Jill D Morton

Nature is a constant theme in my gestural abstract painting whether it is a floral or a non-objective work. My love of nature is derived from growing up in Australia on a farm. My painting intuitively expresses feelings about moments of joy experienced while hiking and walking along the shore. Shapes and color of flowers, texture of trees, rhythm of water abound in nature which feeds my soul and senses during walks. I express all of these felt moments in my paintings. I paint joy and this interconnectedness with nature with a hope that my paintings will resonate with others.

Jill Morton is an Australian abstract expressionist artist. She has traveled world wide and explored clay and textiles in Europe and Asia. In New York city she obtained a BFA in art and teaching art degrees at Columbia's Teachers College. She currently resides in Connecticut where she taught children’s art. Jill maintains a full time painting studio in Bridgeport, Ct. Her work is in private collections world wide.

B.F.A. Painting, School of Visual Arts, N.Y./1982
M.A. Studio Art, Teachers College, Columbia Uni., N.Y./1984
M.ED Art Education, Teachers College, Columbia Uni., NY/1987

Open Studios at Metro Art Studios, Bridgeport, Ct, Mar.'26
In Plain Sight, 1st Online juried show, Greenwich Art Gallery, Ct., March 2026
The Weight of Shadows, Online group show, Gallery One962, International on Instagram, Dec.2025
Bridgeport Art Trail, Metro Art Open Studios, Nov. ‘25
Geoje International Art Fest., Geoje Island, Korea. Oct. ‘25
Affordable Art Fair, NYC. Elisa Contemporary, Sept. ‘25
Visual Journeys, Group show, Easton Library, Easton Ct. Feb. ’25
Open Studios at Metro Art Studios, November 2024
Spring Affordable Art Fair by Elisa Contemporary Art, New York, N.Y. March, 2024
Open Studio, Metro Art Studios, Bridgeport, Ct, March 2024
Bridgeport Art Trail, Metro Art Studios, Open Studio, Bridgeport, Ct. September, 2023
Fall Affordable Art Fair, New York City, N.Y. September 2023 shown by Elisa Contemporary Art Gallery, New York.
46th Annual Member Show, Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan, Ct. September 2023
106th Annual Open Juried Bendheim Exhibit ’23, Greenwich Art Society, Ct. May 2023. Juror: David Max Horowitz, Asst. Curator, Guggenheim Museum. N.Y.
Group 7 person show, Leaves and Petals, Elisa Contemporary Art, N.Y./Feb.’23
Bridgeport Art Trail, Open Studios, Metro Art Studios, Bridgeport, Ct/Nov.’21, ’22...