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Kara Morrison
b. 1982, Hong Kong
Lives and works in Clematis, Dandenong Ranges, Victoria

Education

  • 2022 Diploma of Visual Arts, Northern College of the Arts & Technology, Melbourne, Vic

  • 2004 Bachelor of Education, University of Ballarat, Mt Helen, Vic

  • 2000 Victorian Certificate of Education, Stawell Secondary College, Stawell, Vic

Solo Exhibitions

  • 2023 Engulfed, @14 Gallery, Collingwood, Vic

  • 2022 Pride of Place, Paradise Valley Hotel, Clematis, Vic

Selected Group Exhibitions

  • 2024 Her Places, with Helen Yu, Helen and Joey Estate, Yarra Valley, Vic

  • 2022 Emergence, Create Year 2 Students, NCAT, Preston, Vic

  • 2019 Manifest, MAVA Collective, 345 Art Creative, Mont Albert, Vic

  • 2019 Truth to be Known, MAVA Collective, Incube8r, Fitzroy, Vic

  • 2018 Small Works, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Vic

Awards / Prizes

  • 2023 Winner, Oil Painting, Emerald Arts Society Annual Art Exhibition, Emerald, Vic

  • 2023 Finalist, John Dudley Portrait Prize, Emerald Arts Society, Victoria

  • 2021 Winner, Oil Painting, Emerald Arts Society Annual Art Exhibition, Emerald, Vic

  • 2020 Finalist, Gosford Art Prize, Gosford, NSW

  • 2019 Finalist, John Dudley Portrait Prize, Emerald Arts Society, Victoria

Commissioned Work

  • 2010 to Current Private commissions for patrons, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, New Zealand.

Facilitation Activities

  • 2022 “Zorn Portraiture” Workshop, Emerald Arts Society, Emerald, Vic

  • 2022 “Zorn Portraiture” Workshop, Forest Valley Atelier, Clematis, Vic

  • 2022 to 2023 Adults Oil Painting, Emerald Arts Society, Emerald, Vic

  • 2022 to 2023 Teenage Art Classes, Forest Valley Atelier, Clematis, Vic

  • 2022 to 2023 Children’s Art Classes, Ongoing Classes, Forest Valley Atelier, Clematis, Vic

  • 2019 Adult Oil Painting Classes, Kara Soccio Artist Studio, Officer, Vic

Curated Practice

  • 2022 Emergence, Create Year 2 Students, NCAT, Preston, Vic

  • 2022 Curation, “John Dudley Portrait Prize”, The Hills Hub Gallery, Emerald, Vic

  • 2021 Curation, “Artists of the Central Coast - In Their Own Words” Book Launch Exhibition, The Entrance Gallery, The Entrance, NSW

Professional Associations

2019 - 2023 Workshop and Social Media Co-ordinator, Emerald Arts Society Secretary, Emerald Arts Society
2019 - current Melbourne and Victorian Artists (MAVA)

Contact

forest.valley.atelier@gmail.com