RICHARD MORRIS
Born in 1977 in California's San Fernando Valley, Richard is a representational painter and draftsman. He received his MFA from the New York Academy of Art in 2014 and has been teaching for over 20 years at schools and independent studios including Laguna College of Art and Design (LCAD), California Art Institute, Los Angeles Academy of Fine Art (LAAFA), 3Kicks Art Studio, and Rochester Institute of Technology. Richard has exhibited his work in Los Angeles, New York City, and Cincinnati.
Richard currently lives and works in Avon, NY.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY ~ Fall 2018 - present
Drawing I; Drawing II; Figure Painting
Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach, CA ~ March 10-12, 2023
Figure Painting Workshop
Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach, CA ~ March 13-14, 2020
Figure Painting Workshop
Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach, CA ~ Fall 2014 - Spring 2018
MFA Advisor; Artistic Anatomy; Color & Composition; Figure Drawing; Figure Painting
Art Mentors, Huntington Beach, CA ~ Summer 2017
Figure Drawing; Portrait Drawing
Irvine Valley College, Irvine, CA ~ Fall 2016
Drawing
3Kicks Art Studio, Pasadena, CA ~ Sept 2014 - Jan 2017
Figure Drawing; Portrait Drawing; Figure Painting; Portrait Painting
Richard Morris Art Studio, Van Nuys, CA ~ 2009-2012
Independent art education studio focusing on Anatomy, Drawing, and Painting
Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach, CA ~ Fall 2007
Figure Drawing; Composition
Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art, Van Nuys, CA ~ 2005-2009
Figure Drawing; Figure Painting
California Art Institute, Thousand Oaks, CA ~ 2003-2005
Figure Drawing; Portrait Drawing
EXHIBITIONS
2023
2022
Visiting Artist, The Gallery in the Valley, Geneseo, NY (Opening Reception: Friday, September 2, 6-8pm)
2019
PRISM, The Florence Academy of Art US at Mana Contemporary, NJ (January 18 - March 15)
Full Palette, The Florence Academy of Art US at Mana Contemporary, NJ (May 29 - June 21)
New York Academy of Art x Paddle8 Curated Storefront
2018
In Search of the Real II, Laguna College of Art and Design Gallery, CA (March 1-28)
Moments in Monochrome II, Nucleus Portland, OR (September 4 - October 3)
2017
DRAWN: 4th Annual International Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing, MANIFEST Gallery, OH
Five and Under, Arcadia Contemporary, CA
2016
8" x 10", Maxwell Alexander Gallery, CA
PHOTOREAL (part of the FotoFocus Biennial 2016 exhibition), MANIFEST Gallery, OH
First Annual Small Works Exhibition, Laguna College of Art and Design Gallery, CA
7th Annual TAPPED: Artists and their Professors, MANIFEST Gallery, OH
2015
In Search of the Real, Laguna College of Art and Design Gallery, CA
Summer Small Works, Maxwell Alexander Gallery, CA
Black Friday, Maxwell Alexander Gallery, CA
2014
Tribeca Ball honoring Laurie Simmons and Carroll Dunham, New York Academy of Art, NY
2014 Thesis Exhibition, New York Academy of Art, NY
Five and Under, Arcadia Contemporary, NY
2013
Tribeca Ball honoring Bob Colacello, New York Academy of Art, NY
Selfish: The Artist Self Portrait, curated by Sean Cheetham, Katherine Cone Gallery, CA
Take Home a Nude honoring Walton Ford, Sotheby’s, NY
Deck the Walls, New York Academy of Art, NY
2012
Em.Bod.Y, co-curator, Bergamot Station Arts Center, CA
Drawing the Line, Arcadia Contemporary, NY
Past Presence, Lancaster Museum of Art, CA
2011
3Kicks Studio Faculty Exhibition, 3Kicks Art Studio, CA
Torchbearers: A Collection of Luminaries, Nucleus Gallery, CA
COLLECTIONS
Official Portrait Honorable Vincent P. Zurzolo, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California, Roybal Federal Building, Los Angeles, CA
Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA
Private Collections, Geneseo, NY
Private Collections, Los Angeles, CA
Private Collections, New York, NY
Private Collections, Philadelphia, PA
Private Collections, Phoenix, AZ
AWARDS
2023 First Place, MANIFEST Gallery International Drawing Annual 15 (INDA 15)
2016 Second Place, MANIFEST Gallery International Drawing Annual 11 (INDA 11)
2013 David Schafer Merit Scholarship, New York Academy of Art, NY
2012 David Schafer Merit Scholarship, New York Academy of Art, NY
TEXTS & BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDA 15 (International Drawing Annual 15). MANIFEST Gallery. 2023. Cincinnati, OH. Print.
INDA 12 (International Drawing Annual 12). MANIFEST Gallery. 2018. Cincinnati, OH. Print.
50 Great Figurative Artworks 2017. Curated by Steven DaLuz. Poets and Artists Magazine. November 2017. IL. Print.
INDA 11 (International Drawing Annual 11). MANIFEST Gallery. 2017. Cincinnati, OH. Print.
Foreword. Making Sense of Color: The Handbook of Color Anatomy for Traditional Painters, Digital Artist, Designers and Photographers. By Quentin Johnston and Tony Hsu. 2011. Lexington, KY. 7. Print.