Dr Richard Morris is Senior Lecturer and Visual Arts Strand Convenor in the School of Arts and Business at Avondale University. He teaches in the areas of Painting, Sculpture and Ceramics, as well as having some involvement in the practical design components of the TAS course in the School of Education and Science.
Dr Morris holds a doctorate in painting from The University of Newcastle. He also holds a Bachelor of Education from Avondale University, together with a Graduate Diploma in Visual Arts from The University of Newcastle, and a trade certificate in carpentry and joinery.
His practice-led research sits at the intersection of studio experimentation and critical inquiry. His work engages with creative practice as a legitimate and rigorous mode of research, drawing on an eclectic range of disciplines including painting, sculpture, ceramics, and photography, with a particular focus on abstraction and the Australian landscape. In addition to his doctoral research which focussed on a structural relationship between established film practice and a painting practice, he has displayed an enduring interest in fragment parts and assemblage methodologies which are indebted to his earlier experiences when working as a carpenter in the construction industry.
Before joining academia full-time, Dr Morris worked for the Queensland state education system as a Visual Arts secondary teacher, and prior to that, as a carpenter in the Queensland domestic and commercial building industry.
Collis, A., Rosewell, C., & Morris, R. (2018). Engaging faces: The persistence of traditional portrait painting practices in a “post-digital” age. The International Journal of the Image, 8(4), 91-96. doi:10.18848/2154-8560/CGP/v08i04/91-96.
Morris, R. (2015). From part to whole: Synergy and the assembled trajectory. International Journal of the Image, 5(3/4), 17-23. doi:10.18848/2154-8560/CGP/v05i3-4/44164
Morris, R. (2011). The interior landscape: Metaphors for faith and belief in the religious paintings of Colin McCahon. Colloquium: The Australian and New Zealand Theological Review, 43(1), 71-81.
Morris, R. (2013). Visualizing monaro: Contributing factors to the viewers perception of motion in Rosalie Gascoigne's, Monaro, 1989. Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on The Image. The International Journal of the Image, 4(1), 27-34.
Morris, R. (2020). Flavus rostro [Enamel on masonite]. Campbelltown Arts Centre Gallery, Campbelltown, Australia.
Morris, R. (2020). Grass tree [Enamel on masonite]. Gosford Regional Gallery, Gosford, Australia.
Morris, R. (2020). Bloom [Exhibition - 16 enamel on masonite paintings]. Sydney, Australia: Robin Gibson Gallery. Retrieved from https://robingibson.net/exhibitions/richard-morris-2020
Morris, R. (2018). Float [Enamel on masonite and plywood]. Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
Morris, R. (2018). One tree hill [Enamel on board]. Gosford Regional Gallery, Gosford, Australia.
Morris, R. (2017). Shine [Enamel on reclaimed timber, plywood and stainless steel]. Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
Morris, R. (2017). Nasturtium landscape [Enamel on plywood]. Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
Collis, A., Watson-Trudgett, M., & Morris, R. (2016). A mile in my shoes [Mixed media on canvas]. Gosford Regional Gallery, Gosford, Australia.
Morris, R. (2016). Zipper landscape [Oil and enamel on plywood]. Gosford Regional Gallery, Gosford, Australia.
Morris, R. (2016). Bower [Enamel on wood]. Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
Morris, R. (2015). Hover [Enamel on masonite]. Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
Collis, A. & Morris, R. (2015). Dice & shell [Mixed media]. Gosford Regional Art Gallery, Gosford, Australia
Morris, R. (2015). Puff [Painted timber and found objects]. Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
Morris, R. (2015). Channel [Enamel and butyl rubber on plywood]. ASW Art Systems Wickham, Newcastle, Australia.
Collis, A., Morris, R., & Watson-Trudgett, M. (2015). Understory [Oil and acrylic on canvas]. Gosford Regional Art Gallery, Gosford, Australia.
Morris, R. (2014). Lighthouse [Enamel on wood]. Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
Morris, R. (2014). White-cliffs [Enamel on plywood]. Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
Morris, R. (2014). Nooma [Wood sculpture]. Joanne Felk Gallery, Cooranbong, Australia.
Morris, R. (2014). Fairweather [Etching on paper]. Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
Morris, R. (2013). Firebird [Enamel on timber and plywood]. Art Systems Wickham, Newcastle, Australia.
Morris, R. (2013). Edge tracking [Oil and enamel on plywood]. Art Systems WIckham, Newcastle, Australia.
Morris, R. (2012). Frames [Oil & enamel on board]. Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
Morris, R. (2012). Still life with quirk [MIxed media]. Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
Morris, R. (2011). Bay [Oil & enamel on board]. Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
Morris, R. (2009). Swing [Enamel & oil on board]. Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
Morris, R. (2007). Fire crossing [Oil & enamel on board]. Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
Morris, R. (2002). Barking whales and breaching dogs [MIxed media on board]. School of Fine Art Gallery, University of Newcastle, Australia.
Morris, R. (2000). Tussocks [Oil & enamel on board]. Von Bertouch Galleries, Newcastle, Australia.
Morris, R. (2000). Torso [Mixed media on board]. The Beatty Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
Morris, R. (1998). Picknick [Mixed media on board]. The Beatty Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Morris, R. (1997). Crisp [Mixed media on board]. The Beatty Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
Morris, R. (1995). The awakening [Mixed media on canvas]. Von-Bertouch Galleries, Newcastle, Australia.
