Deborah Morris completed her Bachelor of Fine Art and Secondary Level Teaching Certification at the University of Texas at Austin. While exploring various media including oil, acrylics and ceramics she taught art to children in public and private schools in Austin, and did freelance graphic art and illustration. After obtaining her Master of Architecture in 1987 she began a practice in Houston which she maintains today.
Her architectural projects have been exhibited throughout the country, and recognized nationally and internationally through publication in prestigious periodicals and journals including Progressive Architecture, Texas Architect, Architecture, Dwell, and Architectural Review. Since her return to art in 2004 she has focused primarily on drawing in pencil and crayon. Ms. Morris has exhibited her work in juried shows and by invitation in Houston and Austin, and was a finalist for the 2007 Hunting Art Prize.
EDUCATION
1987 Master of Architecture
University of Texas School of Architecture and Planning, Austin, Texas
1982 Secondary Level Teaching Certification in Art, Honors
University of Texas, Austin, Texas
1977 Bachelor of Fine Art, Honors
University of Texas College of Fine Arts, Austin, Texas
EXHIBITIONS
2008 Jung Center Group Art Exhibition, "Intersections"
Assistance League of Houston, 2008 Texas Art
Juror, Dr. Kevin Salatino, LACMA, Los Angeles, Ca
Visual Arts Alliance 25th Juried Open Exhibition
Juror, Sally Sprout, Houston
2007 Assistance League of Houston, