Victoria Morton (born 1971) is a Scottish contemporary visual artist who works in paint, sculpture and installation.[1]
Victoria Morton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1971 (age 52–53) Glasgow, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Education | Glasgow School of Art |
| Known for | painting, sculpture, installations |
Biography edit
Morton was born in Glasgow and trained at the Glasgow School of Art from 1989 to 1993, completing her master's degree there in 1995.
Morton was selected for the New Art in Scotland exhibition at the Glasgow Centre for Contemporary Arts (1994) and Aberdeen Art Gallery (1995). Her work was included in Loaded: A Contemporary View of British Painting at the Ikon Gallery, Birmingham (1996).[2]
In 2014 she exhibited at The Modern Institute, Glasgow, and with Mouth Wave at the Rat Hole Gallery, Tokyo. In 2016 Morton's work was shown at Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art's exhibition Devils in the Making, an exhibition recognising GSA's contribution to the city's artistic life.[3] Also in 2016, Morton exhibited with Spoken Yeahs from a Distance at Sadie Coles HQ, London.[4]
Morton has also exhibited at the following venues (among others):
She was a member of the Glasgow performance collective, Elizabeth Go.[6]
In 2016 the McManus Galleries in Dundee acquired three of Morton's abstract works.[7]
Art practice edit
Morton primarily works in paint. Her practice demonstrates a continued interest in the interplay between colour and memory.
Morton's earlier work explored methods of application, including spraying onto the canvas and the use of different objects to apply the paint. While her earlier paintings demonstrate an interest in organic forms, her later paintings have exhibited a more geometric style. Morton's work has been described as seeming to ‘hover between abstraction and representation’.[8]
Morton has stated that she is inspired by a broad range of source material including fashion design and fine art.[8]
Solo exhibitions edit
- 2002: Night Geometry, Gavin Brown's Enterprise, New York
- 2002: Pleasure and Practice, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow
- 2001: Sadie Coles HQ, London and Galerie Enja Wonneberger, Kiel
- 1999: The Modern Institute, Glasgow
- 1999: Decapoca, The Changing Room, Stirling
- 1997: Dirty Burning, 33 Great Sutton St., London and Gallery Tre, Stockholm
- 1996: Out of the Web, Fringe Gallery, Castlemilk, Glasgow, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow and Pier Arts Centre, Orkney
- 1995: Wilkes Dalriada, Glasgow[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Victoria., Morton (2002). Victoria Morton. Edinburgh: Fruitmarket Gallery. ISBN 0947912487. OCLC 51870746.
- ^ a b Victoria Morton. Edinburgh: The Fruitmarket Gallery. 2002. pp. 66–7.
- ^ "Devils in the Making, Gallery 1, opening 18 September". Gallery Of Modern Art. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ "VM Victoria Morton 2016". www.sadiecoles.com. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ Victoria Morton Inverleith House, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 2010. Edinburgh: Inverleith House. 2011. ISBN 9781906129736. OCLC 938773842.
- ^ "Victoria Morton | Art Agenda". www.art-agenda.com. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ "Sense of Place and Out of the Frame". Dundee Courier. 9 December 2016.
- ^ a b Here and Now: Scottish Art 1990-2001. Dundee: Dundee Contemporary Arts. 2001. p. 102. ISBN 095351787X.