Margaret Morrison Home Away
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Margaret Morrison HOME Solo Exhibition at Woodward Gallery October throughout December 2020
Woodward Gallery Presents
Margaret Morrison: HOME October throughout December 2020 Tuscany is Margaret Morrison’s second home. Nearly every summer, she roams through the antique markets of Arezzo, Cortona, and Lucca looking for inspiration and finds tables laden with sumptuous offerings of silver, crystal and collectables which dazzle the eye. In addition to the gentrified, high end antiques, there are tables piled high with cast off trinkets and broken lamps that fascinate Morrison with their accidental beauty. Upon returning to Athens, Georgia, Morrison began painting in her elegant, in-town studio with high ceilings and state-of-the-art lighting. However, once the pandemic hit, Morrison started working from home, leading her to rediscover her old home studio, the studio that she had abandoned eleven years earlier. She describes how her old space was “haunted by the ghosts of previous paintings.” And like the attic full of dusty draped furniture from a Hollywood movie, she brought her home studio back to life. Morrison says, “It felt safe and familiar and healing. I felt at home…. at home painting the antique markets of my other home, all the while thinking of my lovely Italian friends who were passing through their own dark time.” This season, please join us at Woodward Gallery for Margaret Morrison’s latest exhibition, Home. The glistening images Margaret Morrison has brought together for Home draw from a mixture of her past and present works of art. This latest show at Woodward Gallery, conjures her love of everything from Barbie dolls to sweets to silver. Visitors are invited to get lost in the immense detail of Morrison’s exquisite paintings, not just once but multiple times, since one viewing is simply not enough to fully discover their treasures.
Reliquia, 2020 Oil on canvas 36 x 36 inches; 91.44 x 91.44 cm Signed lower right
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Cacophony, 2020 Oil on canvas 36 x 36 inches; 91.4 x 91.4 cm Signed lower left
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Striped Umbrella, 2019 Oil on canvas 35.4 Ă— 35.4 inches, 90 x 90 cm Signed lower left
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Bambino, 2020 Oil on canvas 36 x 36 inches, 91.44 x 91.44 cm Signed lower right
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For the Birds, 2020 Oil on canvas 36 x 36 inches; 91.4 x 91.4 cm Signed lower right
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Butterscotch, 2020 Oil on canvas 36 x 36 inches; 91.4 x 91.4 cm Signed lower right
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“Tuscany is my second home. Nearly every summer, I float through the antique markets, Arezzo, Cortona, Lucca looking for inspiration. Table after table is spread with sumptuous offerings of silver, crystal and collectables which dazzle my eye. I note the vendors who orchestrate their displays with fine drapery backdrops and who carefully choreograph the placement of priceless objects. I consider it a form of artistry. Amid the gentrified, high end antiques, there are tables piled high with cast off trinkets and broken lamps.... wild piles devoid of any careful order. Reminiscent of an English garden, these tables fascinate me with their accidental beauty.� - Margaret Morrison
Margaret Morrison AWAY Georgia Museum of Art & Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts
Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia The Grand Balcony
Margaret Morrison Paintings August 31 - January 17, 2021 Jeffrey Richmond- Moll, PhD | Curator of American Art Two large scale oil paintings by Margaret Morrison featured in the balcony of the Georgia Museum of Art. Thursday, September 17 from 1-2PM: Artist talk Link Here
Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia 90 Carlton Street, Athens, Georgia 30602
Keramikos, 2017 Oil on canvas 72 x 96 inches; 182.9 x 243.8 cm Signed Keramikos featured in the New York Times
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Atomic 47, 2016 Oil on canvas 72 x 96 inches; 182.9 x 243.8 cm Signed
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Painting progression of Atomic 47 in the Artist’s studio
Painting progression of Keramikos in the Artist’s studio
“As I’m working, I am completely absorbed in creating a lush, juicy surface using plenty of wet oil paint. I work with a sense of immediacy so that I can lay down a particular field of color and then start pumping more paint right onto the surface of the painting. I’d say that most of the color mixing in my paintings happens on the canvas rather than the palette. I work from general to specific, dark up to light. I think of the details and highlights as the frosting on the cake.” - Margaret Morrison
Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts at The University of Alabama at Birmingham
A la carte: A Visual Exploration of Our Relationship with Food September 8 - December 12, 2020 Tina Ruggieri | Assistant Curator AEIVA’S A la carte exhibition will use the visual arts to present an expansive look at our culture’s complicated relationship with food. The exhibition will feature works from over 30 nationally and internationally renowned contemporary artists whose work utilizes food to explore relevant contemporary social and cultural issues. These works examine the role of food in advertising, popular culture, nutrition, activism, food disparities, globalization, sexuality, spirituality, worker’s rights, cultural identity, sustainability, and many other topics. Thursday, November 5 at 7PM: Live Coloring Night with Margaret Morrison Link Here
AEIVA at The University of Alabama at Birmingham 1221 10th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294
Half Dozen, 2017 Oil on canvas 48 x 84 inches; 121.9 x 213.4 cm Signed lower right
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Full Steam Ahead, 2017 Oil on canvas 40 x 60 inches; 101.6 x 152.4 cm Signed lower left
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Installation view, A la carte: A Visual Exploration of Our Relationship with Food, Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, September 8 - December 12, 2020, Š� 2020 AEIVA, UAB Photo: Sheleka Laseter.
