This is a comprehensive history. You can see this broken out by accomplishments, education, organization & gallery memberships, publicity, and shows–educational, group, and solo. There is also more information about some of the following at those links.
1960s
Sep 1965 Los Angeles CA First Prize, Dept. of Rec. & Parks Summer Show
May 1966 Los Angeles CA First Prize, Dept. of Rec. & Parks Summer Show
Jul 1968 Dijon, France Certificate of Foreign Studies, Lycee du Universite au Dijon
Jun 1970 Woodland Hills CA Diploma, Taft High School, major in Mathematics, Biology
1970s
May 1970 Northridge CA Honorable Mention, Cultural Arts & Historical Assoc.
Jan 1971 La Jolla CA Design Award, UCSD Discovery Hall mural
Apr 1971 La Jolla CA Mural featured in article in San Diego Union newspaper
Jun 1974 La Jolla CA BA degree, University of California, San Diego; major in Psychology, minor in Psychopharmacology
1974-1977 San Diego CA Member of San Diego Art Institute; member of the hanging committee SDAI
1975-1976 San Diego CA Owned and operated MorganJ Gallery
Aug 1975 San Diego CA Annual Open Competition, San Diego Art Institute
Jun 1976 La Jolla CA Profiled in La Jolla Light newspaper
Jun 1976 La Jolla CA First one-man show at Tarbox Gallery featuring pointilist paintings
1976-1983 La Jolla CA Member of Tarbox Gallery
Aug 1976 San Diego CA One-man show at R.Elliott Smith Interiors, celebrating bicentennial
1976-1977 El Toro CA Member Myriad Design Group
1976-1980 Long Beach CA Displayed at Diver’s Cove Restaurant
1976-1981 Long Beach CA Member Long Beach Art Association; financial secretary LBAA 1978
Mar 1977 Long Beach CA First Prize, L.B. Art Assoc. Selected members show
May 1977 Long Beach CA Second Prize, L.B. Art Assoc. Selected members show
Jun 1977 Long Beach CA First Prize, L.B. Art Assoc. Selected members show
Aug 1977 Downey CA Honorable Mention, Downey Museum of Art Invitational
Apr 1978 Downey CA Third Prize, Downey Museum of Art Invitational
Apr 1978 Long Beach CA Second Prize, Long Beach Art Assoc. Selected Members
Jun 1978 Long Beach CA Profiled in Long Beach Press-Telegram newspaper
1978-1994 Various locations Wrote ‘Condemned to a Life of Painting Pretty Pictures’
Jan 1979 Garden Grove CA Two-man show w/F.Furgal, Mills House Art Gallery, “Depth: Structure & Interpretation”
Jun 1979 Lakewood CA Second Prize, Lakewood Artist Guild show
Sep 1979 Los Angeles CA Profiled in national newspaper The Advocate
1980s
Nov 1980 San Bernandino CA Annual Southern California Exhibition, San Bernadino Museum of Art
Nov 1981 San Bernandino CA Annual Southern California Exhibition, San Bernadino Museum of Art
1981-1982 San Francisco CA Member San Fransisco’s Artist Cooperative Gallery
1981-1982 Walnut Creek CA Member Civic Arts Gallery
Sep 1982 San Fransisco CA Annual ‘Made in San Fransisco’ Show, Embarcadero Center
1983-1984 Knoxville TN Member Artworks Gallery
1983-1986 Berkeley CA Member White Horse Inn gallery
Apr 1984 Knoxville TN Honorable Mention, Dogwood Arts Festival; juror: Eleanor Mondale
May 1984 Knoxville TN One-man show at Lawson-McGhee Public Library
Jul 1984 Tallahassee FL ‘Celebrate America’ Regional Invitational
1984-1985 Tallahassee FL Member Jeweler’s Gallery
1984-1987 Ashland OR Member Cook’s Tavern Gallery
1984-1985 Medford OR Member The Rogue Gallery
Jun 1985 San Luis Obispo CA ‘Neo-Impressionism and Beyond’ Invitational, Cal Poly State University
Oct 1985 Pacific Grove CA West Coast Biennial, Pacific Grove Art Center
Oct 1985 Bakersfield CA Fall National, Cunningham Memorial Art Gallery
Jun 1986 Hayward CA Regional Open Competition, Hayward Arts Association
1986-1990 Half Moon Bay CA Member C. Erickson Gallery
Mar 1989 Hayward CA Private one-man show
Oct 1989 Hayward CA Private one-man show
1990s
May 1990 Hayward CA Private one-man show
1990-1991 Medford OR Member The Rogue Gallery
1990-2006 Medford OR Member Arts Council of Southern Oregon
May 1991 Medford OR Private one-man show
Jul 1991 Concord CA Private one-man show
Oct 1991 Portland OR Private one-man show
Feb 1992 Medford OR Private one-man show
Jul 1992 Portland OR Private one-man show
May 1993 Medford OR Profiled in Medford Mail Tribune, along with photographer father, A. Johnson
May 1993 Medford OR Two-man show w/A.Johnson, ‘Reality & Intrepretation’, in Medford Center
Aug 1993 Concord CA Private one-man show
May 1994 Medford OR Completed poetry book ‘Trees Of Other Colors; Selected Poems’
May 1994 San Fransisco CA Profiled in San Fransisco Bay Times
May 1994 Concord CA Private one-man show
Aug 1994 Jacksonville OR ‘Pictures At An Exhibition’, Britt Music Festival
Nov 1994 Portland OR Private one-man show
Aug 1995 Sams Valley OR Private one-man show
Feb 1996 Sams Valley OR Completed novel ‘Circle Of The White Buffalo’
May 1996 Long Beach CA Profiled in Long Beach Tribune
May 1996 Long Beach CA Invitational one-man show by Board of Cultural Arts, First Congregational Church
Jun 1996 Concord CA Private one-man show
Jul 1996 Walnut Creek CA One-man show, Cache Salon
Oct 1996 Sams Valley OR Private one-man show
Jan 1997 Ashland OR Received Lambda Award for Excellence in Literature from LCCA
Jan 1997 Ashland OR Peceived Lambda Award for Excellence in Art from LCCA
Feb 1997 Medford OR One-man show, Cadillac Cafe
1997-1998 New Providence NJ Profiled in ‘Who’s Who in the West’ by Marquis Publishers, 26th edition
Aug – Dec 1997 Ashland OR Resident artist in Johnny Kiwiseed Gallery, 253 Main St. intiating new themed shows every month
Jan 1998 Medford OR Received Lamda Award for Excellence in Art from LCCA
Mar 1998 Medford OR Private one-man show
1998-1999 New Providence NJ Profiled in Marquis’ Who’s Who In The World, 16th edition
Sep 1998 Concord CA Private one-man show
1998-1999 New Providence NJ Profiled in ‘Who’s Who in the West’ by Marquis Publishers, 27th edition
Nov 1998 Medford OR Private one-man show
1999-2000 New Providence NJ Profiled in ‘Who’s Who in the America’ by Marquis Publishers, 54th edition
Mar 1999 Medford OR Completed autographical book, ‘Future Present’
Apr 1999 Reno NV Private one-man show
