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Aaron Morse

Visually complex and frequently composed of sequential images, Aaron Morse's works require lengthy consideration. Often featuring epic subjects, such as oceanic exploration, buffalo hunts, or mountain treks, narratives slowly unfold as details are revealed from scene to scene. Morse uses a variety of media, often combining acrylic, watercolor, and oil paint in one work. Due to these substances chemical incompatibility, the resulting image contains subtleties and imperfections which add to the aesthetic appeal.

His solo exhibitions include ACME, Los Angeles, Guild and Greyshkul, New York, and the Hammer Museum of Art, Los Angeles. He has also participated in several group exhibitions include MATRIX 213: Some Forgotten Place, Berkeley Art Museum; Women Beware Women, Deitch Projects, New York; and The Old, Weird America, Contemporary Art Museum, Houston.
Born 1974
Hometown Tucson, AZ
Lives and Works Los Angeles, CA
Education
MFA, The University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1998
BFA, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 1996
Permanent Collection

Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
Hammer Museum of Art, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, KS
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Utah State University, Logan, UT
Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA
University of California at Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, CA
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY

Representing Galleries

ACME., Los Angeles, CA
GUild & Greyshkul, New York, NY