Robert J. Morris
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b. 1949 Mt. Barker, South Australia
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Robert J. Morris was born in South Australia in 1949 and studied in Brisbane and Europe. A painter and sculptor, he held his first solo shown in Brisbane in 1970. It was while living in London in 1987 that the paintings took a new direction. That year Morris was inspired by the Mark Rothko retrospective (1903 - 1970) at the Tate Gallery. Morris soon moved to the United States where he continues to live and work today. Morris has exhibited throughout Australia including solo exhibitions in Sydney and Brisbane. International exhibitions include venues in London, Italy and Tokyo. Morris' work is represented in the Queensland Art Gallery and several institutional collections. Robert J. Morris has exhibited with Marta Hewett Gallery since the gallery opened in 1991.
Biography
Select Solo Exhibitions
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2013
Just Paint on Canvas, 506 Ash, Elsmere, KY
2003
White Cat Galleries, West Chester, OH
2003
Dicere Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2001
The Zahorec-Hughes Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2000
Marta Hewett Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
1998
Marta Hewett Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
1996
Marta Hewett Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
1995
Andrew Vincent Galleries, Brisbane, Qld., Australia
1994
Marta Hewett Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Carnegie Art Center, Covington, KY
1993
Andrew Vincent Galleries, Brisbane, Qld., Australia
1991
Marta Hewett Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
1989
Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia
1988
Museum of Contemporary Art, Brisbane, Qld., Australia
Select Group Exhibitions
2018
Summer Survey, Marta Hewett Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
2003
Dicere Gallery Artistic Eclecticism, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
2002
Dicere Gallery Artistic Eclecticism, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
1995
Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, Ohio, USA
1994
Andrew Vincent Galleries, Brisbane, Qld., Australia
Marta Hewett Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
1993
Asmat: Dissertation on a Dozen Shields, Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia
Drawing Show, Ray Hughes Gallery, Brisbane, N.S.W., Australia
1989
They're still Thinking Out Loud, Ray Hughes Gallery, Brisbane, N.S.W., Australia
1988
Gallery Tamura, Tokyo, Japan
17 Australian Artists, Gallery S. Vidal, Venice Italy