Artist Statement:
Scott Morgan studied painting, sculpture, photography and literature at the University of California, Santa Barbara on a scholarship for art and writing. He later lived, traveled, studied and worked as an assistant for a number of well-known fashion photographers in Europe. After returning to California he launched into a highly successful advertising and commercial photographic career and became one of the foremost photographers in the United States, executing commissions for clients around the world. His highly conceptual and original imagery helped create award-winning campaigns for Nike, Levi's, IBM, Shiseido, Microsoft, Joop!, 3Com, Reebok, Apple, Kodak, and Nissan to name a few. He has established a reputation for his ability to translate the complex, often intangible, product traits of his clients into visually arresting and memorable photographic icons and design solutions. In some cases, he also acted as the art and creative director for the projects. As a natural extension of his still photographs, Morgan has directed film and commercial projects for many of his advertising clients as well. Morgan has been the subject of numerous feature print articles in magazines such as Communication Arts, PDN, Photo design and his work has been published in hundreds of magazines and has been exhibited around the world. His commercial work has received awards from the AIGA, The Art Directors club of New York and Los Angeles, Graphis, the AR 100, Communication Arts and Print. His fine artwork has been shown in galleries and museums throughout the US, Canada and Europe. Scott is the Director and Producer of the soon to be released feature length non-fiction film Hand of Fate, a beautiful and extremely compelling portrait of six individuals from around the world who have been given the gift ...and the burden of being able to see the future. It was shot on four continents and in six countries. In addition to producing and directing, he was also a cinematographer on the film. Hand of Fate is Scott Morgan's first feature film. Over the two decades, Morgan has taught workshops and lectured extensively on photography, design, creativity and the relationship of art and commerce in today's world. He currently lives in Los Angeles.