2008 Betty Carol Morgan    Pace

arol has been painting since she was a child.

Growing up in Hot Springs, Arkansas, she was surrounded by beauty.   Carol later studied at the Memphis Art Academy in Memphis, Tennessee and after working in commercial Art for a few years, Carol began a business in needle arts keeping her close to home while raising her family.

Carol now works daily from her studio in Marshall, Texas, taking time out to teach adult classes in Texas and Arkansas.

Carol has won many honors and awards.  In 2006 she was chosen to exhibit in the 44th Artists’ Invitational Show at the Longview Museum of Art. In Longview, Texas. Following this exhibit, a representative piece of her work was added to the permanent collection at the Museum.

In 2005 she was the recipient of the purchase award at the Marshall Regional Arts Council competition.

Her work is currently hanging in the Shreveport Regional Airport as a part of “Artport”, one of a group of prestigious artists, invited to be part of a permanent exhibit there in Shreveport, Louisiana.

In Ruston, La., Carol took Best of Show at the Douglas M. Walton Water-Media 2001 encounter at Louisiana Tech University.

In 1997 Carol was chosen among the Top 100 Artists in America and took second in the international competition in La Jolla, California.

Carol continues to stretch as she creates new works of art.  Her work has recently been purchased and hung in the Texas State Capitol and in the nation's Capitol as well.  She has exhibited in several states including, Arkansas, Texas, Kansas and Louisiana.

Collectors of Carol's work enjoy many media, including large acrylic paintings as well as hand pulled prints, etchings and brilliant watercolors packed with vivid colors. Her experience in many mediums is a tribute to her 50+ years in art.