photo by Heami Lee
Hope Morgan was born into a family of female artists who instilled the importance of art-making in her at a young age. She earned her BFA from Longwood University in 2016 before returning to her hometown of Richmond, Virginia to pursue teaching and painting.
Hope is an abstract painter whose practice is driven by the beauty of contained forms, how they exist in the natural world, and how we respond to them. Her pieces tell a story of meditative problem-solving through color, shape, and line. Her non-traditional landscapes are often informed by time spent in the mountains. Additionally, she is interested in conversations surrounding art as it relates to neurodiversity and opening our minds to unconventional ways of thinking.
In addition to her personal art practice, Hope is a musician and teaches elementary art at St. Christopher’s School. She and her partner currently reside in Maidens, Va with their two dogs and chickens.
photo by Aly Hansen
Hope Morgan
b. 1994
Lives and works in Maidens, Virginia
EDUCATION
Longwood University, Farmville, VA
2016 BFA Drawing & Painting
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2024-present, Lower School Art Teacher, St. Christopher's School, Richmond, VA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 Hope Morgan x The Conscious Table, APOTHEC, Richmond, VA
2025 'Runaway,' St. Catherine's School, Richmond, VA
2022 'This Place is a Shelter,' Solo Exhibition, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA
DUAL EXHIBITIONS
2024 'Hyper!', Reviresco Coffee, Richmond, VA
2023 'Flow & Form' with Dathan Kane, Capital One West Creek, curated by 1708 Gallery
2022 Dual Exhibition with Chris Brandell, Palette Home, Richmond, VA
2020 Dual Exhibition with Claiborne Riley, Palette Home, Richmond, VA
2019 'Windows in the Sky' with Anna Morgan The Collegiate School, Richmond, VA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026 'Fireflies,' Ada Gallery, Richmond, VA
2024 'Flowers,' Art House, Richmond, VA
2023 'Keep it 1000,' Southside Contemporary Art Gallery, Richmond, VA
2023 Cabin Fever Annual Art Auction, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
2022 'A Well to Draw From,' Group Exhibition, The Visual Arts Center of Richmond
2022 Teeny Tiny Trifecta 5, Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA
2022 Hung Juried 2.0, Glavé Kocen Consulting, Richmond, VA
2020 All-Media Juried Show, Crossroads Art Center, Richmond, VA
2016 'Point of Departure,' Longwood Center for the Visual Arts, Farmville, VA
2015 Junior Group Exhibition, Bedford Gallery, Longwood University, Farmville, VA
SELECTED RESIDENCIES + AWARDS
2025 Resident, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Amherst, VA
2025 Resident, Willow House, Terlingua, TX
2024 Resident, Getaway House, Stanardsville, VA
2023 Resident, Azule, Hot Springs, NC
2022 Resident, The Visual Arts Center of Richmond
2019 Resident, Getaway House, Stanardsville, VA
2018 RVA H2O 'It All Drains to the James' Mural Contest Winner
EXPERIENCE
2026 Artist, Connor's Heroes
2024 Artist, Monster Drawing Rally, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
2023 Artist, Monster Drawing Rally, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
2023 Live Painter, Southside Contemporary Art Gallery
2022 Artist, Monster Drawing Rally, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
2022 Muralist, Mending Walls’ “Transcending Walls” at Richmond Hill
2021 Artist, Mending Walls’ Paint Jam, Richmond, VA
2020 Muralist, Palette Home, Richmond, VA
PUBLICATIONS
2022 The Scout Guide Richmond Volume 11 with Palette Home
COLLECTIONS
Harris Williams & Co, Richmond, VA
Richmond Hill/Mending Walls, Richmond, VA
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Richmond, VA
Longwood Center for the Visual Arts, Farmville, VA
Tuck Real Estate, Richmond, VA
MUSIC
Label: Healy Music, Richmond, VA
Distributor: Tone Tree Music, Nashville, TN
Instagram: @hopemorganstudio
Email: studio@hopemorgan.org
Website: www.hopemorgan.org