General Artist's Statement:

My current work is pottery characterized by a strongly sculptural, figurative presence. My most recent pots explore ideas relevant to being in and of a male body and the good and bad that such a state is subject to, especially the procreative and recreational aspects of sexuality and their ramifications. The ewer, therefore, stands prominently as a vehicle for projecting meanings in my present body of work.

Birth:

• 1955, Missouri.

Education:

• University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO: Master of Arts degree in Visual Art, Ceramics, 4.0 GPA.

• Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO: Bachelor of Fine Arts degree conferred, summa cum laude. Double concentration in pottery with Richard DeVore and sculpture with Gary Voss.

Arts Professional Roles Held Present and Past and Affiliations:

• Front Range Community College, Larimer County Campus, Fort Collins, CO: Adjunct Faculty, Ceramics.

• Self employed full time studio artist.

• Panel Juror for the 2006 Nebraska State Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship awards.

• Front Range Community College, Boulder County Campus, Longmont, CO: Adjunct Faculty, Ceramics.

• Aims Community College, Fort Lupton Campus, Fort Lupton, CO: Instructor, Art Appreciation.

• University of Northern Colorado: Member of the Visual Arts Foundations Committee and Faculty; Drawing Instructor; GTA.

• Member American Crafts Council, New York, NY.

• Member American Association of University Professors, Washington, DC.

• Member Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO.

Selected Public Lectures/Gallery Talks/Presentations:

• Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS: November 8, 2011.

• City of Fort Collins, CO, Pottery Studio: July 16, 2011.

• Chadron State College, Chadron, NE: February 25, 2011.

• Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO: April 24, 2010.

• Western Wyoming Community College Art Department, Rock Springs, WY: September 25, 2008.

• Adams State College Art Department, Alamosa, CO: February 9, 2007.

• Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, Fort Collins, CO: August 3, 2006.

• The Business of Art Center, Manitou Springs, CO: August 1, 2006.

• Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne, WY: June 30, 2005.

• Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne, WY: March 14, 2005.

• Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO: January 31, 2005.

• Steamboat Springs Arts Council, Eleanor Bliss Center for the Arts, Steamboat Springs, CO: January 15, 2005.

• Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder, CO: March 17, 2004.

• University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO: November 20, 1998.

Selected Solo and Two Person Exhibitions:

2011

• Paul F. Morris: Sustaining Persistence. Harry Krug Gallery, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS.

• Paul Morris/Lili Francuz: Ceramics and Paper Collage. Memorial Hall Main Gallery, Chadron State College, Chadron, NE.

2010

2009

• Paper and Clay: New Work. Aims Community College Gallery, Greeley, CO. Two person show with Lili Francuz.

2008

• Body of Thought. Western Wyoming Community College Art Gallery, Rock Springs, WY. Two person show with Lili Francuz.

2007

• Paul F. Morris: Shaping Time--Ceramics and Drawings, Adams State College Art Department, Cloyde Snook Gallery, Alamosa, CO.

2006

• Body Language. The Business of Art Center, Avenue Gallery, Manitou Springs, CO. Two person show with Lili Francuz.

• Works In Clay: Sculptural and Figurative Interpretations. Terry Shepherd and Paul F. Morris. Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO.

2005

• Liliane Francuz and Paul F. Morris, The Esther and John Clay Fine Arts Gallery, Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne, WY. Exhibition of printmaking and pottery.

• Recent Works by Paul F. Morris and Jennifer Scott McLaughlin. The Eleanor Bliss Center for the Arts at the Depot, Steamboat Springs, CO. Two person exhibition of sculptural pottery and mixed media/painting.

1990s

• The Clay Body and the Human Body: Horizons of Meaning in the World of Being. University of Northern Colorado, Mariani Gallery, Guggenheim Hall, Greeley, CO. Solo exhibition of pottery.

• New West Fest. Collaborative show/sale with Paula Giovanini-Morris, fibers and fine craft artist.

• Pyrophilia. Colorado State University Visual Arts Building, Fort Collins. Solo exhibition of sculpture and pottery.

• Mostly New Work. Colorado State University Visual Arts Building, Fort Collins, CO. Solo exhibition of pottery, in the round sculpture, painting, and sculptural relief works.

1980s

• Sculpture, Collage, Painting: Paul Morris. Lloyds Art Center/Aartvark Gallery, Fort Collins, CO.

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2011

•Front Range Community College Larimer Campus Art Faculty Show. Travelling exhibition, Fort Collins and Westminster, CO.

•Drawing Connections. Siena Art Institute, Siena, Italy.

•Concours International De Céramique Carouge 2011: La Boîte Céramique. Musee De Carouge, Geneva, Switzerland.

•The 9th International Ceramics Competition Festival, Mino. Ceramic Park, Tajimi City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.

•Plinth Gallery and Anderson Ranch Arts Center: A Ceramic Collaboration. Plinth Gallery, Denver, CO.

•13th National Exhibition. Baker Arts Center, Liberal, KS.

2010

• 2010 Invitational 3-D Media Exhibition. Aims Community College Gallery, Greeley, CO

• American Craft Today, The Bascom Center for the Visual Arts, Highlands, NC.

• A New Decade of Clay, sponsored by Sierra Nevada College, Clay Times magazine, and Northstar-at-Tahoe resort, CA, Richard Shaw, juror.

• Contemporary Clay Biennial 2010, Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO., national ceramics exhibition.

• Faculty Art and Student Art Show, Art Lab, Fort Collins, CO. Front Range Community College, Larimer Campus, art faculty artwork paired with one mentored student's artwork.

• Eighteenth San Angelo Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX.

• Colorado Clay 2010, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO. Small group exhibition of bodies of ceramic art, Adrian Arleo, juror.

2009

• Art of Fine Craft, Elder Gallery, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE.

• From the Ground Up XXIV, Las Cruces Museum of Art, Las Cruces, NM.

• Wichita National All Media Craft Exhibition 2009, The Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS.

• Contemporary Sculpture: 2009, Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO.

• Bienale, Museo Internacional de Cerámica Contemporanea, Asociación Cultural Rumbo, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

• Feats of Clay XXII, Lincoln Arts & Culture Foundation, Lincoln, CA. North American ceramics exhibition, Tony Marsh juror.

• Of the Earth, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO.

• The Clay Road, Visual and Performing Arts gallery, Front Range Community College, Westminster, CO.

• Multicultural Art Exhibition, Aims Community College, Greeley, CO, Sanam Emami juror.

2008

• Rocky Mountain Biennial. Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, Fort Collins, CO. Art Critic for Denver's Westword, Michael Paglia, juror.

• George E. Ohr National Arts Challenge. Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi, MS.

• A Family Affair, Bas Bleu Theatre and Gallery, Fort Collins, CO. Group show of immediate family members Paula-Giovanini-Morris (fibers), Adam Morris (painting and sculpture), and Paul F. Morris (ceramics).

• Contemporary Clay Biennial 2008, Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO., national ceramics exhibition.

• Feats of Clay XXI, Lincoln Fine Arts and Culture Foundation, Lincoln, CA. North American ceramics exhibition.

• Seventeenth San Angelo Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX.

• March Exhibition, The Gallery Underground, Fort Collins, CO.

2007

• Summer Exhibit 2007, Perlow-Stevens Gallery, Columbia, MO.

• ANA 35, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT.

• Earthbound, The Business of Art Center, Manitou Springs, CO. Ceramics invitational group show curated by Holly Parker.

• Metamorphosis, Lakewood Cultural Center, North Gallery, Lakewood, CO. Sculpture exhibition.

• Dynamics, Red Brick Center for the Arts, Aspen, CO.

2006

• Best of Colorado Artists exhibition. Denver International Airport, Denver, CO. Show scheduled in conjunction with the Denver Art Museum’s new Frederick C. Hamilton Building opening.

• Forms, Figures, Symbols. Shy Rabbit Contemporary Arts, Pagosa Springs, CO.

• Crafts National 40. Zoller Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.

• Gilpin County Arts Association 59th Annual Exhibition, Central City, CO. Rocky Mountain regional show.

• 2006 Rocky Mountain Biennial Exhibition. Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, Fort Collins, CO.

• Contemporary Clay 2006. Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO, western states regional group show.

