Melanie's paintings “evoke a range of emotion from quiet contemplation to bubbling-over joy”
A Roundabout Path
Melanie Morris was drawn to art from an early age but didn’t think painting could be a career but a hobby she would always love. She worked as a pharmaceutical rep, advertising account director and medical education moderator but never found a job she really loved. Melanie now happily works full-time as an artist.
Happy Color
Melanie doesn’t like dreary and uses layers of exquisite color to create her dreamlike paintings. Her colorful acrylic paintings have been said to “evoke a range of emotion from quiet contemplation to bubbling-over joy”.
Sharing the Joy
Melanie loves sharing the happiness she has found in painting and has taught workshops for 15 years. She teaches two online painting courses - Fearless Florals® and Fearless Landscapes™ plus a membership - Fearless Floral Club™. Thousands of students from over 30 countries have taken Melanie's online courses.
Seen Here
Melanie’s paintings have appeared in several publications including Cottage Journal, Art Galleries & Artists of the South, Birmingham Home & Garden as well as on HGTV. She has been the featured artist at the Art Show at BA - Nashville, TN and Southern Voices - Birmingham, AL.
Her contemporary landscapes and florals are in several corporate and private collections including Hilton Hotels, Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine, The Greater Birmingham Convention & Visitors Bureau, and Southern States Bank.
Birmingham is Home
Melanie grew up in Jackson, MS and has lived all over the South but she and her husband – author Michael Morris (www.MichaelMorrisBooks.com) - now call Birmingham, Alabama home. Her work is available through her studio and Melanie's online shop.
If you would like more information on a painting or a course, please email Melanie at melanie@melaniemorrisart.com
Teaching Experience
Melanie has taught painting classes and workshops since 2008 with a focus on landscapes and florals.
Madeline Island School of the Arts - LaPointe, WI
Hudson River Art Workshops – Greenville, NY
Gadsen Arts Center & Museum – Quincy, FL
Kennedy-Douglas Art Center – Florence, AL
Quinlan Visual Art Center – Gainesville, GA
Ninth Street Gallery - Dallas, TX
Donna Downey Studio – Charlotte, NC
Alabama Art Supply – Birmingham, AL
Eastern Shore Art Center – Fairhope, AL
Studio on Linden – Homewood, AL
Buckner Center – Anniston, AL
Bay Rivers Art Guild – Daphne, AL
Kennedy-Douglas Art Center – Florence, AL
Private workshops in Maryville, TN; Blowing Rock, NC; Bray's Island, SC
Gallery and Museum Exhibitions
Bennett Gallery; Nashville, TN – “Women’s Work II”
The Columbus Museum; Columbus, GA – “Let There Be Art”
Huntsville Museum of Art; Huntsville, AL – Gala
Matt Jones Gallery; Birmingham, AL – “Art in Alabama”
Grovewood Gallery; Asheville, NC - “New Artists”
Juried Exhibitions
Artclectic – Nashville, TN
The Harding Art Show – Nashville, TN
Fine Art in Brentwood Show & Sale – Nashville, TN
Spotlight on Art – Atlanta, GA
Bluff Park Art Show – Birmingham, AL
The Wonders of Alabama Art – Energen Art Competition; Birmingham, AL
Monte Sano – Huntsville, AL
Virginia Highland Summerfest – Atlanta, GA
Eastern Shore Art Center’s Annual Outdoor Show
ArtXtravaganza – Knoxville, TN
33rd Annual Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival – Pensacola, FL
GumTree Festival – Tupelo, MS
Fine Arts League of Cary 8th Annual Juried Artists Exhibition; Cary, NC
The Women’s Center 18th Annual Juried Exhibition; Chapel Hill, NC
Awards
Emerging Artist - Art Galleries & Artists of the South
BPPA Show Chairs’ $1,750 Cash Award – Bluff Park Art Show
August A. Moore Memorial Purchase Award – Bluff Park Art Show
Merit Award – Alabama Art Colony
Merit Award – Mountain Brook Spring Show
Merit Award in Painting – Eastern Shore Art Center’s 36th Annual Show
Purchase Award –Eastern Shore Art Center’s 36th Annual Show
Purchase Awards –36th Annual GumTree Festival
First Place in Acrylic Painting – Mountain Brook Spring Show
Second Place in Painting –Birmingham Art Association
Best of Show –Eastern Shore Art Members Juried Show
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