Morgan Barnett is an artist and botanist residing in Oregon’s Willamette Valley.

Morgan’s work is informed by Pacific Northwest ecology and synchronicities of daily life. Her paintings are ethereal, earthy depictions of botanicals, insects, and human ephemera arranged into personal narratives, much like a crow collecting trinkets or a florist arranging a bouquet. She studies the idea of home; the rituals of building nests and what it means to belong to, or feel separate from, an ecosystem. These pieces are created as a dialogue between the mundane and personal dream realms, using object studies in each work to function as an anchor or emotional proxy. These works often explore states of rest, stillness, and life transitions.

Lately she has began incorporating ceramics back into her art practice; informed by weathered rocks of the pacific northwestern coastline and the deep history of winemaking amphoras.

Morgan is a community taught artist and received her BS in Natural Resources from Oregon State University in 2020.