Patricia Morris began exhibitiing installation works in Montreal, Sackville, NB, and St. John's, NFLD, in the 1980's. She currently exhibits original landscape and abstract paintings in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, and Kingston, ON.

Born on Jan 1956 in Beauharnois, QC, Patricia spent her childhood in Kitmat, BC, and her teenage years in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, where she completed her "O Levels" and an early "A Level" in Fine Art.
In 1979 Patricia completed her BFA with honours at Mount Allison University specializing in sculpture and drawing. She taught drawing and sculpture in Mount Allison University's Fine Arts and Continuing Education Departments in the early '80's, and completed her MFA at Concordia Univ. in 1983. . After completing her diploma in Art Education at McGill in 1989, she moved to Kingston Ontario whereshe taught Fine Arts at the High School level as well as continuing to exhibit her own works in solo and group exhibitions. in Kingston, Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal.

COLLECTIONS:

Art works by Patricia Morris are represented in the following major Canadian collections, as well as numerous private collections:

The Canada Council Art Bank,
Alcan Aluminum Co. of Canada Ltd,
The Province of New Brunswick,
The University of New Brunswick,
I.B.M.,
R.B.C. Financial Group,
The Canadian Bankers Association.

EDUCATION:

McGill University, Que.
Art Education Diploma, 1989. (Dean's list)

Banff Centre for the Arts
Self Directed Residency, 2005

GALLERIES:

OTTAWA  ART GALLERY Rentals and Sales
Ottawa, Ontario

AGNES ETHERINGTON GALLERY Sales and Rentals,
Kingston, Ontario

STEWART HALL GALLERY Sales and rentals,
Pointe Claire, Quebec

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Miss Edgars and Miss Cramps School for Girls
Teaching Art to grades 1 to 11. 1989-90, 2003-06

Queen's University
Dept of Fine Art
2nd Year Painting Adjunct, Winter, 2002

Limestone District School Board,
K.C.V.I. and Frontenac High Schools
Teaching Art and Photography 1993 - 1999.
Occasional Teacher, 1990 2003

Mount Allison University
Dept. of Continuing Education.
Drawing and sculpture. 1984 - 1987.
Dept. of Fine Arts. Drawing. 1987.

AWARDS

FIRST GNOSSIENNE (Eric Satie)
Peoples' Choice Award, Kingston Arts Council
Annual Juried Exhibition, 2003
SOLD

PROMENADE SUR L'HERB
Winner of the 'Jurors' Choice Award' for the
Organization of Kingston Women Artists Group Show, 2003
SOLD

ACCELERATE
Winner of the 'Jurors' Choice Award' for the
Kingston Regional Arts Council Juried Arts Salon, 2002.
SOLD

Selected Exhibitions:

VIVA VIDA ART GALLERY
Solo exhibition, Oct., 2011
AVENUE ART GALLERY, Montreal :
Solo exhibition, Oct. / Nov.. 2010
Group Exhibition, May, 200.
VIVA VIDA Art Gallery, Pointe Claire Village, Q:
Group exhibitions, 2010 - pres.
GALERIE DE LA VILLE, Dollard des Ormeaux,
Solo Exhibition, Trans-Canada Drive Series, June, 2009
STEWART HALL, Pointe Claire, QC, annual juried exhibition, 2003-2010.
THE OTTAWA GALLERY, Sales and Rental Service (current)
AGNES ETHERINGTON, Rental Gallery, Kingston, ON (current)
AVENUE ART GALLERY, Montreal, Q, (current)
KRAC annual juried exhibition. Kingston ON., 2000 - pres.
TORONTO OUTDOOR ART EXHIBITION (5 Yrs), Toronto, ON
EXPO ART MONTREAL, 2008
MCMICHAEL GALLERY, KLEINBURG. ON, 2007
TORONTO ART EXPO, 2007, 2008
BANFF CENTRE FOR THE ARTS, 2005
VEHICULE (Solo), Montreal, QC
NEO FABER, Toronto, ON
EASTEN EDGE Gallery (Solo), St. John's, ND
BEAVERBROOK Art Gallery, Fredericton, NB
OWENS ART GALLERY, Sackville, NB
STRUTS GALLERY (Solo), Sackville, NB
3DNB200, Tour of Maritime Provinces
CITY HALL,Scottsdale, Arizona
DENISON GALLERY, Markham, ON
WINDMILLS (4 solos, 1 group), Kingston, ON
OKWA 2003, Organization of Kingston Women Artists, Kingston, ON
TWENTY FIVE! Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre, Kingston, ON

MISCELLANEOUS:

WMRC (West Montreal Readaptation Centre),
Board member; 2006 - pres.

WMRC Committee for Parents of Adults With an Intellectual Handicap.
Founding member and secretary. 2006 - pres.

WIRIH (West Island Residences for the Intelectually Handicapped).
President; 2009 - present.
Vice President; 2006-2008.
Board member; 2004-2006

WILT (West Island Local Table)
Board member

Vice President of Kingston Cooperative Homes,
2002 - 2003.
Secretary, 1999 - 2002
Board member, 1996 - 1997

Art work donated annually for fundraising publication of Christmas cards for the West Island Association for the Intellectually Handicapped. Pointe Claire, Que.

Publication of "Night Sleeping", a pastel drawing (owned by the Province of New Brunswick) on the cover of Night Flying; a book of Poetry by Roger Nash, Goose Lane Editions, Fredericton, N.B.

Chair of the Visual Arts Council
for Secondary School Art Teachers, Kingston, ON
1996 to 1997.

Board Member of Struts Gallery, Sackville, New Brunswick,
1986-87.