Dorothy Morlan (May 25, 1882 – October 25, 1967) was an American Impressionist artist who was born in Salem, Ohio and lived in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Morlan moved to Irvington, a suburb of Indianapolis, Indiana at a young age, and that is where the majority of her career as an artist took place.

[1][2][3][4] Morlan studied at the Herron School of Art and Design and was a known participant in the Indianapolis City Hospital Project.

[8] After studying at Herron, Morlan studied at the Robert Henri School of Art in New York and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, under Daniel Garber.

[5] Morlan suffered a stroke in the late 1940s which paralyzed her right side, ending her painting career; she remained an invalid until her death.