Education
He received a Bachelor in English Literature from Central Washington University and his Master of Fine Arts in sculpture from Claremont Graduate University in California.
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Joel Morrison
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He is best known for his composite sculpture, often constructed from found objects that are cast in fiberglass or high-polish stainless steel. Morrison was raised in Seattle, Washington. Morrison’s work has been exhibited internationally and is included in numerous public and private collections worldwide.
In 2006, he was a featured artist in the California Biennial held at the Orange County Museum of Art, as well as a participant in the critically acclaimed Thing Exhibition at the Hammer Museum, Los Los Angeles
In 2010, he was featured in Six Solos at the Wexner Center for the Arts. His numerous other group and solo exhibitions have been at venues throughout the world including the Kolbe Museum, Berlin.
Haus Am Waldsee Museum, Berlin. And Santa Monica Museum of Artist
Almine Rech Gallery in Brussels hosted a solo exhibition or Morrison"s work in 2012.
Gagosian Gallery represents Joel Morrison and has held solo exhibitions of Morrison"s work in Beverly Hills (2008), New York at Madison Avenue (2011), and Hong Kong (2012). 2015 Joel Morrison: Steel Life Crisis, Almine Rech, London
2014 Joel Morrison, Almine Rech, Paris
2012 Joel Morrison, Gagosian Gallery, Hong Kong. Joel Morrison, Almine Rech Gallery, Brussels, Belgium.
2011 Joel Morrison, Gagosian Gallery, New New York
2010 Six Solos, Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio. 2008 Circus, Gagosian Gallery, Beverly Hills. 2006 Free Plastic Surgery, Gallery Michael Schultz, Berlin.
2005 Gallery Schultz Contemporary, Berlin. 2004 New s, Griffin Contemporary, Santa Monica, California. Lemmy Kilmister"s Mole, Art Forum Berlin.
2003 Project Room, Santa Monica Museum of Art, California. Cologne Sculptor, Art Cologne, Germany.
American Council on Exercise International, American Council on Exercise Gallery, New New York Santa Monica Museum of Art, California.
Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans, Los Los Angeles 2002 Heads and Torsos, American Council on Exercise Gallery, Los Los Angeles American Council on Exercise Gallery, New New York
2001 Sketches, American Council on Exercise Gallery, Los Los Angeles
In Search of the Big Bulbous Bully, East Gallery, Claremont Graduate.
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