Jun 1999 Medford OR Included in Arts Council of Southern Oregon’s Open Studio Tour
2000s
Feb 2000 Medford OR Completed ‘Memories of Aunt Aura’, the biography of Aura Wood Johnson Neely
Mar 2000 – May 2001 Washington, D.C. ‘Faithful’ on loan and hung in Oregon’s Senator Ron Wyden’s office
Apr 2000 Internet Morganj.com launched
May 2000 Reno NV Private one-man show
Jun 2000 Miami Beach FL Private one-man show
Jul 2000 Portland OR Private one-man show
Nov 2000 Medford OR Private one-man show
Dec 2000 New Providence NJ Profiled in Marquis’ Who’s Who In The World’, 18th edition
2000-2001 New Providence NJ Profiled in ‘Who’s Who in the America’ by Marquis Publishers, 55th edition
2000-2001 New Providence NJ Profiled in ‘Who’s Who in the West’ by Marquis Publishers, 28th edition
Jun 2001 Medford OR Two-man show with mirror artist Bill Coleman
Sep 2001 New Providence NJ Profiled in ‘Who’s Who in the America’ by Marquis Publishers, 56th edition
Oct 2001 Ashland OR ‘Just Another Day’ & poem “Mother’s Dilemma” shown in the Thorndike Gallery’s Breast Cancer Awareness exhibit, Southern Oregon University
Dec 2001 Ashland OR ‘Cornal Flare’ shown in Accents Gallery show, “Sacred Art of Living: Reflections of Spirit through Creative Process”
Dec 2001 New Providence NJ Profiled in ‘Who’s Who in the World’ by Marquis Publishers, 19th edition
2001-2002 New Providence NJ Profiled in ‘Who’s Who in the West’ by Marquis Publishers, 29th edition
Apr 2002 Grants Pass OR One-man show at Gallery Farms
Aug 2002 Jacksonville OR Featured artist in Festa Italia, a Britt Musical Festivals art and wine presentation
Aug 2002 Jacksonville OR One-man show at Orange Jacobs Artists Consortium; featured artist in Festa Italiana
Nov 2002 Corvallis OR One-man educational show, “Icons of Emotion, The Poetry of Style,” at Giustina Gallery, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU
Nov 2002 Medford OR Article in the Medford Mail Tribune Tempo section about OSU educational art show
Nov 2002 New Providence NJ Profiled in ‘Who’s Who in the America’ by Marquis Publishers, 57th edition
Dec 2002 New Providence NJ Profiled in ‘Who’s Who in the World’ by Marquis Publishers, 20th edition
Feb – Mar 2003 Ruch OR One-man show at Valley View winery
Apr 2003 Philadelphia PA Book ‘Future Present’ published by Xlibris, division of Random House, containing 104 color repros of paintings and 18 poems
May 2003 Reno NV Private one-man show
May – Jun 2003 Coos Bay OR ‘Supplicant’s Journey’ in the Coos Art Museum’s annual ‘Expressions West’ open competition for 13 western states
Jul 2003 Grants Pass OR ‘Reflecting Family’ and ‘Change In Weather’ in Grants Pass Museum’s 56th Annual AAUW So. Ore. Art Show
Jul – Aug 2003 Long Beach CA ‘Rapt’ in Long Beach State University’s International ABD18 Art Show
Aug 2003 Long Beach CA Picture of ‘Rapt’ featured in Long Beach Press Telegram
Aug 2003 Jacksonville OR One-man show at OJAC Gallery
Sep 2003 Ruch OR One-man show at Valley View winery
Sep 2003 Talent OR Private one-man show
