Freya Douglas Morris (b. 1980, London, United Kingdom; lives and works in London) is a British artist known for her vividly colored landscapes that depict rich flora, glowing skies, and serene waters and shore lines. Using a bright, fauvist color palette, the artist renders imagined scenes inspired from life and her long walks through nature. Her striking application of oil on canvas—ranging from bold swaths of color, to highly detailed foliage painting, to sheer washes that create a watercolor effect—contributes to the surreal, ethereal quality of her scenes. Rather than recreating physical landscapes, Douglas-Morris often depicts internal terrain, open to her viewer’s own journeys, experiences, relationships, and memories. In visualizing the emotional or personal experience of a place, the artist’s work occupies a certain universal space, reminding us of our own connection to the natural world and the inner worlds we carry within.
Douglas-Morris studied Fine Art at Brighton University before receiving an MA from the Royal College of Art in 2013. In 2012, her work was included in the Liverpool Biennial. Her work has also been featured in several museum exhibitions, including the Saatchi Gallery in London, UK, and the Dallas Contemporary Museum in Dallas, TX. In 2024, the Dallas Museum of Art acquired a work for its permanent collection. The artist lives and works in London.
Her work has been featured at additional galleries and museums including Alexander Berggruen, NY; Pilar Corrias, London, UK; Arusha Gallery, Edinburgh, UK; HDM Gallery, Shenzhen, CN; The Manchester Contemporary, Manchester UK; Lychee One Gallery, London, UK; Saatchi Gallery, London, UK; Newlyn Art Gallery, Cornwall, UK; CS Hospiz Rennweg, Vienna, AT; and Yellow Gallery & Transition Gallery, Varese, IT. She was featured in The Anomie Review of Contemporary British Painting 2 in 2021 and 100 Painters of Tomorrow in 2014.