ABOUT Liz Morton
Born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina
After living in the DC Metro for 22 years and traveling the world Liz is back in NC and lives in Morehead City, North Carolina
Member of the Society of Layersits in Multi-Media
Represented by Impressions Art Gallery
Artist/Owner Art4urBrain Studios, LLC
Education
Drew Hoover, Morehead City, NC (Pastel Painting)
David R Daniels, Washington, DC (Watercolor Painting)
Ghost Ranch, NM (Intuitive Painting)
University of NC at Greensboro (MFA/Studies)
Barton College (Bachelors: Printmaking & Commercial Design)
Appalachian State University (Boone & NYC)
Drawing and Painting with my grandmother!
Residencies
2022 – Present Carolina Artist Gallery, Morehead City NC
Workshops (Taught)
2023 3-day Impact of Texture (3x), Morehead City, NC
2023 2-day Subtraction in Abstraction, Morehead City, NC
2023 3 (1/5-hour classes) Rapid Abstraction, Croatan High School AP Art
2023 2-day The Power of Color, Morehead City, NC
2018 1-day Color, Texture, & Composition, DC Metro
2017 2-hour Power of Paste, DC Metro
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Bradford Art Gallery, Salter Path, NC
2017 Kensington Art Gallery, Falls Church, VA
2016 Potomac Falls Heath Gallery, Sterling, VA
2016 Berkshire Hathaway Gallery, Reston, VA
Group Exhibitions
2023 Morton & Schaffer Village Gallery, Oriental, NC
2023 Afloat (Show Director) Carolina Artist Gallery, Morehead City, NC
2023 Wild Horses, Carolina Artist Gallery, Morehead City, NC
2023 TRAA Member Show, Bank of the Arts, New Bearn, NC
2023 Art From the Heart, Arts Council of Carteret County, Morehead City, NC
2023 Artist of the Month, Carolina Artist Gallery, Morehead City, NC
2022 Under the Sea, Carolina Artist Gallery, Morehead City, NC Juror: Christine Provard First Place (Buoy)
2022 State of the Art, Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC, Curator: Dr. Maia Nuku, Arts of Oceania at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
2018 Serendipity (Karen Hutchison, Julia Tova Malakoff, Liz Morton, Karen Mullarkey, Melanie Zucker Stanley, Marie Georgette Wright), RCA Gallery, Reston, VA
Juried Exhibitions
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High Notes, DelRay Artisans Gallery, Alexandria VA |
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2019 |
All Members, FCA Gallery, Falls Church, VA |
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2019 |
Color Riot FCA Gallery, Falls Church, VA |
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2018 |
All Members, FCA Gallery, Falls Church, VA |
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2018 |
Abstract Expressions, FCA Gallery, Falls Church, VA |
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2018 |
Organic Elements, FCA Gallery, Falls Church, VA |
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2017 |
Respite from Chaos, JoAnn Rose Gallery, Reston, VA Honorable Mention (Intertwine) |
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2017 |
Speak your Mind, DelRay Artisans Gallery, Alexandria VA |
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2017 |
Through the Looking Glass, DelRay Artisans Gallery, Alexandria, VA |
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2017 |
From the Heart, Hunter Woods Gallery, Reston, VA |
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2017 |
Kaleidoscope, FCA ArtSpace, Falls Church, VA |
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2017 |
Simply Abstract, DelRay Artisans Gallery, Alexandria, VA |
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2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 |
Small Works, ArtSpace Gallery, Falls Church VA All About Me, ArtSpace Gallery, Falls Church, VA Courage! JoAnn Rose Gallery, Reston, VA Eclectic Visions, Verizon Gallery, Annandale, VA All Member, ArtSpace, Gallery, Falls Church, VA |
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2016 |
Watered Colors-Colored Waters, ArtSpace Gallery, Falls Church, VA |
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2016 |
Line Upon Line, ArtSpace Gallery, Third Place (Transit Map) Falls Church, VA |
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2016 |
Artful Whimsy, ArtSpace Gallery Falls Church, VA |
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2016 |
Unlimited, ArtSpace Gallery, Herndon, VA |
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2016 |
All Together, ArtSpace Gallery, Falls Church, VA |
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2016 |
The Way I See, First Place (Time), JoAnn Rose Gallery, Reston, VA |
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2016 |
March Melee, Del Ray Artisans Gallery, Alexandria, VA |
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2016 |
All to Pieces, ArtSpace Gallery, Falls Church, VA |
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2016 |
Inspired by Love, First Place (Heart), Hunter Woods Gallery, Reston, VA |
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2016 |
Vivid, ArtSpace Gallery, Falls Church, VA |
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2016 |
True Colors Like a Rainbow, Del Ray Artisans Gallery, Alexandria, VA |
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2015 |
Wings, ArtSpace Gallery, Falls Church, VA |
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2015 |
Sound of Color, Second Place (Because the Sky), JoAnn Rose Gallery, Reston, VA. |
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2015 |
Dream, Create Inspire, Verizon Gallery, Annandale, VA |
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2015 |
Began exhibiting in Metro DC area, October |
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2015 |
Founded Art4urBrain Studios, LLC |
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2007 |
Alumni Exhibition, Virginia Thompson Graves Gallery, Wilson, NC |
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1999 |
Alumni Exhibition, Virginia Thompson Graves Gallery, Wilson, NC |
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1996 |
Group Exhibition, Center for Creative Leadership, Winston Salem, NC |
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1995 |
Group Exhibition, Southeastern Center of Art ((SECA), Winston Salem, NC |
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1981 |
Group Show Photography, First Place (Nude), NC State, (Curator 20th Century Art, Smithsonian) |
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1980 |
Spring Exhibition, Rocky Mount Center for the Arts First Place (With Apple) Rocky Mount, NC |
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1973 |
Governor’s School Art, Winston Salem, NC |