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Geoff Morten Born: London.
York School of Art & Design.
1972 Royal College of Art, London . MA rca (Postgraduate MFA)
2007- Represented by the William Merrill Gallery, Laguna Beach, California.
2007 Nominated for 2008-2009 Rydell Visual Arts Fellowship Program.
2006 Visiting Lecturer - University of California Santa Cruz, Baskin Arts, Department of Fine Art, Painting.
Visiting Lecturer - Visual Arts Department, Cabrillo College, Santa Cruz, CA.
Visiting Lecturer - Fine Art Department, Monterey Peninsula College, California.
2005 EB 1 Approval (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) Department of Homeland Security, USA.
2004 Visiting Lecturer - Fine Art Department, Monterey Peninsula College, California.
2004 Visiting Lecturer - CSUMB Monterey, California.
2003 Relocated to California, USA.
2000 Senior Lecturer at The University of Sunderland, School of Arts, Design & Media, Department of Fine Art (Painting) & University of Durham, School of Education, Fine Art (Painting).
1998 Visiting Professor - Academy of Fine Arts, Timisoara, Romania.
1994 Appointed Reader in Fine Art, (Research Award) University of Sunderland.
1990 Principal Lecturer - Sunderland Polytechnic (School of Fine Art)
1972-89 Visiting lecturer at numerous UK Art Colleges/ free lance designer.
1972-74 Assistant to sculptor Bryan Kneale RA.
SOLO & TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2009 ‘Form and Transformation’. Paintings by Geoff Morten; Sculpture by Walter Horak. William Merrill Gallery, Laguna Beach, California.
2008 ‘Meeting and Passing’ Paintings by Geoff Morten - Ceramics by Jenny Morten.
CBC Arts Collaborative, Lafayette, California. Curated by Christine Murray.
2007 ‘Side by Side’ Paintings by Geoff Morten-Sculpture by Jenny Morten. Three Venue exhibition. Arts Collaborative, SCCB, Santa Cruz; Scotts Valley and Watsonville, California. Curated by Geoff & Jenny Morten.
2006 ‘Dialogues and Conversations’ Paintings. Prints and Poems. Two venue, solo exhibition. Arts Collaborative, SCCB, Santa Cruz and Scotts Valley. Curated by Christine Murray.
2005 ‘Transition’ Paintings 1995 - 2005. Santa Cruz Institute of Contemporary Arts, Attic Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
2005 ‘Caught Off Balance’ Nido Gallery, Moss landing, California, USA.
2004 ‘Towards the Edge’ Monterey Peninsula Art Gallery, California, USA.
2003 ‘Scratching the Surface’ The Customs House Gallery, South Shields, UK.
2002 ‘Scratching the Surface’ (Paintings & Prints 1999-2002) - touring exhibition commencing at the Myles Meehan Gallery, Darlington Arts Centre, Co. Durham, UK.
1999 ‘Two Northern Artists’ - selected by Harvey Nichols & AXIS (Artists Database) Harvey Nichols Gallery, Leeds, UK.
1999 ‘Crossing Borders’ touring exhibition commencing at Galleria 28, Timisoara, Romania, touring to Czechoslovakia and Hungary.
1998 ‘Layers of Meaning’ Dial Gallery, Warkworth, Northumberland, UK
1998 ‘Two Lands’ Myles Meehan Gallery, Darlington Arts , Co. Durham, UK.
1996 ‘Reccurent Consistencies’ The Seagate Gallery, Dundee, Scotland.
1996 ‘The Way Back’ (‘Intoarcerea’) Galeria First, Timisoara, Romania.
1996 ‘Double Exposure’ Dial Gallery, Warkworth, Northumberland, UK
1994 ‘Double Visions’ Myles Meehan Gallery, Darlington, UK
1993 ‘Art for Business’ Teesside Development Corporation, Cleveland, UK.
1992 ‘Works on Paper’ Eagle Works Gallery, Wolverhampton, UK.
1975 ‘New Paintings’ Bruce Scott Gallery, London.
