Ann Morgan is a contemporary painter based in Denver, whose work explores landscape as a record of memory both virtual/digital and real, time, and cultural change.

I grew up in Michigan and have lived and worked in New York City and Washington, D.C., experiences that inform my interest in how place is shaped by both physical environment and technological mediation.

I earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Michigan State University and spent a year as an AmeriCorps*VISTA before pursuing graduate study at New York University. I left before I was finished…I wanted to follow my interest in tech. Alongside (and mostly instead of) my studio practice, I developed an early career in digital media and technology, working for over two decades in roles that included teaching computer skills, developing and managing websites and working in technology-focused senior roles. This long engagement with digital culture continues to inform my artistic process as a subject and a way of thinking about memory and perception.

My work is part of private collections in London, Chicago, Anchorage, Denver and all over Michigan.

EDUCATION

2000 New York University, Master’s credits

1999 Michigan State University, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Cum Laude

1994 Surrey University at Roehampton Institute, English Literature Abroad

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2026 February 16–March 12, Rose Center for the Arts, I Remember, Longview, WA

2024 November 15–December 7, The Art Base, Once When I Was You III, Basalt, CO

2024 March 8–24, Crested Butte Center for the Arts, Once When I Was You II, Crested Butte, CO

2023 Next Gallery, Once When I Was You, Lakewood, CO

2022 SassaBird Fine Art Gallery, Unnatural Series, Denver, CO

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2025 August 14–October 17, Hey Kiddo, Red Brick Aspen, Aspen, CO

2023 Niza Knoll, A.I.-Morphosis: Exploring the Fusion of Human and Machine in Visual Art,
Denver, CO

2023 3 Square Art, New Horizons: Landscapes 2023, 6th Annual Exhibition, Fort Collins, CO

2022 ArtPrize, Atwater Brewery, Grand Rapids, MI

2022 Art We Heart, Feature by Lewis Art Consulting, Denver, CO

2022 Dairy Block First Friday with Inside Her Studio, Denver, CO

2022 Core New Art Space, Friends Like These, Lakewood, CO

2021 The Waiting Room Gallery, Straddling the Line, Denver CO

2021 Bitfactory Gallery, Virtual Hope, Denver CO

2021 40 West Arts, I HEART…, Lakewood, CO

SELECTED AWARDS

2021 Award of Excellence, 40 West Arts

1999 Ralf Henricksen Award for Painting, Michigan State University

1992 First Prize Fine Art Scholarship, Michigan State University

PRESS

“Ann Morgan – Abstract Painting and Artificial Intelligence”, Dinner with Artists Podcast. Podcast audio, February 25, 2025. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6y3gvC16nk

Kimberly, Amy. “Express Yourself November 29, 2024”, KDNK 88 Public Radio. kdnk.org/podcast/expressyourself/2024-12-03/express-yourself-november-29-2024

Nicoletti, Kimberly. “The Art Base displays two new contrasting methods of producing art”, November 18, 2024. The Aspen Times. annmorgan.art/aspentimes (redirect)

Hanson, Geoff. “Digital and fabric art featured in Art Base exhibit”, November 14, 2024. Aspen Daily News. annmorgan.art/aspendaily (redirect)

“Stories & Insights: Meet Ann Morgan”, September 2, 2024. Canvas Rebel. canvasrebel.com/meet-ann-morgan

“Ep. 173 Ann Morgan Abstract Painter, Melding the Traditional With Technology”, Tenet Podcast. Podcast audio, November 16, 2023. buzzsprout.com/699271/episodes/13982317-ep-173ann-morgan-abstract-painter-melding-the-traditional-with-technology

Lane, Eden. “If it’s AI, is it art?”, November 29, 2023. Colorado Public Radio. cpr.org/2023/11/29/is-ai-art

“Rising Stars: Meet Ann Morgan”, August 16, 2022. VoyageDenver. voyagedenver.com/interview/rising-stars-meet-ann-morgan-of-80221

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE OVERVIEW

CARRIER SIGNAL, DENVER, CO

2019– VP & SENIOR WEB, AI, DESIGN CONSULTANT

INSIGHTS ASSOCIATION, WASHINGTON, DC

2018–2019 VICE PRESIDENT OF DIGITAL

2011–2018 DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

TECHSMITH CORPORATION, OKEMOS, MI

2006–2008 CREATIVE PROJECTS DESIGNER

2003–2006 WEB DESIGNER/UX SPECIALIST

PTD TECHNOLOGY, EAST LANSING, MI

2000–2003 TRAINING SPECIALIST / SYSTEM ANALYST

LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA/CALC, LANSING, MI

1996–1997 AMERICORPS*VISTA