Victoria Morton

Victoria Morton
Born 1971 (age 46–47)
Glasgow, Scotland
Nationality Scottish
Education Glasgow School of Art
Known for painting, sculpture, installations

Victoria Morton (born 1971) is a Scottish artist who works in paint, sculpture and installation.[1]

Biography

Glasgow School of Art

Morton was born in Glasgow and trained at the Glasgow School of Art, GSA, from 1989 to 1993 and completed a Masters degree there in 1995. In 2016 Morton exhibited at Devils in the Making, Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art, alongside other artists who had trained at GSA. The exhibition recognised the contribution of the School to artistic life.[2] Also in 2016, Morton exhibited with Spoken Yeahs from a Distance at Sadie Coles HQ, London.[3] In 2014 she exhibited at The Modern Institute, Glasgow, and with Mouth Wave at the Rat Hole Gallery, Tokyo.

Morton has also exhibited at, among others, the following venues:

She was a member of the Glasgow performance collective, Elizabeth Go.[5]

In 2016 the McManus Galleries in Dundee acquired three of Morton's abstract works.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Victoria., Morton, (2002). Victoria Morton. Edinburgh: Fruitmarket Gallery. ISBN 0947912487. OCLC 51870746.
  2. ↑ "Devils in the Making, Gallery 1, opening 18 September". Gallery Of Modern Art. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "VM Victoria Morton 2016". www.sadiecoles.com. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  4. ↑ Victoria Morton Inverleith House, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 2010. Edinburgh: Inverleith House. 2011. ISBN 9781906129736. OCLC 938773842.
  5. ↑ "Victoria Morton | Art Agenda". www.art-agenda.com. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Sense of Place and Out of the Frame". Dundee Courier. 9 December 2016.
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