1973 Hart Gallery, West Surrey College of Art and Design, Farnham, Surrey, UK.
1972 ‘New Paintings’ Nettlefold Hall, East Dulwich, London.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009 ‘Assemblage+Collage+Construction’ Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz, CA.
2009 ‘Pressing On’ Pacific Grove Art Center, Pacific Grove, California.
2008 ‘Abstraction & Formation’ William Merrill Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA.
2007 ‘Stars 2007’ Museum of Art & History, Santa Cruz, CA.
2007 ‘Groundbreaking’ Tannery Arts Centre, Santa Cruz, CA.
2005/6 ‘Printmakers 2006’ Nido Gallery, Moss Landing, California.
2004 ‘Valley Fever’ Santa Cruz Mountain Art Center, Ben Lomond, California. (Winner of Directors Award).
2004 ‘Go Figure’ Santa Cruz Institute of Contemporary Arts, Santa Cruz, California, USA.
2004 Question Mark Gallery, Santa Cruz, California, USA.
2003 ‘Santa Cruz Artists’ Downtown Gallery, Santa Cruz, California, USA
2003 Winfield Gallery, Carmel, California, USA
2003 ‘Small Paintings & Prints’ Blake Gallery, York, UK.
2002 ‘Prints’ Compass Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland.
2002 Print Internacional 22 Cadaques (Touring Exhibition) ADOGI, Barcelona, Spain; Galerie L’Etang, France.
2002 ‘Print Open 2002’ Dundee Contemporary Arts, Print Studio Gallery; Cooper Gallery, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, Dundee, Scotland.
2002 ‘Agenda’ Details Gallery, Newcastle Art Centre, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.
2002 ‘Spoil’ Stroud House Gallery, Stroud, Gloucester, UK.
2001 Memorial Gallery, Yale College, Wrexham, North Wales, UK
2001 ‘RCA SECRET’ Gulbenkian Gallery, Royal College of Art, London.
2001 Earagail Arts Festival, County Donegal, Northern Ireland.
2000 ‘Contemporary Scottish Prints’ Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries, Scotland.
2000 ‘RCA Secret’ Gulbenkian Gallery, Royal College of Art, London.
2000 ‘Exchange England’ Campbell Hall Gallery, Western Oregon University, Monmouth, Oregon, USA and Vardy Arts Foundation Gallery, University of Sunderland, UK.
2000 ‘Caught in the Act - Painting’ Stroud House Gallery, Stroud, Gloucester, UK.
2000 ‘Scottish Smalls’ - A touring exhibition of Scottish Printmaking :Glasgow Print Studio Gallery III, Glasgow, Scotland.
2000 Dundee Contemporary Arts - ‘Print Open Exhibition’. Foyer Gallery, University of Abertay, Dundee, Scotland.
2000 ‘Harlech Printmaking 2000’ (International Printmaking Exhibition selected by Ken Kiff and Anna Maria Pacheco) Harlech Biennale, Coleg Harlech, Wales.
2000 ‘Scottish Smalls’ - A touring exhibition of Scottish Printmaking : Glasgow Print Studio Gallery III, Glasgow, Scotland.
Vardy Arts Foundation Gallery, University of Sunderland, UK.
1999 ‘Prints’ Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee, Scotland.
1999 ‘Absolut Secret’ Gulbenkian galleries, Royal College of Art, London.
1998 ‘Absolut Secret 98’ Henry Moore Gallery, Royal College of Art, London.
1998 ‘Links and Connections’ collaboration by Russian & British artists :
‘L’ Gallery, Moscow, Russia and Vardy Arts Foundation Gallery, University of Sunderland, UK.
1998 ‘Metamorphosis’ Seagate Gallery, Dundee, Scotland.
1998 ‘Portfolio’ University of Western Sydney Macarther, Sydney, Australia.
1998 ‘A Context for Etching’ : Galeria 28, Timisoara, Romania. Galeria Studiu, Academy of Fine Art, Universitatea de Vest, Timisoara, Romania.
1998 ‘Contemporary Printmaking’ Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, Nova -Scotia, Canada.
1998 ‘Art in the USA’ Walter C. Young Centre, North Miami, Florida, USA.
