Vivienne Morgan

Vivienne Morgan is an English expatriate who has lived in Minnesota for 30 years but her heart is still in England. Her desire to find a sense of belonging in America drives the themes of place/space and identity in her work.

Vivienne holds an MFA in painting, and has worked in photography and new media since 1997.

Solo Exhibitions
Double Vision. Park Square Theatre, St Paul MN. June 2009.
A Sense of Place.  North Dakota Museum of Art.  November 2008, January 2009.
Sitting with Our Selves.  Interactive video booth installation at Bemidji Community Art Center.  October 2003.
Vision and Reality. Solo exhibition. Talley Gallery, Bemidji State University. March 1993.
Concurrent Perspectives. School of Art Gallery, Bowling Green State University. July 1992.
Inner Visions. Talley Gallery, Bemidji State University. July-September 1994.
Another Space. Talley Gallery, Bemidji State University. May 1989.

International Exhibitions
Relentless Eye: Global Cell Photography 2009. Helen Day Art Center, VT.  Sept/Oct 2009
Urban Legends and Country Tales. Jurors, Don Archer Mocha, and Andrew Darlow. Bonita Museum, San Diego, October 2008.
Wet Pixels. Peacock Gallery, Poole Dorset, England.  June 2007.
A World of Photography. Australian Academy of Design, Port Melbourne, Australia. 2006.
Digital International. San Diego Art Institute, Marylin Kushner, juror.  April –June 2006.
x-99 Internet Art Exhibition. Lorient, Brittany. March 19-21 1999.
The Strange Case of Art. Electronic Art Festival, Rotterdam. 1998.
Global Collage Wall Projection Collaborative. Two day event. San Francisco 1997.

Group Exhibitions
New Work. BCAC, Bemidji, MN. June-August 2009.
Faculty Exhibition. Talley Gallery, Bemidji State University, MN. June-September 2009.
Women’s Work. Invitational. Northwest Art Center, Minot ND.  March 2009.
North Dakota Museum of Art. 2008.
Benefit Dinner, Regional Collectors Exhibition.  Art selected by the collectors from their own collections.
North Dakota Museum of Art Annual Auction 2007. Grand Forks, ND. October-November 2007.
Women in the Picture. Invitational. Northwest Art Center, Minot ND.  March 2007.
North Dakota Museum of Art Annual Auction 2007. Grand Forks, ND. November 2006.
Speaking From the Flower. The Wild Hare. Bemidji, MN. March 2006.
North Dakota Museum of Art Annual Auction 2005. Grand Forks, ND. November 2005.
Faculty Exhibition. Talley Gallery, Bemidji State University. September 2005,
Confections. Uptown Caffe, Bemidji, MN. Feb/March 2003.
Faculty Exhibition. Talley Gallery, Bemidji State University. Summer 1996.
Three from Bemidji. Joy Kops Gallery, Duluth, MN. September-October 1994.
Faculty Exhibition. Talley Gallery, Bemidji State University. Summer 1993.
40th Annual Spring Show. Juried. Artspace, Lima, OH. May 1992.
Graduate Exhibition. Juried. Graduate Program Award. School of Art Gallery, Bowling Green State University. January 1992.
Graduate Exhibition. Juried. Strickland Award. School of Art Gallery, Bowling Green State University. January 1991.
Faculty Exhibit. Talley Gallery, Bemidji State University. May 1991.
Minnesota Artists. Juried exhibition. MCAD Gallery, MCAD, Minneapolis, MN, November 1989.

Juried Web Exhibitions and Publications
Urban Legends and Country Tales. Exhibition Catalog. 2008.
Donnies 2006. Juried. Museum of Computer Art. www.virtuall.museum.com
Haste mal’n euro? Der Spiegel. A gallery relating to the article. March 1999.

Collaborative Projects
The Garden  Environmental sculpture built in collaboration with the community.  Bemidji High School, 2000.
Sitting with Our Selves.  Interactive video booth installation, collaborating with the public, at Bemidji Community Art Center.  October 2003.
Coin-Note-Sign. Invitational collaboration and exhibition. 1999.
The Strange Case of Art. Invitational collaboration and exhibition. 1998-1999.

Artist Talks
North Dakota Museum of Art November 2008
University of Minnesota 1999

Collections
North Dakota Museum of Art
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First National Bank, Bemidji.
Medici Circle, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio.
College of Arts and Letters, Bemidji State University.
Klevin Print Collection, Bemidji State University.

Grants and Awards
Artist Initiative Grant Minnesota State Arts Board 2010/2011 for “Lakes to Lakes”
Finalist:  Mcknight Photographer Award, 2007.
Individual Artist Grant.  Region 2 Arts Council. 2006.
Individual Artist Grant.  Region 2 Arts Council. 2003.
Forecast Public Arts project fulfillment grant. Funding to complete The Garden, an environmental sculpture at Bemidji High School.  2000-2001
Individual Artist Grant. Region 2 Arts Council,. 1999.
Forecast Public Art  Research Grant .1999.
Distinguished Artist Award. McKnight Foundation 1994

Education
MFA Painting, Drawing. Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH. 1992.
BFA Painting. Honors. Bemidji State University, Bemidji MN. 1988.
BA Art History. Honors. St Cloud State, St Cloud, MN. 1985.

Teaching
Adjunct and Fixed Term. Bemidji State University. Courses taught: Digital imaging, Foundations, Painting, Drawing, Sculpture.  1989- current.
Artist in Residence. Video and Photoshop.  Blackduck History Center, Blackduck, MN. 2003.
Artist in Residence. Photoshop. Lafayette High School, Redwood Falls, MN. 1999.
Workshop Instructor. Photoshop. Minnesota Center for Arts Education. 1997.