Nov 2003 Internet ‘Positive Thinking’, ‘Condemned To A Life Of Painting Pretty Pictures’ & ‘Life at Fifty’ shown in show “Look At Me!” at Robert Canaga Gallery.com
Nov 2003 New Providence NJ Profiled in ‘Who’s Who in the America’ by Marquis Publishers, 58th edition
Dec 2003 New Providence NJ Profiled in ‘Who’s Who in the World’ by Marquis Publishers, 21st edition
Dec 2003 Jacksonville OR ‘Raindrops In Autumn’ & ‘Negotiating The Forest’ shown in invitational “Seeing Circles, Tangling Triangles” show at Scarlet Palette Gallery
Jan – May 2004 Talent OR Group show at Aarundell Gallery
Mar – May 2004 Bethelhem PA ‘A Place At The Table’ shown in ArtQuest annual at the Banana Factory Gallery
Apr – May 2004 Tubac AZ ‘Peppered’ shown in Open Market art show at the Tubac Center of the Arts
May 2004 Jacksonville OR One-man show at Valley View Winery Store
Jul – Aug 2004 Roseburg OR ‘Cut From The Same’ shown in Umqua Valley Art Center’s ‘Art About Wine’ juried open
Aug 2004 Grants Pass OR ‘A Place At The Table’ & ‘Organic Burst’ shown in AAUW Art Show at Grants Pass Museum of Art
Aug 2004 Grants Pass OR ‘A Place At The Table’ 2nd Place in AAUW Art Show at Grants Pass Museum of Art
Sep 2004 Jacksonville OR Six man ‘Outsider’ show at Two Oaks Rest
Nov 2004 Medford OR Private one-man show
Nov 2004 New Providence NJ Profiled in ‘Who’s Who in the World’ by Marquis Publishers, 22nd edition
Dec 2004 Internet Webpage featured on The Art Fix, issue 45, promotion of AugustoGallery.com
Dec – Feb 2005 Portland OR ‘Duality of Floating’ shown in Mt. Scott Art Center’s ‘Summer In Winter’ International Art Show
Feb – Apr 2005 Ruch OR One-man show at Valley View Winery
Mar 2005 Hudson NY ‘Man On A Bridge’ shown in Columbia County Council on the Arts 2005 Juried Art Show displayed at the Hudson Opera House
May 2005 Medford OR One-man show at Cadillac Cafe
Jun 2005 Eugene OR ‘Sunflowers On Glass’ shown in Pacific Northwest Annual, Erb Memorial Union, University of Oregon
Jun – July 2005 Spokane WA ‘Life At Fifty’ & ‘Ascendant’, shown in ‘Spectrum: The Human Possiblities” at the Rainbow Regional Community Center
Jul – Sep 2005 Applegate OR One-man show at Rosella’s Winery
Aug 2005 Grants Pass OR ‘Digital Smudge’ & ‘Sunflowers On Glass’ shown in AAUW Art Show at Grants Pass Museum of Art
Oct 2005 Applegate OR Featured artist at Art About Wine event show at Rosella’s Winery
Oct 2005 New Providence NJ Profiled in ‘Who’s Who in America’ by Marquis Publishers, 60th edition
Oct 2005 Grants Pass OR ‘Innocence’, ‘Torrent In Shadows’ & ‘Cloak of November’ in RCC Firehouse Gallery show ‘Art Along The Rogue’
Oct 2005 Columbia MD ‘Red Peddle’ accepted into juried “Bike” show at Columbia Art Center; withdrawn due to conflict of scheduling (below)
Oct 2005 – Jan 2006 Malvern PA ‘Dappled’ shown in Art Ability juried show at Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital show
Nov – Dec 2005 Mesquite NV ‘Bowl of Thought’, ‘Box of Life’, ‘Hot Blue’ shown in juried show, “Lucky 13” at Virgin Valley Artists Assoc.