“My father was the usual instigator in our frequent visits to the famous local ice cream store. I still get a nostalgic flutter remembering the giant double ice cream cone spinning slowly around the sign outside the store. We would order long glass dishes piled with three scoops of ice cream, rivers of hot fudge and mountains of whipped cream with a cherry gracing the summit. I can still remember the magical concoction that my father always ordered, “the Cashew Conquistador.” In those simple years, it didn’t take too long for me to arrive at the equation that sweets = unadulterated happiness.” - Margaret Morrison
Education 1988 MFA, University of Utah 1981 BFA, University of Utah
2009
“Larger Than Life,” March 7- May 9, Woodward Gallery, NYC
Selected Solo Exhibitions 2020-21 “Margaret Morrison,” August 31 - January 17, Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia
2008
“Margaret Morrison: Director’s Choice,” Curated by Director Joe Ruiz, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, GA
2020
“HOME,” October - December , Woodward Gallery, NYC
2018
“Margaret Morrison: Sweet Surrender,” June 8September 9, Maria V. Howard Arts Museum City of Rocky Mount, NC
2007
“Margaret Morrison: Large Still Life Paintings,” featured inside Gourmet Garage, SoHo presented by Woodward Gallery, NYC
2017
“Margaret Morrison Tablewares,” November 4 December 22, Woodward Gallery, NYC
2006
“Margaret Morrison: The Power of Observation- a Retrospective of Paintings,” University of Georgia, Broad Street Gallery, Athens, GA
2005
“Margaret Morrison: Patron Saints and Rituals,” November 3 - December 30, Woodward Gallery, NYC
2004
“The Art of Restoring Lives-to benefit Wears Valley Ranch,” Margaret Morrison-Featured Artist for May 27, Atlanta, GA
2003
“Margaret Morrison: Centricity”, March 6 - April 26, Woodward Gallery, NYC
2001
“Margaret Morrison STILL/David Febland LIFE,” Two Person Exhibition, Woodward Gallery, NYC
2000
“Margaret Morrison: The Theory of Flight and Painting,” March 23- May 13, Woodward Gallery, NYC
1998
“Margaret Morrison: American Life,” Woodward Gallery, NYC
1997
Margaret Morrison, Gallery at the Roundabout in Times Square in collaboration with Woodward Gallery, NYC
1996
“Margaret Morrison: Prophesy Paintings,” Woodward Gallery, NYC
1994
“Artifacts,” Pleiades Gallery, New York, NY
1993
“A Moment Before,” Monongalia Art Center, Morgantown, WV
1992
“Naptime Paintings,” Appalachian Gallery, Morgantown, WV
1992
“Threshold,” Pleiades Gallery, New York, NY
1990
“New Work,” Patrick Gallery, Austin, TX
1988
“Margaret Morrison-Paintings and Drawings,” Gittins Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
2016-17 “Margaret Morrison: Playtime,” November 1 January 13, Kimmel Center Gallery Windows, New York University (NYU), NYC in collaboration with Woodward Gallery, NYC 2015
“Both Ways: Margaret Morrison and Susan Breen,” 2-Person Show, Woodward Gallery, NYC “UConn Reads: Inspired by the Omnivore’s Dilemma,” The William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut
2012-14 “Margaret Morrison Marbles,” January 22 - March 29, United Nation’s Art in Embassies Program featured in Tel Aviv Embassy, Tel Aviv 2012
“Margaret Morrison: Child’s Play,” November 3 - December 22, Woodward Gallery, NYC “Margaret Morrison: Trick or Treat Paintings,” at the new Gourmet Garage SoHo street level windows, on view 24/7 presented by Woodward Gallery, NYC
2011
“Margaret Morrison: Still Life: Breaking New Ground,” Flinn Gallery/Museum, Greenwich, CT
“Spectacle: Paintings by Margaret Morrison,” Roy C. Moore Art Gallery Museum at Gainesville State College, Oakwood, GA
“Margaret Morrison: Flower Paintings,” Lobby of the historic Four Seasons Restaurant, 99 East 52nd Street, organized and curated by Director John Woodward, Woodward Gallery, NYC
2010
“Margaret Morrison: Sweet & Sexy,” new paintings at Gourmet Garage street level windows on view 24/7 presented by Woodward Gallery, NYC “Margaret Morrison: A Survey,” Lobby of International Creative Management Agency, (ICM), NYC
“Margaret Morrison: Still Lifes,” featured at Gourmet Garage: Art by the Pound, presented by Woodward Gallery, NYC
