Alex Gene Morrison
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Alex Gene Morrison is a contemporary artist born in Birmingham
in 1975. He studied painting at the Royal College of Art
between 2000-2002. After leaving the RCA he was one of the founders of the Rockwell Gallery and Studios in Dalston, London 2002-2007, an influential London artist run space.He is a lecturer in Fine Art Painting at City and Guilds of London Art School
Morrison works predominantly with painting and video/animation. He had a solo show at Stella Vine
's Gallery Rosy Wilde
in 2004. He has had solo shows at Rockwell Gallery, London, in 2006at The Fishmarket Gallery, Northampton, in 2007, Chapter Arts Centre
, Cardiff, in 2008 and Charlie Smith Gallery, London, in 2010. His painting was exhibited in the John Moores Painting Prize in Liverpool in 2009. Morrison's work has been shown internationally, from New Yorkto Tokyo.
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
in 1975. He studied painting at the Royal College of Art
Royal College of Art
The Royal College of Art is an art school located in London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s only wholly postgraduate university of art and design, offering the degrees of Master of Arts , Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy...
between 2000-2002. After leaving the RCA he was one of the founders of the Rockwell Gallery and Studios in Dalston, London 2002-2007, an influential London artist run space.He is a lecturer in Fine Art Painting at City and Guilds of London Art School
City and Guilds of London Art School
The City and Guilds of London Art School is an art college in London, England, United Kingdom. It is one of the country's longest established art colleges, and offers courses ranging from Foundation, through B.A. degree, Postgraduate Diploma and M.A...
Morrison works predominantly with painting and video/animation. He had a solo show at Stella Vine
Stella Vine
Stella Vine is an English artist, who lives and works in London. Her work is figurative painting with subject matter drawn from either her personal life of family, friends and school, or rock stars, royalty and celebrities.After a difficult relationship with her stepfather, she left home and in...
's Gallery Rosy Wilde
Rosy Wilde
The Rosy Wilde gallery was an artist-run project space, established in 2003 by British artist Stella Vine in a former butcher's shop in east London to showcase work by emerging artists. Vine was not making money and was expecting bailiffs, when a painting by her of Diana, Princess of Wales, was...
in 2004. He has had solo shows at Rockwell Gallery, London, in 2006at The Fishmarket Gallery, Northampton, in 2007, Chapter Arts Centre
Chapter Arts Centre
Chapter Arts Centre is an arts centre in Canton, Cardiff, Wales. It hosts films, plays, performance art and live music, and includes a free art gallery, café and bars. There are also over 60 work spaces, used for an eclectic range of purposes including Chapter's own training courses.Income for...
, Cardiff, in 2008 and Charlie Smith Gallery, London, in 2010. His painting was exhibited in the John Moores Painting Prize in Liverpool in 2009. Morrison's work has been shown internationally, from New Yorkto Tokyo.