I am intrigued by the role man plays in his desire to control, define, recreate and to change his environment. I am fascinated by the life cycles of nature and the role humans have in this transformation. Plants echo the living conditions of man and nature. The fallen leaves with their scarification left by diseases, infestations and storm damage become a recorded history of their own existence and the subject matter for me to draw upon. My drawings capture the cycle of life, and rearrange the artifacts of nature into patterns; re-examining the beauty of nature.

 

born: May, 17, 1956, Council Bluffs, Iowa

education

University of Wisconsin-Madison, MFA, 1985
University of South Dakota, BFA, 1981

selected awards/honors

Arts Council of Indianapolis Creative Renewal Fellowship, 2002
Arts Midwest/National Endowment for the Arts Regional Visual Artist Fellowship, 1995
Indiana Master Fellowship, Indiana Commission for the Arts, 1994
ndiana Master Fellowship, Indiana Commission for the Arts, 1992

selected publications

The Journal of the American Print Alliance,Volume 14, #2, Passion and Process, p27-28, 2006
Printmaking Junkie, Colorprint USA Catalog, Texas Tech University, 2006
Passion and Process America's Master Printmakers Catalog, Louisville Visual Art Association, Louisville, Kentucky, Artwork and Biography Printed on Card, 2006

selected solo or two-person exhibits

Natural Progressions, Shircliff Gallery of Art, Vincennes, Indiana, 2006
David Morrison: Recent Work, Beard Arts Center, Marion, Indiana, 2003
Inner Vision: Recent Work by David Morrison, Bobitt Visual Arts Center, ALbion, Michigan 2003
David Morrison Recent Works, Woodburn and Wescott Contemporary Fine Arts, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2001

selected group shows

Global Matrix II, An International Print Exhibition, Purdue University Galleries,
West Lafayette, Indiana, 2008
Americas 2008: Paperworks, Northwest Art Center, Minot, North Dakota, 2008
Art at the X, Xavier University Art Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2007
Passion and Process America's Master Printmakers,
Louisville Visual Art Association, Louisville, Kentucky, 2006