Selected Group Exhibitions 2020 “A la carte,” September 8 - December 12, 2020, Abroms- Engel Institute for the Visual Arts at The University of Alabama at Birmingham 2017-18 Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT, September 23 - February 18 2017
“Introducing Woodward Gallery Windows”, Margaret Morrison, Richard Hambleton, Brad Robson, Woodward Gallery, NYC
2016-17 “Games: From Marbles to Minecraft,” Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center Museum, an affiliate of the Smithsonian, Dowell, MD, October 28- January 16, Best in Show Award Recipient 2015
“Woodward Gallery Decades”, Woodward Gallery, NYC “20in15”, at Woodward Gallery, NYC
2014
“Sur-Real,” Woodward Gallery, NYC
“Face to Face: Wall to Wall,” Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT
2013
“Detail”, March 2- April 28, Woodward Gallery, NYC. “Wish,” Art Gallery at Hotel Indigo, December 2012 - March 2013, Athens, GA
2012
“Summer Selections,” Woodward Gallery, NYC
2011
“Works on Paper,” Woodward Gallery at the Park Avenue Armory, NYC
2007
“Free Play,” Curated by Judith Page, Islip Art Museum, East Islip, NY
2006
“Gallery Artists ‘06-’07,” Woodward Gallery, NYC
2005
“Winter Paper Seven,” Group Exhibition including works on paper by Jean Michel Basquiat, Alexander Calder, Richard Estes, Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Tom Wesselmann, and others, Woodward Gallery, NYC
2003
“Paper Invitational VI,” Group Exhibition including works on paper by Andy Warhol, Robert Indiana, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein and others; Woodward Gallery, NYC
Hunstville Museum of Art, “Museum Auction and Gala,” February-March, Huntsville, AL
2002 2001
“Paper Invitational V,” Group Exhibition including works on paper by Andy Warhol, Robert Indiana, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein and others; Woodward Gallery, NYC “Paper Invitational IV,” Group Exhibition including works on paper by Ellsworth Kelly, Keith Haring, Robert Rauschenberg, and others; Woodward Gallery, NYC
2001
“Hit and Run 2001,” Woodward Gallery, NYC.
2000
“Paper Invitational III,” Group Exhibition including works on paper by Basquiat, Keith Haring, Robert Indiana, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Motherwell, Betty Parsons, Andy Warhol and others; Woodward Gallery, NYC
1999 “Femalenergy II,” Group exhibition of leading woman artists, Woodward Gallery, NYC. 1999 “Nature: Outdoors/Inside” Group Exhibition, Woodward Gallery, NYC 1999
“Paper Invitational II,” Group Exhibition including works on paper by Keith Haring, Robert Indiana, Robert Motherwell, Roy Lichtenstein, Leon Polk Smith, Andy Warhol, and others; Woodward Gallery, NYC
1998
“Paper Invitational,” Group Exhibition including works on paper by Calder, M.C. Escher, Sam Francis, Keith Haring, Jasper Johns, Knox Martin, Warhol, and others; Woodward Gallery, NYC
1995
“Femalenergy,” Woodward Gallery, NYC
1995
“Aesthetic Mystic,” Woodward Gallery, NYC
1983
“AAVA Utah Women Artists,” Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, UT
1982
“Utah ‘82,” Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, UT
Selected Bibliography 2020 The New York Times, “I’ll Have What She’s Having” 2018
Widewalls Magazine, “Margaret Morrison’s Mouth Watering Paintings in North Carolina”
2015
ArteFuse, The Villager, The East Villager, Downtown Express, Chelsea Now, Wall Street International, StreetArtNYC, Widewalls feature on “20in15”
2012
NYArtScene.info, “Most Interesting Art Exhibition,” November 26th
ArtNews Magazine, “Margaret Morrison: Child’s Play,” Full page illustration, November Issue
NYFA, New York Foundation For the Arts, “Margaret Morrison: Child’s Play”, Feature, November- December
Aesthetica Magazine International, “Margaret Morrison: Child’s Play,” Full page illustration October- November Issue 2011 Art New England, “Still Life: Breaking New Ground at Flinn Gallery, Greenwich Library,” September- October issue 2010
Bust Magazine, Feature article and ilustrations on America Ferrera with Margaret Morrison Rose painting, February/March issue, pages 40-41.