• Englewood Arts National 2006. Englewood, CO. National group multiple media show.

• Colorado Clay 2006. Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO. Small group format exhibition of ceramic art.

• Pat Cashin, Carolyn Lavender, and Paul F. Morris. Lobby Gallery, the Lincoln Center, Fort Collins. CO.

• 8th Annual All Media International, Online art exhibition, www.upstreampeoplegallery.com (Omaha, NE).

2005

• All Media Competition 2005, Gallery International, Baltimore, MD. International show.

• 9th Annual Lines Into Shapes. Art Center of Estes Park, CO.

• 2005 Wichita National, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS. National exhibition of fine craft media.

• Visions In Clay 2005. The Reynolds Gallery, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA. A western states all-ceramic exhibition, juried by Adrian Saxe.

• Gilpin County Arts Association 58th Annual Exhibition, Central City, CO. Rocky Mountain regional show.

• 2005 Gateway National, Farmington Museum at Gateway Park, Farmington, New Mexico. National selected multiple media group show.

• Texas National 2005, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX, national multimedia group exhibition, James Surls, juror.

• Colorado Art Open 2005. Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO. A biennial exhibition of works from 95 selected Colorado artists.

• Ink and Clay 31. W. Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA. Group exhibition from western states.

2004

• Fine Contemporary Crafts. ArtSpace, Raleigh, NC.

• George E. Ohr National Arts Challenge, 2004. Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi MS, Michael Lucero, juror.

• 8th Annual Rio Brazos Art Exhibition. Dora Lee Langdon Cultural and Educational Center, Tarleton State University, Granbury, TX.

• 8th Annual Lines Into Shapes. Art Center of Estes Park, Estes Park, CO.

• Dangerous Art. New Visions Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT.

• SummerART 2004. The Eleanor Bliss Center for the Arts at the Depot, Steamboat Springs, CO.

• Lessons in Art. Dairy Center of the Arts, Boulder, CO. Group show of Arts educators' work curated by Tyler Alpern.

2003

• Boulder County Campus Art Faculty, Front Range Community College. Front Range Community College, Fine Arts Gallery, Westminster, CO.

1990s

• Visual Arts Faculty Works. University of Northern Colorado, University Center, Greeley, CO. Group show.

• Maryann Federal, Paul Morris, Chris Nye. University of Northern Colorado, Oak Room Gallery, Crabbe Hall, Greeley, CO.

• Faculty Select Exhibition. Tointon Gallery, Union Colony Civic Center, Greeley, CO.

• 24th Annual Creative Arts Symposium. Colorado State University, Curfman Gallery, Lory Student Center, Fort Collins, CO.

• Canyon Winds Gallery, Fort Collins, CO. Numerous group shows.

• Treasured Hands. One West Art Center, Fort Collins, CO. Diane Vanderlip, Contemporary Art Curator at the Denver Art Museum, juror. Group show of fine craft.

• 23rd Annual Creative Arts Symposium. Colorado State University, Curfman Gallery, Fort Collins, CO.

• Save the Planet, Stop the War Art Show. Artists' Research Center Gallery, Denver, CO. Colorado Greenpeace sponsored Regional group exhibition.

1980s

• First Northern Colorado Annual. Powerplant Visual Arts Center, Fort Collins, CO. Regional group exhibition.

• Raybo, Nena Wena, Paul Morris, Tom Mancuso, Don Gilmore, Gorpf. Lloyds Art Center/Aartvark Gallery, Fort Collins, CO.

• The Figure Show. Lloyds Art Center/Aartvark Gallery, Fort Collins, CO.

Selected Publications, Broadcasts:

• The 9th International Ceramics Competition Mino, Japan. (Ceramics Park Mino, Tajimi City, Gifu Prefecture, Jpan: Ryuko Hasshin, Inc., 2011.) Exhibition catalog, p. 117.

• Hemachandra, Ray, ed. and Romberg, Jim. 500 Raku: Bold Explorations of a Dynamic Ceramic Technique. (New York and Asheville: Lark Books, March, 2011) p. 239.

• “Paul Morris: A 'Grand' Feat,” Clay Times, Vol. 16, No. 8, (Autumn 2010.) Front Cover, pp. 5, 26-30, and pull out poster.

