Margaret Morrison
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Margaret Morrison is an artist and professor of art, currently living and working in Athens, Georgia. Her paintings incorporate figurative elements as well as surreal subjects and still life images. Margaret Morrison is an assistant professor of drawing and painting at the Lamar Dodd School of Art, the University of Georgia
. She has been exclusively represented by Woodward Gallery
in New York City since 1995. Morrison’s paintings are in private collections throughout the world and have been included in numerous museum and university exhibitions. Her work has been featured in national and international publications, on television, and has received acclaim in numerous critical reviews.
and graduated with an MFA in Drawing and Painting in 1986.
, Morrison's surreal figures expressed flight on several levels. The predominant figure in the paintings is man in a white lab coat. Morrison's "professor" served as a visual mentor who elucidated flight as a metaphor for life. In her 2003 exhibition, Centricity, Morrison's characters gained life experience. They turned inward, exploring their unique natures while contemplating the paths before them. The white lab coat became a symbol of self-awareness. Morrison's subjects were at different stages of their awakening. Morrison incorporated the rich, early encounters with art history in her body of work entitled, Patron Saints and Rituals (2005). Each of these paintings invited the viewer into a mysterious and complex world where ancient rituals, religious symbolism and contemporary concerns intermingled.
, became a visual celebration of life. The dark, somber palette and was replaced with jewel like colors, sparkling with high intensity. Morrison turned to imagery that, for her, became physical and psychological therapy. Sweet treats and comfort food on a massive scale predominated her paintings.
Morrison’s work is currently featured at the historic Four Seasons Restaurant in New York City, at the Flinn Gallery/ Greenwich Library in Connecticut, and has been selected for the American Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel
for the U.S. Department of State, Art in Embassies Program.
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
. She has been exclusively represented by Woodward Gallery
Woodward Gallery
The Woodward Gallery is a contemporary fine art gallery that opened in April 1994 under the incorporation G.O.L.A, Inc. . The inaugural exhibition was held in Times Square at the Roundabout Theatre Company. Their gallery space started in New York City at 419 Lafayette Street and moved to SoHo at...
in New York City since 1995. Morrison’s paintings are in private collections throughout the world and have been included in numerous museum and university exhibitions. Her work has been featured in national and international publications, on television, and has received acclaim in numerous critical reviews.
Life
Morrison, born in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1960 was the youngest of six daughters. In her formative years, she lived in the Philippines and traveled extensively through the Orient and Europe. Margaret married Richard Morrison in 1980 and together they raised four children. Morrison received her education from the University of UtahUniversity of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
and graduated with an MFA in Drawing and Painting in 1986.
Figurative Paintings
In her solo exhibition, Theory of Flight and Painting (2000) at Woodward GalleryWoodward Gallery
The Woodward Gallery is a contemporary fine art gallery that opened in April 1994 under the incorporation G.O.L.A, Inc. . The inaugural exhibition was held in Times Square at the Roundabout Theatre Company. Their gallery space started in New York City at 419 Lafayette Street and moved to SoHo at...
, Morrison's surreal figures expressed flight on several levels. The predominant figure in the paintings is man in a white lab coat. Morrison's "professor" served as a visual mentor who elucidated flight as a metaphor for life. In her 2003 exhibition, Centricity, Morrison's characters gained life experience. They turned inward, exploring their unique natures while contemplating the paths before them. The white lab coat became a symbol of self-awareness. Morrison's subjects were at different stages of their awakening. Morrison incorporated the rich, early encounters with art history in her body of work entitled, Patron Saints and Rituals (2005). Each of these paintings invited the viewer into a mysterious and complex world where ancient rituals, religious symbolism and contemporary concerns intermingled.
Recent Work
Morrison was diagnosed and treated for breast cancer in 2008. A notable shift in her subject matter and palette was evident as a result of this life changing experience. Her solo exhibition, Larger Than Life in 2009 at Woodward GalleryWoodward Gallery
The Woodward Gallery is a contemporary fine art gallery that opened in April 1994 under the incorporation G.O.L.A, Inc. . The inaugural exhibition was held in Times Square at the Roundabout Theatre Company. Their gallery space started in New York City at 419 Lafayette Street and moved to SoHo at...
, became a visual celebration of life. The dark, somber palette and was replaced with jewel like colors, sparkling with high intensity. Morrison turned to imagery that, for her, became physical and psychological therapy. Sweet treats and comfort food on a massive scale predominated her paintings.
Morrison’s work is currently featured at the historic Four Seasons Restaurant in New York City, at the Flinn Gallery/ Greenwich Library in Connecticut, and has been selected for the American Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel
Embassy of the United States in Israel
The Embassy of the United States of America in Tel Aviv is the permanent U.S. mission to Israel and has been located at 71 Hayarkon Street in Tel Aviv since the building's completion in 1966.-History:...
for the U.S. Department of State, Art in Embassies Program.