Background
Morriss, Mary Rachel was born in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of William Dale and Lizzie Henrie (Woodward) M. Bachelor of Science, Memphis University, 1927.
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Mary Rachel Morriss
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Postgraduate, U. Colorado, 1931, 34, 37, 40. Various art workshops Maxine Masterfield, 1983, 84. Certified high school teacher, Tennessee.
Career
Teacher, Bellevue School, Memphis, 1936-1966. Retired; private art classes, Memphis, 1966. Member Friends Memphis Brooks Memorial Art Gallery.
Represented by Paul Edelstein Gallery, Memphis.
One woman shows include Parthenon Galleries, Nashville, Commander Appeal, Memphis, 1989, Paul Edelstein Gallery, 1991, numerous others
Exhibited in group juried shows Center South Parthenon, Nashville, Hunter Annual Show, Delta Annual, Little Rock, Mid-American, Owensboro, Kentucky, 1979, Mid-South MemphisBrooks Gallery, Southern Watercolor Society, 1983, 86, 89, 90, Patrons" Watercolor Gala, Oklahoma City, 1983, 84, Tennessee Watercolor Society Annual Traveling Show, 1980-1982, 84, 88, 90, Georgia Watercolor Society, 1986, 94, So.Watercolor, 1989 (Merit award), Josip Juraj White Memorial Watercolor, 1989, Juried Exhibition, 1988-1995, Southern Exposure, 1990, 91, Experimental Artists Juried Show, Sarasota, Florida, 1992, Georgia Watercolor Society National Juried Show, 1994, and many others Represented in numerous public private collections.
Achievements
Membership
Member Friends Memphis Brooks Memorial Member Tennessee
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Religion
Presbyterian
Awards
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Recipient Best Cotton Design award Memphis Brooks Museum. Purchase prize Mid-South Fair, 1971, Best in Show and 1st in watercolors, 1985, 86, 1st in watercolors and other media, 1987, 88, 90, Mid SouthFair, 1991, 93, 2nd. in water media, 1994. 2d prize Josip Juraj White 1988,Memorial Watercolor juried exhibition, Doochin of Madison award Central South, 1984, award Germantown Art League, 1991, Juror"s Choice award, 1992, Best in Show, Tennessee Forest Festival, 1994, and many other awards.Mem.tempSpaceTennessee Watercolor Society (David Wade Memorial award 1988, artist member), Southern Watercolor Society (signature member, merit award 1989), Society of Experimental Artists, Friends of Dixon Gallery, Memphis Watercolor Society, Georgia Watercolor Society.Recipient Best Cotton Design award Memphis Brooks Museum. Purchase prize Mid-South Fair, 1971, Best in Show and 1st in watercolors, 1985, 86, 1st in watercolors and other media, 1987, 88, 90, Mid SouthFair, 1991, 93, 2nd. in water media, 1994. 2d prize Josip Juraj White 1988,Memorial Watercolor juried exhibition, Doochin of Madison award Central South, 1984, award Germantown Art League, 1991, Juror"s Choice award, 1992, Best in Show, Tennessee Forest Festival, 1994, and many other awards.Mem.tempSpaceTennessee Watercolor Society (David Wade Memorial award 1988, artist member), Southern Watercolor Society (signature member, merit award 1989), Society of Experimental Artists, Friends of Dixon Gallery, Memphis Watercolor Society, Georgia Watercolor Society.