Nov 2005 – May2006 Seattle WA ‘Red Peddle’ shown in No Boundaries juried traveling show by VSAarts; venue: Seattle & Everett,WA and Eugene & Pendleton, OR
Nov 2005 Toronto, Canada ‘Duality of Floating’ shown in International Abilities Festival in the Carrier Gallery
Nov 2005 New Providence NJ Profiled in ‘Who’s Who in the World’ by Marquis Publishers, 22nd edition
Nov 2005 Alameda CA ‘Constant Craving’, Foregone Conlusion’, ‘Passing Cloud’ & ‘ Glare Before Rain’ in Alameda Historal Museum show “Art of the Everyday Intimate”
Apr 2006 Jacksonville OR One-man show at Two Oaks Rest
May 2006 Applegate OR One-man show at Rosella’s Winery
Apr – May 2006 Eugene OR ‘Dappled’ shown in Pacific Northwest Annual at U of Oregon, Adell-McMillian Gallery
May – Jun 2006 New Haven CT ‘Man On A Bridge’ shown in “Particular Places” national show at Creative Arts Workshop
Jul 2006 Toronto, Canada Non-exclusive licensing agreement with Canadian Abilities Foundation for ‘Duality of Floating’ and other paintings
Sep 2006 Westlake OR One-man show at Bearfoot Lodge
Oct – Nov 2006 Coos Bay OR ‘Endurance’, ‘Digital Reflux’, & ‘Red Peddle’ shown in Coos Art Museum Biennial
Nov 2006 New Providence NJ Profiled in ‘Who’s Who in the World’ by Marquis Publishers, 23nd edition
Dec 2006 Eugene OR ‘Positive Thinking’ shown in Art About AIDS, benefit & donation for HIV Alliance Center, at DIVA Gallery
Feb 2007 – Jun 2009 Seattle WA ‘Man on a Bridge’ shown in No Boundaries 2007-09 “Revelations”, a two-year traveling show in the Northwest
Mar 2007 Washington, DC ‘Passing Cloud’ and ‘Foregone Conclusion’ shown in “Art and Addiction” sponsored byJohns Hopkins University Medical School and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation & the Innovators Program
Mar 2007 Florence OR ‘Red Peddle’, ‘Coronal Flare’, and ‘October Pond’ featured in musical play, “Woahink Summer”, Florence Events Center (FEC)
Apr – May 2007 Princeton NJ ‘Broken Smile’, ‘Endurance’, ‘Patience of Summer’, & ‘Torrent In Shadows’ in “ArtFirst!” at Princeton Medical Center, Princeton University
May 2007 Harrison AR ‘Kicking It!’ & ‘Empty and Full’ in Spring Invitational at the Harrison Art League Gallery sponsored by the Ozark Arts Council
Jun 2007 Quebec, Canada ‘Passing Cloud’ and ‘Foregone Conclusion’ shown at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence sponsored by the Innovators Program
Jul 2007 Florence OR One-man show
Oct 2007 Westlake OR Ten-person show at Bearfoot Lodge
Nov 2007 Florence OR ‘Rhythm of Water’ & ‘Long Reflections’ shown in Celebrate Art! juried competition
Jan 2008 Florence OR Featured in articles in “Arts & Entertainment” section of the Siuslaw News, including cover photo
Jan – Feb 2008 Florence OR One man educational show in Florence Events Center Gallery Five, “From Realism to Pluralism”, detailing evolution of painting
Mar – Apr 2008 Florence OR ‘Burst’, ‘Tenuous Home’ & ‘Windswept’ in Rent-A-Rod Show, FEC
Apr – May 2008 Princeton NJ ‘Claustrophobe’, ‘Constant Craving’, ‘Folly’ & ‘Red Peddle’ in juried international show, “ArtFirst!” at University Medical Center at Princeton
Jul 2008 Westlake OR One-man show at Bearfoot Lodge
Sep 2008 Florence OR Four pastel-highlighted prints in Rods & Rhodys Car Art Show, FEC
Sep 2008 Eugene OR ‘Hard On The Wind’ included in Salon Des Refuses show at New Zone Gallery, from Mayor’s Show
2008 to 2011 Bandon OR Artist member, 2nd Street Gallery
Oct – Nov 2008 Coos Bay OR ‘Orientation’, ‘Rhyme of Moonlight’, & ‘Broken Cascasde’ in Coos Art Museum Biennial
Nov – Dec 2008 Florence OR ‘Hard On The Wind’ (honorable mention), ‘Profusive Neglect’, ‘Shower of Light’, & ‘Endurance’ in CelebrateArts! at FEC
Nov 2008 Florence OR ‘October Pond’ in Siuslaw Library show “Hang It All”
Mar – Apr 2009 Roseburg OR ‘Endurance’, ‘Toasting Variety’, & ‘Shower of Light’ in Expose Yourself! Art Show, UVAA
Mar – Apr 2009 Florence OR ‘Continuance’, ‘Mercy’, & ‘From Pad To Pad’ in Rent-A-Rod Show, FEC
May – 2009 Florence OR One-man show at the Suislaw Public Library featuring 25+ works
Apr – Jun 2009 Princeton NJ ‘Orientation’, ‘Profusive Neglect’, ‘Hard On The Wind’, ‘Finding Balance’, ‘Downriver Gray’ & ‘Winter Blue’ in Art First!
