Morgan Lyons is an oil painter and fine art instructor born in Chicago, Illinois, 1999. Her work includes still lifes, portraits, landscapes, and figurative subjects. She is a graduate of the Florence Academy of Art, where she studied the history and the discipline of classical painting and drawing. Her ultimate goal is to capture the feeling of being present with a person, place, or object.

MORGAN LYONS

Curriculum Vitae

Email: morganlyons@gmail.com

Website: morganlyonsart.com

Phone: +1.872.223.1243

Languages: English, Italian

EDUCATION and MASTERCLASSES

  • 2018 - 2021:  Certificate, Drawing & Painting Program, The Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy

  • 2021 - 2022:  ‘Sculpture for Painters’ with Mitch Shea, The Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy

  • 2021:  ‘Advanced Plein Air Painting’ with Daniela Astone, Toscana, Italy

  • 2020:  ‘Plein Air Painting’ with Tanvi  Pathare,The Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy 

  • 2018:  ‘Plein Air Painting Course’ with Daniela Astone, Toscana, Italy

  • 2018:  Lillstreet Figure Drawing Studio Class, Chicago, IL

  • 2018:  Figure Painting Workshop, Ravenswood Atelier, Chicago, IL

  • 2017:  ’Still life Painting’ Workshop with Maureen Hyde, Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy

  • 2017:  ’Figure Drawing’ Workshop with Simone Moritz, Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy

TEACHING

  • 2023-Current:  Old Town Art Center, Academic Drawing Instructor, Chicago IL

  • 2021- Current:  Academic Drawing and Painting Tutor, Chicago, IL 

  • 2015 - 2018: Lillstreet, Art Teacher’s teacher’s Assistant, Chicago IL

  • 2015  - 2018: Anshe Emet Sunday School, Art Teacher

AWARDS 

  • 2021: One of several chosen to participate in the production of “Our Man in Italy” with James May, filmed at the Florence Academy of Art, Episode 4 Amazon Prime Video

  • 2018: Kobot Art Scholarship

  • 2018: Blick Award - Best Painting, IHSAE

  • 2017: Florence Academy of Art Summer Scholarship Award

  • 2017: Lane Tech Alumni Association Scholarship Award

  • 2017: SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design) Bronze Scholarship, College of Art, Savannah,Georgia 

EXHIBITIONS

  • 2022:  “Angoli di Quiete” Solo Exhibition, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy 

  • 2022: “Florence to Florida” Solo Exhibition, Venice, FL, USA

PERSONAL INTERESTS

History, Psychology, Literature, Languages, Health & Fitness