• 18th San Angelo National Ceramic Competition. San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX. April 16- June 20, 2010, exhibition catalog.

• Hemachandra, Ray, ed. and Galloway, Julia. 500 Vases: Contemporary Expressions of a Timeless Form, (New York and Asheville: Lark Books, October 2010) p. 47.

• Paglia, Michael, “Clay Station,” Westword, Denver, CO, Volume 33, Number 34, April 22-28, 2010, p. 34.

• “Colorado Getaways, " Foothills Art Center Colorado Clay feature, CBS News 4, Denver, CO, televised April 10, 17, 2010.

• Tourtillott, Suzanne J. E., ed., 500 Ceramic Sculptures: Contemporary Practice, Singular Works, (New York and Asheville: Lark Books, May 2009) p. 23.

• “Guest Artist,” Daily Rocket-Miner, Rock Springs, WY, September 17, 2008.

• “Visual Arts: Bas Bleu Theatre and Gallery,” Fort Collins Coloradoan, Fort Collins, CO, August 28, 2008, Ticket to Entertainment section, p.23.

• “Artists show work at WWCC Art Gallery from Aug. 27-Sept. 27,” Daily Rocket-Miner, Rock Springs, WY, August 20, 2008.

• Moran, Lois, ed., “Exhibits,” American Craft, Vol. 67, No. 1 (February/March, 2007) p. 90.

• Hall, Sherman, ed., “Calendar–solo exhibitions,” Ceramics Monthly, Vol. 55, No. 1 (January, 2007), p.72.

• Masterjohn, Jules, “Arting Around: Forms, Figures, Symbols,” The Durango Telegraph, Durango, CO, Vol. 5, No. 47, Nov. 23, 2006.

• Coffee, Denise, “Fort Collins Ceramicist and Chicago Photographer,” Pagosa Springs Daily News, Pagosa Springs, CO, November 10, 2006.

• Chandler, Mary Voelz, “Biennial Shows in Shrink Mode,” Rocky Mountain News, Denver, CO, July 14, 2006, Weekend Spotlight Section, p. 12D.

• Hall, Sherman, ed., “Upfront: reviews, news and exhibitions, Colorado Clay,” Ceramics Monthly, Vol. 54, No.6 (June/July 2006), p.28.

• Tourtillott, Suzanne J. E., ed., 500 Pitchers: Contemporary Expressions of a Classic Form (New York and Asheville: Lark Books, 2006), pp. 46, 418.

• Paglia, Michael, “Now Showing: Capsule reviews....Colorado Clay 2006,” Westword, Denver, CO, Volume 29, Number 34, April 20-26, 2006, p. 47.

• Chandler, Mary Voelz, “Clay Show Impression Mixed,” Rocky Mountain News, Denver, CO, April 7, 2006, Weekend Spotlight section, p. 21D.

• Paglia, Michael, “Mud Flies,” Westword, Denver, CO, Volume 29, Number 32, April 6-12, 2006, p. 60.

• MacMillan, Kyle, “A Paradise of Ceramics,” Denver Post, Denver, CO, March 31, 2006, 7 Days Section, Visual Arts, pp. 3FF, 10FF.

• “Colorado Clay 2006,” Denver Post, Denver, CO, March 17, 2006, 7 Days Section, Best Bets, Friday, p. 8FF.

• “Art exhibits at the Lincoln Center,” Fort Collins Coloradoan, Fort Collins, CO, February 10, 2006, Ticket to Entertainment section, p.3.

• “Lincoln Center Galleries,” Fort Collins Coloradoan, Fort Collins, CO, January 20, 2006, Ticket to Entertainment section, p.7.

• The Wichita National All Media Crafts Exhibit 2005. September 9 through October 23, 2005, exhibition brochure, The Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS, panels 2, 4, 5.

• 3rd Annual Visions in Clay 2005: A National All-Ceramic Juried Exhibition. August 30 through September 24, 2005, exhibition catalog, The Reynolds Gallery, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA, pp 2, 9.