Jul 2009 Westlake OR One-man show at Bearfoot Lodge
Nov 2009 Florence OR ‘Hard On The Wind’ shown at Unique Exposure at the Silver Lining Gallery
Nov – Dec 2009 Florence OR ‘Broken Fall’, ‘Surface Tension’, & ‘Night Guide’ shown in CelebrateArts at FEC
2010s
Feb 2010 Florence OR One-man educational show, “Art In The Digital Age” at the FEC
Jun – Jul 2010 Coos Bay OR ‘Hard On The Wind’ shown in Expressions West, Coos Art Museum Biennial
Jun – Jul 2010 Bandon OR Circuit, Surrender of Reflection, Leaving Footprints in Small Works Show, 2nd Street Gallery
Jul 2010 North Bend OR One-man show at The Artist’s Loft
Sep 2010 Florence OR ‘Broken Fall’, ‘Two Crossings’, & ‘Riot!’ in annual Gallery Committee show, FEC
Oct – Nov 2010 Coos Bay OR ‘Midnight Surrender’ & ‘Surface Tension’ in Coos Art Museum biennial
Nov – Dec 2010 Florence OR ‘Interior’ (honorable mention) & ‘Night Guide’ in Celebrate Art! 2010, FEC
Aug 2011 Grants Pass OR ‘Bright New Year’ gets Honorable Mention in 63rd S. O. Art Show at RCC’s Firehouse Art Gallery
Sep 2011 Roseburg OR ‘Night Guide’ in juried UVAA 100 Valleys annual
Oct – Dec 2011 Coos Bay OR ‘The Light Between’ gets lone honorable mention at Coos Art Museum Western Regional
Nov – Dec 2011 Florence OR ‘Source’ & ‘Bright New Year’ get honorable mentions at Celebrate Art! 2011, FEC
May 2012 Florence OR One-man educational show “Inspiration and Realization” comparing original photo-inspired paintings at the FEC
Jun – Aug 2012 Florence OR ‘Vibrancy’, ‘Curtain’ & ‘Color of Hope’ featured in “Lane County: On the Western Edge” art show, FEC
Jun – Sept 2012 Grants Pass OR ‘Interwoven’ shown “Inspired By The Rogue” art show at the GP Library; sold during show
Jul – Nov 2012 Grants Pass OR ‘Quiet Bliss’ featured on JCTD buses as chosen by ‘Art In Motion’ Committee on Public Art, Grants Pass Tourism board.
Aug 2012 Grants Pass OR ‘Shared Journey’ shown in Southern Oregon Art Show annual at the Firehouse Gallery
Nov 2012 Coos Bay OR ‘Shared Journey’, ‘Caught’ & ‘Awe’ shown in Coos Art Museum’s Biennial
Nov 2012 – Jan 2013 Malvern PA ‘Reverence’ shown and sold in the Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital Annual ‘Art Ability’
Mar 2013 Grants Pass OR Ten piece show at the RCC’s Firehouse Gallery
Nov 2013 – Jan 2014 Llano TX ‘Warmth in Winter” in Western Trappings on the Llano at the Historical Museum
Jun -Jul 2013 Bandon OR ‘Venturing In’, ‘Box of Life’, and ‘View from Happiness’ at Small & Miniature Works Show