Josie Morway

About

Josie Morway is a self-taught contemporary artist born in Massachusetts, known for her hyper-detailed oil and enamel paintings on wood panels that blend Dutch Masters' techniques, religious iconography, and hyper-modern colors. Her work portrays wildlife with intense reverence escalating into surrealism, creating politically charged, ethereally poetic, and darkly comic 'votive cave paintings from the distant future' or 'fragmented narratives.' She has worked as a sign painter and muralist, producing large-scale works for cities, businesses, and festivals like POW! WOW! Worcester, and her art promotes conservation themes, particularly focusing on birds amid climate change[1][3][4][5][7]. Morway moved over 20 times before settling in Boston in 2015, where she continues to live and work. Her exhibitions span worldwide locations including London, Australia, Juarez, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, Montana, and Massachusetts, as well as art fairs like Scope at Art Basel Miami. Notable shows include solo presentations like 'Course of Empire' (2023) and 'Wealth and Hellness' at Corey Helford Gallery, alongside group exhibitions at galleries such as Hashimoto Contemporary, Thinkspace Projects, and Abend Gallery[1][2][3][4].

Hyper-detailed surrealism combining Dutch Masters techniques, religious icons, and modern colors; reverent wildlife portrayals that are politically charged and darkly comic