E D U C A T I O N
BFA
Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN 2006
California College of Art, San Francisco, CA ‘05-06
A W A R D S
BFA with high distinction 2006, Memphis College of Art
Selected for New York Studio Program ‘05/06, Memphis College of Art
Selected for Mobility Program at CCA 2006, Memphis College of Art
Bess Ashner Memorial Scholarship 2004, Memphis College of Art
Portfolio Merit Grant 2003, Memphis College of Art
S E L E C T . E X H I B I T I O N S
2009
Vermillion Gallery; Seattle, WA , April (upcoming)
2008
New American Landscapes, William Bennett Gallery; NY, NY, 11.15.08 - 12.5.08
West, Wester, Westest!, FECAL FACE DOT GALLERY; San Francisco, CA, October
Erin Morrison: New Works, William Bennett Gallery; New York, NY, April
2007
Premier Opening of the William Bennett Gallery; New York, NY, September
Sean Bloemer Gallery; Memphis, TN, March
2006
Horn Island Exhibition; Memphis College of Art, August
Memphis Originals Gallery; Memphis, TN, June
NO EXIT Gallery; Memphis, TN, May
New Paintings, Lower Gallery; Memphis College of Art, March
2005
Recent Works, MAM Gallery; Memphis, TN, November
Annual Juried Exhibition, MAM Gallery; Memphis, TN, April
2004
The Complex Gallery; Memphis, TN, October
R E S I D E N C I E S
Horn Island Artist’s Retreat and Workshop, Horn Island,MS ‘04-06
P U B L I C A T I O N S
SprayBlog.net, 11.03.08
WWW.FECALFACE.COM, 08.08
ART+AUCTION, 05.08
SOHO Journal, 04.26.08
Memphis Commercial Appeal, 09.06, 12.06
Memphis Flyer, 09.05
R E P R E S E N T A T I O N
William Bennett Gallery
65 Greene St.
New York, NY 10012
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212.965.8707
C O N T A C T
To view work in progress, please visit MyArtSpace
B I O
Erin Morrison was born in Little Rock, Arkansas February 26, 1985.
She attended Memphis College of Art, where she graduated with a BFA, and breifly studied at the California College of Art.
Currently living in Seattle, she is represented by the William Bennett Gallery in the SoHo district of New York City.
S T A T E M E N T
The intention of my work is to approach the differences between what has been identified in our culture as natural and unnatural.
As most of the plant and animal life seen today have evolved to their present state due to continual environmental changes, lately the primary focus of my work has been to depict the adaptation of these organisms in conjunction with the changes we constantly make to our own urban landscape. This body of work, New American Landscapes, primarily acts as a record of these changes. The scale, in both size and complexity, is intended to capture a diverse range of ecosystems, and is used simply as a photographic reference of seemingly uncommon events.
The abstract use of nature-photography has acted as an underlying currant in my work, since the pursuit of these changes are primarily depicted in nature publications such as National Geographic, and it's use has encouraged a kind of foresight into the art making process; allowing a contingency to exist between what has been studied to the fullest extent and what we have yet to see.
With the motive of pulling away the extremities to reveal the structure, while at the same time displaying identifies using textural details such as hair, scale, bark, or bone, I'd like to think that many of the subjects in these drawings are seen as organisms (and ecosystems) at their most compromised points of existence.
