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JOHN PAUL MORGAN ART

John Paul Morgan (1934-2020) created beautiful artwork throughout his life specializing in serigraph and lithography. He lived in the Seattle Washington area and worked out of the Northwest Printmakers Studio.

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The Artist:

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John P. Morgan was born in Seattle Washington, in 1934. Morgan studied fine art and serigraphy with internationally known Japanese Jun'ichiro Sekino and Kiyoshi Saito, and Glen Alps and Keneth Auvil.

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Primarily a Northwest American artist, he is represented by galleries throughout the US and also in Europe and Canada. Morgan was president of the Northwest Printmakers and a member of the Graphics Society. His work has appeared in "Time Magazine" and "Who's Who in the West".

 

Morgan's work is owned by private and public institutions and museums where it has been exhibited including: N.W. Annual N.W. Printmakers International Seattle; American Graphics, California; National Print Exhibition, Oklahoma; Free Library of Philadelphia; State of Washington, University of Washington; Seattle Art Museum; Old Bergen Art Guild, Pacific N.W. Bell; Weyerhaeuser Co.; and Central Washington University.

 

The Art:

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John P. Morgan was a master printmaker. He worked in Washington state and worked with an old Paul Shniedewend Reliance hand press, after which he named his print studio - Reliance. Morgan also enjoyed working with an antique English "Furnival" lithograph proof press and a "Kember" etching press. His prints used two printing techniques: lithographic printing through which he achieves fine detail in drawing, and silk-screen printing through which he achieved rich subtle color tones - using as many as twelve successive transparent screens.

 

In addition to lithographs and serigraphs, John was an accomplished artist in oil paintings, water color, acrylics, collages, prints, charcoal drawings, pencil and many other formats as you'll see throughout this site.

 

Bio:

If you had walked past the new Semantics outpost on Main Street (Edmonds) , you may have seen John Paul Morgan’s artwork in the window. On Thursday from 5-8 p.m. you would of had a chance to chat with the creator of these fanciful creatures at Semantics Gallery. As a child romping through his family's sheep ranch high in the Cascade Mountains of Washington State, John Paul Morgan was inspired to observe nature closely. Today, the art of this now urban artist takes us into a uniquely whimsical - yet lyrical - perspective of the natural world.

 

Before becoming a full-time artist, John received a master's degree in Fine Art as well as teaching art. He also worked as an artist for The Boeing Co., animating instructional films with expatriate cartoonists from the Walt Disney Studios. The precision of his lines, exquisite color sensitivity, and a meticulous attention to detail reflect his studies in woodblock printmaking with Japanese masters, as well as working with internationally renowned artists in lithography and intaglio printmaking.

 

From his urban based studio in metropolitan Seattle, this artist could see the Cascades of his youth on the horizon while being inspired by his international travels, memories of old tunes and nostalgic themes, and ballroom dancing with his wife. John has exhibited his work world-wide in international shows and galleries, and has been nominated by Who's Who in International Art. He has participated in exhibits at the Seattle Art Museum and around the world and, according to the gallery’s press release, is “ranked among the very best in his profession.”

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