Bio

Sydney Morgan, Painter

Sydney’s drawings and paintings have been juried into regional and national exhibitions and have won numerous awards. She is a juried member of the Baltimore Watercolor Society and the Potomac Valley Watercolorists, and earned signature membership in the Virginia Watercolor Society. While living in Virginia, Sydney was a member of the Art League located at the Torpedo Factory, Alexandria. From 2004-2006, she served on the board of directors as Secretary and Events Chair for the Maryland Federation of Art located in Annapolis, Maryland. She is currently a member of the Portrait Society of America; the Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, North Carolina; and the North Carolina Watercolor Society.

After studying English literature in college and having a successful career in retail fashion in boutiques from Palm Beach to Georgetown, Sydney returned to painting, taking classes that revived both her skill and passion. She has studied with Mary Whyte, Roberta Carter Clark, Arne Westerman, Carolyn Gawerecki, and Lisa Semerad. Sydney has painted over 90 portrait commissions since getting back to full-time painting in 1994. Sydney currently lives in Raleigh, North Carolina with her husband, Steve, and her constant studio companion Maine Coon-cat-muse, Stella.

 

Exhibitions

  JURIED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2005

City Gallery, Baltimore,  Spring Members show (all media)
Award: “ Blues IV”    
Juror: Jackie O’Regan
Curator, Evergreen House
2004

Circle Gallery, Annapolis, Fall Members’ show (all media)
2003

City Gallery, Baltimore, Spring Members show (all media)
Circle Gallery, Annapolis, Winter Members’ show (all media) 

2002

Circle Gallery, Annapolis, Self-Portrait show (all media)
MidAtlantic Watercolor Exhibit, Bethesda
Award: “Santa Fe Still”                
Juror: Katherine Chang Liu
Circle Gallery, Annapolis, Spring Members’show (all media)
2001

Circle Gallery, Annapolis, Spring Members’ show (all media)
Virginia Watercolor Society Exhibition
Award:  “5 O’clock Shadow”     
Juror: Arne Westerman
Art League @ Torpedo Factory (all media)
1998 

Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors, New York
Art League @ Torpedo Factory, 2 group shows (all media)

     

CURRENT PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Baltimore Watercolor Society (juried membership)

Potomac Valley Watercolorists (juried membership)

Portrait Society of America 

Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh

NC Watercolor Society 

   

PAST PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

The Art League @ Torpedo Factory  1997 - 2000

Virginia Watercolor Society 1995 - 2000,  Artist Member (juried into 3 exhibits)