W.S. Morris was born in Phoenix, Arizona on February 14, 1965. After completing
her Bachelor Degree of Fine Art at San Diego State University in 1999, she then
moved to Los Angeles. In 2011 she moved to Tucson, Arizona where she
currently lives and works. Her paintings have been presented in both solo and
group exhibitions. Ms. Morris is also a published fiction writer and poet.
her Bachelor Degree of Fine Art at San Diego State University in 1999, she then
moved to Los Angeles. In 2011 she moved to Tucson, Arizona where she
currently lives and works. Her paintings have been presented in both solo and
group exhibitions. Ms. Morris is also a published fiction writer and poet.
| I am in pursuit of a visual solution which will best express the intangible realities lurking behind the human form. My desire is to capture what it is about us as human beings which makes us complicated and unique--namely our fragility. Therefore in all my work, realistic depictions of the human figure are stretched and dismantled in order to uncover what lay behind. In this way, my paintings pay homage to Abstract Expressionists such as Willem de Kooning, Arshile Gorky and Lee Krasner. Although ultimately my aim is to push this form of figurative abstraction even further to include contemporary complexities. |
Artist Biography
Artist Statement
Works on paper, canvas and wood with a variety of materials
including acrylic, oil, pastel, housepaint, charcoal, pencil and
watercolor.
including acrylic, oil, pastel, housepaint, charcoal, pencil and
watercolor.
Tucson, Arizona
B. A., Studio Arts, San Diego State University
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