1998 ‘The Art of Etching’ The Meffan, Forfar, Scotland. and tour to 5 Scottish venues.
1997 ‘Under 97 - British Contemporary Prints’. Arts Centre, Washington, Tyne & Wear, UK.
1997 ‘Tyne and Wear’ Squires Gallery, University of Northumbria, Newcastle on Tyne, UK.
1997 ‘Original Prints of Scotland’. Art Chicago’, Navy Pier, Chicago, USA.
1997 ‘Contemporary Prints’ Concourse Gallery, Barbican Centre, London.
1997 ‘JAR’ Seagate Gallery, Dundee, Scotland.
1997 Bohun Gallery, Henley-on-Thames, Oxon, UK.
1997 ‘A Context for Etching’ Vardy Arts Foundation Gallery, University of Sunderland, UK.
1997 ‘Absolut Secret 1997’ Henry Moore Gallery, Royal College of Art, London.
1996 ‘Small Paintings’ Bohun Gallery, Henley-on-Thames, Oxon, UK.
1996 ‘Process Matters’ Syndicated Arts, Metropolitan Wharf, London.
1996 ‘Towards a Place for Art 2’ Art Alyans Gallery,The Surikov Institue, Moscow. Russia.
1995 ‘Towards a Place for Art’ The Surikov Institute, State Academy for the Arts, Moscow, Russia.
1994 Tullie House Gallery, Carlisle, Cumbria, UK.
1993 ‘Witnesses of Existence’ commencing at : Richard Demarco Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland. Touring exhibition to :
Kingston University Gallery, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, UK.
Obala Gallery, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.
1993 Annual Fine Art Exhibition, Manchester City Art Gallery, UK.
1993 ‘Complimentary Contemporaries’ Dial Gallery, Warkworth, Northumberland, UK.
1992 ‘Art for Sale’ Whiteleys Atrium Gallery, London.
1992 Tullie House Gallery, Carlisle, UK.
1991 Vardy Gallery, Sunderland University, UK.
1983 Design Centre : Touring Exhibition, Cardif, Wales.
1983 The British Exhibition, Neiman Marcus, Dallas, Texas, USA.
1981 Design Centre, Haymarket, London.
1980 Harvest Gallery, Covent Garden, London.
1979 Pictures for Schools, Cardiff, Wales.
1978 C.T. Strangeways Gallery, London.
1977 Royal Academy, Summer Exhibition, London.
1977 ‘Water Colours” Mall Galleries, London.
1977 ‘Greater London Picture Show’, Mall Galleries, London..
1976 C.T. Strangeways Gallery, London.
1975 Asset Gallery, London and Dusseldorf, Germany.
1974 Royal Academy, Summer Exhibition, London.
1973 Royal Academy, Summer Exhibition, London.
1970 Robert Fraser Gallery, London.
1969 Robert Fraser Gallery, London.
1968 Zaydler Gallery, London.
1967 Rosenthal Gallery, London.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Dunhill and Company, London.
J. Sainsbury & Co, London..
Stoke-on-Trent Pottery Museum & Art Gallery, Staffordshire, UK.
Wolverhampton Art Gallery, UK.
Bosnian National Gallery, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.
Museum of Fine Arts, Timisoara, Romania.
Galeria First, Timisoara, Romania.
The University of Sunderland, UK.
Darlington Civic Theatre, County Durham, UK.
University of the West, Timisoara, Romania.
Galeria 28, Timisoara, Romania.
Harvey Nichols, London.
Dundee Contemporary Arts, Print Studio, Dundee, Scotland.
Glasgow Printmakers, Glasgow, Scotland.
Darlington Borough Council, County Durham, UK.
The Customs House Gallery, South Shields, Tyne & Wear, UK.
Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County, California.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2009 ‘In The Small Hours’ New Poems and Drawings 2006-2008.
2007 ‘Reflections 4’ A collection of short works. Edited by Maggie Whitford and Published by the League of American Poets. (ISBN 0-9743429-6-3)
2006 ‘Voices From the Past’ Selected Poems edited by Joyce Mann.
