Meredith Morris is a contemporary artist known for her oil paintings that capture fleeting moments and evoke memories and emotions. Her diverse portfolio includes award winning portraits, as well as landscapes, often en plein air, still life as well as large scale abstracts.
A graduate of the Compass Atelier in Rockville, Maryland, she also studied with the late award winning painter and teacher Howard Cohen, a member of the Washington Society of Landscape Painters. She has furthered her studies with well known contemporary artists and teachers including Steven Assael, Cindy Procious, Steven Walker, and Dwayne Kaiser. Meredith has received multiple Best in Show awards and many others awards in both national and international juried shows. Her work has been shown in the Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art as well as gallery’s including Athenaeum Gallery, Zenith Gallery, The Martha Spak Gallery and the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center in Washington, DC to name a few. One portrait was recognized with an award from the Curator and Head of Modern Art at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. Her work resides in the Permanent Collection of Council of Chief State School Officers as well as the Public Collection of the City of Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Meredith is a member of the Oil Painters of America, the Portrait Society of America and the Maryland Federation of Art. Her studio is located in Rockville, Maryland. She and her husband split their time between their farm just outside Washington, DC and their home in Ireland.
