Artist | Designer | Collaborator
Artist Bio
Morgan McGill is a painter and muralist based in Louisville, KY. She received her BFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Louisville and studied historical Spanish painting in Spain where she held her first group exhibition in 2017. Paying homage to her city, she created a brilliantly saturated mural for Churchill Downs- where the Kentucky Derby is held each year. She expanded her knowledge of color theory working with HGTV alongside Liz Richter to create the “Be Kind” mural in La Grange, KY. Most recently, she has collaborated with Fund for the Arts and the Muhammad Ali Center to paint a portrait of Ali and participate in an exhibition on the theme of queer female perspectives. McGill has been awarded grants from the Great Meadows Foundation and the Kentucky Foundation for Women to meet her favorite artists, attend residencies around the world, and continue her podcast project on purity culture.
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Education
Hite Art Institute
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
2014 - 2018
BFA Drawing & Painting
BA Spanish
University of the Basque Country
Bilbao, Spain
Semester abroad 2017
Spanish Contemporary Painting
Spanish Historical Drawing
Latin University of Costa Rica
Heredia, Costa Rica
Semester Abroad, 2016
Spanish Language
Spanish Literature
Murals
2023 A Sister's Pride, Muhammad Ali Center, Louisville, KY
Flowers of Kentucky, AirBnB on Bardstown Rd, Louisville, KY
Fairy Garden, Private Residence, Louisville, KY
2022 Sunset, Private Resident Ceiling, Paris, KY
Poppies, Private Resident Garage, Louisville, KY
Rainbow, Waldorf School, Louisville, KY, collaboration with Art House
Either or II, Louisville Metro, CycLouvia, Louisville, KY
Bloom, Bloom Elementary School, Collaboration with 5th graders and LVA, Louisville, KY
Be Kind, Assistant to Liz Richter on HGTV's Hometown Kickstart mural project, La Grange, KY
2021 We Are the Home of the Greatest, Muhammad Ali PBS Documentary Mural, Fund for the Arts, Louisville, KY
Andie Riding, Churchill Downs, Live Mural for Downs After Dark, Fund for the Arts, Louisville, KY
Cinema, Assistant to Liz Richter for private realtor, Shelbyville Road, Louisville, KY
2020 When Women Come Together, Kale & Flax at Jefferson Community & Technical College, Louisville, KY
Selected Exhibitions
2023 We Don't Wither, Muhammad Ali Center, Louisville, KY
2022 Hite 75th Anniversary Alumni Exhibition, Cressman Center, Louisville, KY
2021 Pure to Pieces Solo Show at Mellwood Arts Center, Louisville, KY
PRHBTN, Lexington Art League, Loudon House, Lexington, KY
Black & White Show, Kore Gallery, Louisville, KY
New Grooves Exhibition, New Grooves Gallery, London, England
48th Annual Showcase, Louisville Artisans Guild, Kore Gallery, Louisville, KY
Virtual Exhibition Series, New Grooves Gallery, London, England
The Artemesias, KY Foundation for Women, Virtual Exhibition
2020 Art Makes Home, Kentucky Refugee Ministries, 21C Museum, Louisville, KY
Barriers, Lexington Arts Connect, Online Exhibition
Festival of Lights, Jack O lantern Spectacular in Iroquois Park, Louisville, Kentucky
Women of Influence, Kentucky Artisan Center, Berea, KY
Herself, Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY
Change Now, PeaceState with Black Lives Matter, Louisville, KY
Art Makes Home, Kentucky Refugee Ministries, Louisville, KY
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2019 PRHBTN, Loudoun House, Lexington, KY
15th Annual Mazin Art Exhibit, Jewish Community Center, Louisville, KY
Festival of Lights, Jack O lantern Spectacular in Iroquois Park, Louisville, Kentucky
Kent Mansion Gallery Exhibit, Light in the Darkness: A Study of Hope and Healing, Indianapolis, IN
2018 Festival of Lights, Jack O lantern Spectacular in Iroquois Park, Louisville, KY
BFA Thesis Exhibition, Hite Art Institute, Louisville, KY
Red Alert Series Collaboration, w/ Ying Kit Chan and Jordyn Oswald, Science Week in Germany & Switzerland
2017 Bellas Artes in Garabia ZAWP, University of the Basque Country's Collective Visual, Bilbao, Spain
Grants & Residencies
2022 Art Meets Activism Grant Recipient, Kentucky Foundation for Women, Louisville, KY (press release:
https://www.kfw.org/feminist-blog/2021-ama-recipients/)
2021 Visual Artist in Residence, Dorland Mountain Arts Colony, Temecula, CA
Collider Artist in Residence, Louisville Free Public Library, Louisville, KY
Artist Professional Development Grant, Great Meadows Foundation, Louisville, KY
Hopscotch House, Kentucky Foundation for Women, Louisville, KY
2020 Artist Enrichment Grant, Kentucky Foundation for Women, Louisville, KY
Arthritis in a Crisis, Lou Arts Network, Louisville, KY
Art Makes Home, Kentucky Refugee Ministries, Louisville, KY
Hopscotch House, Kentucky Women's Foundation, Prospect, KY
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Media & Presentations
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Morgan McGill Great Meadows Presentation, “Rounding the Circle: The Mary and Al Shands Collection,” Speed Art Museum, July 9, 2023.
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Justin Mog, “Sustainability Now Radio Interview,” July 10, 2023
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Fund for the Arts, “Arts Heal,” Billboards and buses around Louisville, KY, 2022
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Morgan McGill and Guests, “Pure to Pieces,” Kentucky Foundation for Women 2021 & 2022.
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Morgan McGill 2021, “Imagine Mural Festival,” Fund for the Arts, 2021.
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Eleanor Cowell, “EC Photography," London, England, July 16, 2020.
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