2006 ‘Dialogues and Conversations’ Collection of Poems 2004-2006. Edited by Jenny Morten and Published by Mar Monte Studios as a Limited Edition.
2003 The Dictionary of Artists in Britain Since 1945.
2002 ‘Scratching the Surface’ (Paintings and Prints 1999-2002) Solo exhibition catalogue. (ISBN 0 9537690 2 X).
2001 ‘What is Painting’ contributed paper to International Conference, Academy of Fine Art, Bucharest, Romania.
1999 ‘Insemne Dintr-o Galerie’. Marie-Jeanne Jutea Badescu, Galleria 28,
Timisoara, Romania. Published by Editura Hestia, Romania.
1999 ARTbibliographies Modern Vol 30. No. 1. Published by Clio Press, London. (ISSN 0300-466 X)
1998 ‘Two Lands’ solo exhibition catalogue. Published by Sunderland University Press (ISBN 0 9509431 2 6)
1998 ‘Links and Connections’ exhibition catalogue, published text in Russian and English (ISBN 0 9509431 4 2)
1998 ‘Portfolio’ An exhibition of contemporary Printmaking. Published by Sunderland University Press (ISBN 0 9509431 3 4)
1997 ‘A Context for Etching’. Published by Sunderland University Press (ISBN 0 9509431 1 8). International and national touring exhibitions curated by Geoff Morten and Stephen McNulty.
1994 ‘Witnesses of Existence’. Published bt the Kingston University Press.
1992 ‘Foreign Bodies’ - Poems/Drawings in collaboration with poet Christopher Pilling. Published by Flambards Press, UK. (ISBN 1 873226 03 9)
OTHER
2008 Played Serebreyakov in David Mamet’s adaptation of Anton Chekov’s ‘Uncle Vanya’Directed by Lydia Bruno. MCT , Ben Lomond, California.
2007 Cabrillo Theatre - ‘PL 8’ -Festival of Eight One Act Plays, April 13th - 29th. Played Caliph in ‘The Chokers Concerto’ written by Wilma Marcus Chandler and directed by Maria Crush; played the Bellboy in the ‘Still Alarm’ written by George S. Kaufman and directed by Davis Banta.
2007 ‘Art Studio’ Two part Radio Interview with Kirby Scudder, Director of SCICA. Broadcast on NPR KUSP 1.08. 07. and 1.15.07
2007 Elected to Board of Directors, Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County, California.
2006 Played Moss in ‘A Body of Water’ by Lee Blessing, Directed by Joan Van Antwerp. SCICA, The Mill, Santa Cruz, CA.
2006 Artistic consultant: Infinite Z - ‘Humanising the computer-user experience’.
2006 Played : Bartender, Bystander, Pawnshop owner and Interrogator in ‘Edmond’ by David Mamet. Directed by Joan Van Antwerp and Debbie Quigg. SCICA, The Mill, Santa Cruz, CA.
2005 ‘Visions of War-Dreams of Peace’. Three Plays, Music and Poetry. Produced by Sebastian de Francesco. Santa Cruz Institute of Contemporary Arts.
2005 ‘Water, Steel and Rock’ landscape sculpture commission.
2004 Played the Narrator in ‘The Meeting’ by Sebastian de Francesco, The Actors Theatre, Santa Cruz, CA.
2004 60 Grit Theatre Company, played the Controller in ‘Victoria Station’ by Harold Pinter. Directed by Gregg Paroff. SCICA Santa Cruz, CA.
1998 ‘EAST WEST’ Vardy Arts Foundation Gallery, The University of Sunderland :
Co-curated the first cultural exchange exhibition of works on paper from Romanian Artists with Prof. Constantin Flondor (Dean) and Ileana Pintilie (National Romanian Art critic) - Academy of Fine Arts, Universitatea de Vest, Timisoara, Romania.
1996 ‘Art and the Spiritual’ Symposium. Formal respondent to lecture by Anthony Gormley - Durham Cathedral.
1996- Establishment of an International Cultural Exchange and reciprocal Exhibition programme between The Faculty of Fine Arts, Universitatea de Vest Timisoara, Romania and The School of Arts, Design & Communications, University of Sunderland.
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