- About -
Jean Morgan - Artist
Meet Jean Morgan
A professional accomplished artist, encouraged by her family to enjoy the countryside and nature, this led to Jean’s unique style of representing the world that she sees. Works and commissions include Acrylics, Watercolours and Photographic medias to exquisitely capture, landscapes, animals, portraits, and special commissions.
As a trilingual and seasoned traveller, it is easy to see her work has been influenced by her many long-haul treks to colourful, far-flung places, including Galapagos, Ecuador and the Americas and subsequently exhibiting these associated collections within an extensive portfolio.
Her cheerful, outlook and style, has made her a firm favourite amongst her many art collector clients. She continues to paint and sell her Artwork with outlets including throughout North Wales and internationally.
As a trilingual and seasoned traveller, it is easy to see her work has been influenced by her many long-haul treks to colourful, far-flung places, including Galapagos, Ecuador and the Americas and subsequently exhibiting these associated collections within an extensive portfolio.
Her cheerful, outlook and style, has made her a firm favourite amongst her many art collector clients. She continues to paint and sell her Artwork with outlets including throughout North Wales and internationally.
A wide variety of her work can be experienced in local Galleries and Exhibitions throughout the year. Key accomplishments include:
Art Gallery
• Owner Proprietor of Conwy Art Gallery - Castle St Conwy (1998 until recent), exhibiting own and other prominent local artists
- Career Commissions; Painted and sold over a 1,000 original works.
- Prize Winner: Machynlleth National Eisteddfod. ‘SNIPE ON NEST’ Acrylic bird study (1986)
- Recognition from HRH The PRINCE of WALES St James Palace. Congratulations and recognition on the annual submission by Judges Ltd. portfolio of 12 landscape watercolour illustrations (2001 & 2003)
- Special recognition acknowledgement from Sir Kyffin Williams: re my works for The North Wales in Watercolour portfolio of Conwy and surrounding scenery (2001)
- Recognition: Sir Peter Scott, in recognition of Slim bridge portrayal of wild fowl birds.
- Career Commissions; Painted and sold over a 1,000 original works.
- Prize Winner: Machynlleth National Eisteddfod. ‘SNIPE ON NEST’ Acrylic bird study (1986)
- Recognition from HRH The PRINCE of WALES St James Palace. Congratulations and recognition on the annual submission by Judges Ltd. portfolio of 12 landscape watercolour illustrations (2001 & 2003)
- Special recognition acknowledgement from Sir Kyffin Williams: re my works for The North Wales in Watercolour portfolio of Conwy and surrounding scenery (2001)
- Recognition: Sir Peter Scott, in recognition of Slim bridge portrayal of wild fowl birds.
Artist & Exhibitions Resident
- Exhibition: Portfolio of ten annual commissioned works of Art hung in the RCA Open Exhibition Conwy (up to 2020) e.g. Boat at Conwy (Lady Kay). During that period - 10 Pieces accepted in Open Exhibition - 3 Sold
- Resident Exhibitor: Local Scenery Landscapes at Plas Newydd National Trust Llanfairpwll Anglesey
- Art Exhibitions also featured at ...
- Oriel Plas Brondanw, Llanfrothen, Penrhyndeudreath (2014) o Visitor Centre Art Gallery Conwy
- Artwork2 Gallery Betws y Coed
- National Trust, Bodnant
- Features New Artist: St David’s, Pembrokeshire Gail Lloyd Gallery. Painting numerous views, incorporating North & West Wales
Special Commissions
- TSP Capital Management Group LLC NJ, USA. Commissioned and acquired a portfolio of 23 original pieces of Artwork. The commission remains exhibited in the corporate gallery in Chicago USA. (2006-2013)
- Commission: Aberconwy Borough Council. An original artwork ‘Reflections Conwy’ chosen by the serving Mayor of Conwy Goronwy Edwards gifted to Mayor of Himeji JAPAN in honour of the twinning of both towns (2019)
Commercial Residency / Commissions
- Corporate commission: N Power Renewables 5 Large watercolour paintings - reservoirs above Dolgarrog. Originals Art plus 100 numbered, signed copies. Later gifted to Staff at the corporate Centenary Dinner. (2007)
- Conwy Resident Exhibition Harbour Gallery – Portfolio of various featured works c25 Artworks (2018)
- Resident Exhibition: original works at the National Trust Art Gallery Bodnant Craft Centre (2018)
- Corporate Commission: Britain’s smallest house painting a template for a Sculpture to place along the RSPB footpath (2013)
- Corporate Commission - Pennaf Housing Association – Cardiff; 10 Large Canvases - Llandudno, Conwy etc.(2013)
- Corporate Commission: Watercolour ‘Fisherman & Nets, Conwy Quay, for McBryde Homes Ltd. (2013) Special Commissions
- Commission - Imperial Hotel Llandudno - Paint 4 Large watercolour paintings of Llandudno Bay and Beach including 25 signed Limited Prints made from each image (2005)
- Commission - J W Lees & Co - Mulberry Harbour Conwy for 3 Originals of Mulberry harbour area and prints (2001)
- Commission - Ambassador Hotel – Llandudno, Design - Edwardian Christmas Card (2001)
- Commission - Conwy Golf Club for 5 large special Watercolour Paintings, included Golf House & 18th Hole (1996)
TV and Media
- BBC feature on ‘Weatherman walking’ Betws y Coed. Chosen artist to demonstrate along the banks of the river Llygwy (2022)
- Featured Artist / Art Competition: BBC The One Show. ‘Tangled Love’ 24” x Acrylic on Canvas. Chosen from over 50,000 entries and hung in the Burlington RA Art Gallery London. Featured several times on BBC TV (2014)
- Japan TV Feature: Featured Welsh artist and ambassador for ongoing Japanese citizens guide team around Conwy, this led many Japanese visiting the Gallery (2012)
- Featured Artist and Painting: BIRD Watching magazine - Quay West Publishing -for a miniature water colour painting pair of Goldfinches - Featured in their February’96 issue - plus prize copy of Bruce Pearson ‘Painting in watercolour’ (1996)
Publications and Other
- Author/Illustrator(artist) of the Book: ‘The Character of Conwy’ an insight to the life, times & characters of Conwy town. Included 37 paintings (2007)
- Designed pictorial Tourist Guide & Map for Conwy CBC. Over 100,000 copies printed to date (2014)
- Resident Local Artist: Painted - The North Wales in Water-Colour Calendar & Greeting cards range with tens of thousands of copies sold UK wide via Judges Ltd - St Leonard -on -sea, Hastings (1999- 2020)
Photographic Media
- Darkroom Technician: Albert Marion High Class Wedding Photographer Penny Lane Liverpool (1963-65)
- Art Colourist: Darkroom Technician & Colourist - Photography - Knights Photography, Hope St, Liverpool. (1960-62)