• Texas National 2005. April 9 through May 15, 2005, exhibition catalog, The Art Center at the Old Opera House, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX, pp. 21, 32.

• Frey, Nicole, "Art Open Opens at Foothills," Sentinel & Transcript Newspapers, Golden, CO, January 26, 27, 2005, Rhythm of the West section, p.3.

• Hight Jr., Lafayette C., "Ink and Clay on exhibit at Cal Poly art gallery," Diamond Bar Highlander, Diamond Bar, CA, Volume 38, No. 24, January 20, 2005.

• Phillips, Autumn, "Bared Body of Works," Steamboat Today, Steamboat Springs, CO, January 14, 2005, 4 Points section, pp. 9-10.

• Rocky Mountain News, Denver, CO, January 14, 2005, Arts & Entertainment section, Art Show-Openings, p. 41D.

• Ink and Clay 31, January 7 through February 14, 2005, California State Polytechnic University, W. Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery, Pomoma, CA, exhibition catalog in PDF format (http://www.csupomona.edu/ ~kellogg_gallery/inkclay31/PDF_Page.html).

• Natale, Michelle, "Critic's Picks," The News & Observer, Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, NC, What's Up section, December 3, 2004.

• Fine Contemporary Craft, November 20, 2004-January 15, 2005, exhibition catalog, ArtSpace, Raleigh, NC, p. 4.

• Rio Brazos Art Exhibition, October 10-24, 2004, Tareleton State University's Dora Lee Langdon Cultural and Education Center, Granbury, TX, exhibition catalog, p.17.

• Staker, Brian, "Danger Zone: New Visions Gallery dares Salt Lakers to appreciate Dangerous Art," Salt Lake Weekly, Salt Lake City, UT, July 15, 2004, p. 25.

• Connor, Cindy. "Professors Impress." University of Northern Colorado Mirror, Greeley, CO, Vol. 81, No. 71 (March 3, 1999), p.7.

• "Art Briefs: Exhibit depicts environmental devastation of gulf war," Rocky Mountain News, Denver, CO, April 12, 1991.

• Wagner, Blu, ed., "Shows and Events: Aartvark--Raybo Et Al," Craft Range Magazine, Vol. 15. No.3 (July/August 1984), p. 9.

Exhibition Awards:

Best of Shows:

• 2010: A New Decade of Clay, Sierra Nevada College, Tahoe, CA.

• 2009: Multicultural Art Exhibition, Aims Community College, Greeley, CO

• 2005: Colorado Art Open, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO.

• 2004: 8th Annual Lines Into Shapes, The Art Center of Estes Park.

• 2004: SummerART 2004, The Eleanor Bliss Center for the Arts at the Depot, Steamboat Springs, CO.

• 1991: Save the Planet Stop the War, Artists' Research Center Gallery, Denver.

First Place Awards:

• 2005: 9th Annual Lines Into Shapes, The Art Center of Estes Park

• 2004: 8th Annual Lines Into Shapes, The Art Center of Estes Park.

• 1996: 24th Annual Creative Arts Symposium, Colorado State University

• 1995: 23rd Annual Creative Arts Symposium, Colorado State University

Second Place Awards:

• 2005: 2005 Wichita National, Wichita Center for the Arts.

• 1996: 24th Annual Creative Arts Symposium, Colorado State University.

"Mud Dauber" Award:

2008: George E. Ohr National Arts Challenge. Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi, MS.

Merit Awards:

• 2006: 59th Annual Exhibition. Gilpin County Arts Association, Central City, CO: for entire body of work, ceramics.

Honorable Mention Awards:

• 2011: 9th International Ceramics Competition Mino, Ceramic Park Mino, Tajimi City, Japan.

• 2008: Rocky Mountain Biennial, Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, Fort Collins, CO.

• 2008: The W.O.W. Show, Core New Art Space, Denver, CO.

• 2006: Rocky Mountain Biennial. Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, Fort Collins, CO.

• 2005: Visions In Clay 2005. The Reynolds Gallery, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA.

• 2005: 2005 Gateway National, Farmington Museum, NM..

• 2005: Texas National 2005, Stephen F. Austin State University.

• 2005: Ink and Clay 31. W. Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery, California State Polytechnic University.

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