Ross Morgan

The quiet whimsical world I explored as a boy is the world that appears on canvas. A contemporary surrealist painter and illustrator from Adelaide, South Australia, I feel inspired to construct synthetic moments in time that ‘could almost‘ exist. A subtle dreamlike world, reflective of everyday relationships, geometry and gestures.

From an early age growing up in the mid–north of South Australia, I consistently enjoyed exploring the rural environment filled with creatures, abandoned structures, machinery and objects of yesteryear. I also practiced drawing, painting, and arts and crafts projects encouraged by my mother at the kitchen table. 

Specialising in portraiture, fine art and illustration, I completed a Bachelor of Visual Arts at the University of South Australia in 2000. Since then I have has been exhibiting in numerous solo and group exhibitions, art prizes and running an independent studio and exhibition space in the heart of Adelaide CBD.

Like a small narrative I explore my work as a ‘series at a time’ and focus on creating a number of personal artworks for solo exhibitions. I have also recently completed a series of commercial commission projects for film, corporate events, and international art collectors.

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Bachelor of Visual Arts - University of South Australia

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2016 “The Companion” Ross Morgan Gallery & Studio, Adelaide, South Australia (SALA Festival)
2016 "The Architect" Ross Morgan Gallery & Studio, Adelaide, South Australia
2015 "The Little One" Ross Morgan Gallery & Studio, Adelaide, South Australia
2015 “The Diver, The Chicken and The Fox” Ross Morgan Gallery & Studio, Adelaide, South Australia (SALA Festival)
2015 “Gala Opening Night” Ross Morgan Gallery & Studio, Adelaide, South Australia (SALA Festival)
2014 “Big and Little” Greg Cooley Wines, Clare Valley South Australia (SALA Festival)
2014 “Open Studio” Ross Morgan Gallery & Studio, Adelaide, South Australia (SALA Festival)
2014 “The Red Book” Ross Morgan Gallery & Studio, Adelaide, South Australia (Adelaide Fringe Festival)
2014 “Home” Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery, Port Pirie, South Australia
2013 “Collect” Ross Morgan Gallery & Studio, Adelaide, South Australia (SALA Festival)
2013 “Box Of Wonders” Jamestown, South Australia (Bundaleer Festival)
2013 “Diary of Illusions” Ross Morgan Gallery & Studio, Adelaide, South Australia (Adelaide Fringe Festival)
2012 “Altitude” Ross Morgan Gallery & Studio, Adelaide, South Australia (SALA Festival)
2011 “Toys” The Hotel Metropolitan, Adelai...