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For John Morse, collage is a liberation from the constraints of using realistic color. He manipulates found paper and fashions his imagery with colorful inventiveness. In 1981 Morse started creating monumental portraiture from small bits of discarded paper. Roosevelt, Groucho and Einstein among others, continue to be giant personalities in Morse’s hands, but now with a ripped twist. Over the years his colors have migrated from grisaille to bold and brash. Additional subject matters such as a rose, or the Earth from space, are given a unique vitality. This will be John Morse’s first one-man exhibition at Luise Ross Gallery.

Awards and Grants 2012 Curbside Haiku named one of the 50 Outstanding Public Art Works in America by the Public Arts Network 2011 Brendan Gill Prize, Municipal Art Society of New York Curbside Haiku grant award by the New York City Department of Transportation Best in Show, Ferst Center for the Arts, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 2010 Roadside Haiku grant award by Flux Projects, Atlanta, GA. This led to Curbside Haiku in New York City in 2011 Selected Solo Exhibitions 2013 New York, NY; Luise Ross Gallery, Einstein and Friends Atlanta, GA; Public installation, Rainbow Prayer Flags 2012 Atlanta, GA; WM Turner Gallery, Inside 2011 New York, NY; Public installation, Curbside Haiku 2010 Atlanta, GA; WM Turner Gallery, Roadside Haiku Atlanta, GA; WM Turner Gallery, Flat Out 2009 Charleston, SC; Scoop Studios Contemporary Art, Layers Atlanta, GA; WM Turner Gallery, Inside Atlanta, GA; Krause Gallery, American Revolutionaries 2005 New York, NY; The Drawing Center, The Beauty of Physics 2003 New York, NY; Match Fine Print, 27 Collages New York, NY; 14th Street Y Gallery, Manhattan as a Tropical Island 2002 New York, NY; E 3 Gallery, WTC 1982 – 2001 2000 Los Angeles, CA; Glue Gallery, New York/Los Angeles 1998 New York, NY; E 3 Gallery, Collage 1997 Brooklyn, NY; Kentler International Drawing Space, 3D to 2D to 3D 1996 New York, NY; E 3 Gallery, Collage 1994 Washington D.C., Biograph Theater, Flag Show 1988 Traverse City, MI; 45th Parallel Gallery, Collage Selected Recent Group Exhibitions 2013 Duluth, GA; Hudgens Center for the Arts, Shared Visions 2012 Atlanta, GA; Oglethorpe University Museum of Art, Paper Chase Atlanta, GA; Abernathy Arts Center, Marquettes Models and Sketches: Public Art as Process 2011 Atlanta, GA; Ferst Center for the Arts, Georgia Institute of Technology, Before the Ferst Cut 2010 Boston, MA; Mobius Gallery, Prostitution Art and Signs of Our Times 2009 New York, NY; Gallery RIVAA, Connecting Islands and Generations 2008 Washington D.C., DAR Constitution Hall, Artview New York, NY; Umbrella Arts, Walk-Ins Welcome 2007 Brooklyn, NY; DUMBO Arts Center, Down Under the Bridge Festival 1999 Brooklyn, NY; Kentler International Drawing Space, Small Works on Paper 1998 New York, NY; Grammercy Armory, Art and Photography 1996 Brooklyn, NY; Kentler International Drawing Space, Big Vision 1995 Brooklyn, NY; Kentler International Drawing Space, Works on Paper Long Island City, NY; Socrates Sculpture Park, Pop Up 1992 Long Island City, NY; Socrates Sculpture Park, Spring Show 1989 Long Island City, NY; Socrates Sculpture Park, Sculpture City 1988 Barcelona, Spain; Sala Muncunill, Art Postal Shoc 1987 New York, NY; City Gallery, Outside/In Long Island City, NY; Socrates Sculpture Park, Walk On/ Sit Down/ Go Through New York, NY, Jus de Pomme Gallery, Easter New York, NY, Jus de Pomme Gallery, Works on Paper 1986 New York, NY, Jus de Pomme Gallery, Winter Wonder New York, NY, Jus de Pomme Gallery, Liberties Please visit John Morse's website to view a full resume