelson. After dabbling in acrylics and watercolor, Lynn discovered her passion for the richness and vibrancy of pastels, which comprise most of her work. She has recently added an exciting new collection of abstract oil and cold wax paintings to her portfolio.  Lynn is also a self-taught professional framer and frames all of her own paintings.

Artist Statement:

For Lynn Morgan, creating art is an integral part of her philosophy of being consciously aware of the world around her.  Lynn has been creating art all of her life.  Until her retirement from the corporate world, art was one of her hobbies, but it was the only hobby that she never tired of.  She knew that when she retired, she would reinvent herself as an artist, and that’s what she did.  By attending classes and workshops, she learned techniques that have evolved over the years from realistic renderings to a much more abstract style.  Lynn loves to travel the world and is considered quite the adventurer by her friends.  Her works are inspired by the sights and sounds of her travels to various parts of the world.

Lynn’s early art experiences were orchestrated by her mother, a former student at the Parsons School in New York.  As a pre-teen, she was allowed to ride the city bus to downtown Detroit (imagine that!) by herself.  She would browse the stationary departments at the big department stores to find drawing paper.  As a teen, she began to paint with acrylics. 

Life took the marriage and career path, and those demands became primary.  Lynn has a Bachelor’s degree in Education and a Master’s degree in Human Resources Management.  She ultimately became a single mother, so the ability to support her daughter became the driving force in her life, although painting remained a hobby.  She tried flying a plane, playing guitar and piano, playing golf, SCUBA diving and sailing, but she always came back to painting. 

In later years, Lynn began painting with watercolors and took classes with Garri Katz, Barbara Nechis and Robbie Laird.  She also took art classes at Palm Beach State College where one of her instructors introduced her to pastels.  She was hooked on the look of the pastel sticks, the feel of the medium in her hand with no brush as a go-between, and the brilliant color that clings to the tooth of the paper.  She has also studied with Miroslav Antic, Terri Ford, Casey Klahn, Jen Evenhus, Aline Ordman, Tony Allain, Melinda Cootsona, Jenny Nelson and Rebecca Crowell and Jerry McLaughlin.  Her style continues to move toward more abstraction in both landscape and figurative works.  Lynn has recently added an exciting new collection of abstract paintings in oil and cold wax to her portfolio.

Lynn is now a full-time artist.  She is a signature member of the National Association of Women Artists (N.A.W.A), the Artists Guild of the Boca Raton Museum of Art, the Florida Artists Group (FLAG) and Women in the Visual Arts (WITVA).  She is a juried member of the Pastel Society of America and the Martin Artisans Guild.  She exhibits both locally and nationally and has won awards at several exhibits.  Lynn is currently represented by GalleryVibe in Naples, FL, and she teaches pastel classes and workshops at the Lighthouse ArtCenter in Tequesta, FL.

Selected Exhibits

Lighthouse ArtCenter:                     
 Annual Member Exhibit, 2016-2018, First Place Pastel               
Spotlight on New Talent, 2013, Honorable Mention
Painters of Scenery Juried Exhibits, 2010 – 2013, 2nd Place 2013

A.E. Backus Museum:
Best of the Best, 2020, Award of Merit

Art Gallery of Viera:
Brush With Success, 2017, Award of Merit

Solo Shows:
Schuyler Gallery, Lake Park, FL, 2018
Gallery 14, Vero Beach, FL, 2018
Art Collector’s Gallery, Ft. Pierce, FL 2020

National Association of Women Artists Juried Exhibits:
Silvia Wald & Po Kim Gallery, New York, 2011, 2015, 2017
Jeannette Hare Gallery Exhibit, 2011, 2013
Many other NAWA Exhibits 2011 - 2018

Art on Park Gallery:
Absolutely Abstract Juried Exhibition, 2017, First Place

Cultural Council of Palm Beach County:
Artistic Visions Juried Exhibition, 2016
Third Place

WITVA:
Artful Spirits, Armory Art Center, 2017, Judge’s Recognition

Fifth Avenue Art Gallery, Eau Gallie Arts District:
100% Pure Florida Juried Exhibition, 2012 - 2020
Award of Distinction, 2014, 2020

Boca Museum Art Guild, Juried Exhibits:
Downtown Boca Library Exhibit, 2013
Living Room Theatres 2013, 2nd Place
Judge’s Recognition, 2017
Art for Art’s Sake IV, 2016, Honorable Mention

Martin Artisans Guild:
Palm Room Gallery Exhibits, 2019-2020

FLAG Exhibits:
Leepa-Ratner Museum, 2015
Center for the Arts of Bonita Springs, 2016
Art of Association, 2016, Third Place
Coral Springs Museum of Art, 2017
Foosaner Museum, 2020

Memberships

Pastel Society of America            Juried Member
Boca Raton Museum Artists’ Guild - Signature Member
National Association of Women Artists - Signature Member
Lighthouse ArtCenter
Armory Art Center
First Coast Pastel Society
Florida Museum for Women Artists - Charter Member
Artists of Palm Beach County                       

Art Education

Palm Beach Community College                    Basic art courses           
Barbara Nechis Watercolor Workshop         Art Center, Sarasota
Lighthouse ArtCenter                                     Drawing and Painting courses
Robbie Laird Watercolor Workshop             Palm Beach Watercolor Society
Armory Art Center                                         Drawing, Painting and Fused Glass courses
                                                                           Advanced Painting Seminar with Miroslav Antic
Margaret Dyer                                                 The Figure in Pastel
                                                                           Daytona Beach Art League, 2008 – 2009
Terri Ford                                                        Painting the Pastel Landscape  Quercy Region, France, 2010
Casey Klahn Pastel Workshop                       Seeing Differently, 2014

Other Education
M.S. Human Resources Management          Nova Southeastern University, 1980
B.A. Education                                                  Florida Atlantic University, 1970