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Born 1942 Saltdean, England. Known for: Painting, printmaking, sculpture, photography, video art, performance.
Michael William Morris Hon. D.Litt., R.C.A. (1942). “Among artists of his generation in Canada, Michael Morris has been the consummate collaborator, instigator, organizer, facilitator and networker.... Read full biography
Michael William Morris Hon. D.Litt., R.C.A. (1942). “Among artists of his generation in Canada, Michael Morris has been the consummate collaborator, instigator, organizer, facilitator and networker. Over the past 45 years, he has worked with General Idea*, Vehicule, Intermedia, Plug-in Gallery, A... Read full biography
Michael William Morris Hon. D.Litt., R.C.A. (1942). “Among artists of his generation in Canada, Michael Morris has been the consummate collaborator, instigator, organizer, facilitator and networker. Over the past 45 years, he has worked with General Idea*, Vehicule, Intermedia, Plug-in Gallery, A Space, Works, Coach House Press, Eye Level, and Western Front – all leading and critically important artists' centres. More importantly, Morris linked these centres and their artists with those in... Read full biography
Michael William Morris Hon. D.Litt., R.C.A. (1942). “Among artists of his generation in Canada, Michael Morris has been the consummate collaborator, instigator, organizer, facilitator and networker. Over the past 45 years, he has worked with General Idea*, Vehicule, Intermedia, Plug-in Gallery, A Space, Works, Coach House Press, Eye Level, and Western Front – all leading and critically important artists' centres. More importantly, Morris linked these centres and their artists with those in Europe, the U.S. and other countries – Art Fluxus, Art and Language, Ant Farm, Ray Johnson's New York Correspondence School, and the artists at DAAD in Berlin among numerous others. This linkage transformed the lives of many Canadian artists and brought... Read full biography
Michael William Morris Hon. D.Litt., R.C.A. (1942). “Among artists of his generation in Canada, Michael Morris has been the consummate collaborator, instigator, organizer, facilitator and networker. Over the past 45 years, he has worked with General Idea*, Vehicule, Intermedia, Plug-in Gallery, A Space, Works, Coach House Press, Eye Level, and Western Front – all leading and critically important artists' centres. More importantly, Morris linked these centres and their artists with those in Europe, the U.S. and other countries – Art Fluxus, Art and Language, Ant Farm, Ray Johnson's New York Correspondence School, and the artists at DAAD in Berlin among numerous others. This linkage transformed the lives of many Canadian artists and brought an international dimension to the cutting edge of art thinking and creation in Canada.” – David Silcox C.M., M.A., LL.D., F.R.S.A., author, art h... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Collage and/or Decoupage
- •Conceptual
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Mail Art
- •Photography as Fine Art
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
- •Site Specific Artwork
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Audio and/or Sound as Art
- •Enamel Paint
- •Found Objects, Junk, Recycles
- •Gouache
- •Lithography, Lithograph
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Monoprint, Monotype, Monograph
- •Oil Paint
- •Pastel Painting/Drawing
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Plexiglas
- •Screenprinting, Serigraphy, Silkscreen
- •Silver Gelatin Prints
- •Stencil and/or Theorem, Pochoir Painting
- •Video Art, Documentary Photo, Cinema, Filmmaking
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Avant-Garde, Groundbreaking, Experimental
- •Constructivism, Constructivist
- •Dada, Dadaism
- •Expressive, Expressionist, Expressionism
- •Fauve, Fauvism, Strong, Vivid Coloration
- •Geometric Abstraction, Linear, Grids, Hard Edge
- •Lettrism
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
- •Op Art, Optical
- •Performance Art, Happenings
- •Photo Conceptualism
- •Pop Art, Popular Culture
- •Pure Abstraction, Line, Shape, Color, Texture
Art Subject
- •Allegory, Metaphor, Parable
- •Eroticism, Erotica
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
- •Social Realism
Art Association
- •Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Elected Member
- •The Point Group, Victoria, British Columbia
- •Western Front Society, Toronto
Art Teacher
- •Donald Jarvis
- •Harold Cohen
- •Herbert Seibner
- •Jack Shadbolt
- •Maxwell Bates
- •Roy Kiyooka
Art School
- •Slade School of Art, London, Student
- •University of Victoria Art Canada, Student
- •Vancouver School of Art, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Audain Prize in the Visual Arts
- •Canada Council Grant for the Arts
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Abstraction Specialty
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Professional Museum and Art/ or Art Gallerist
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Sao Paulo Bienniale
Art Movement
- •Fluxus
Exhibition of Museum
- •Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa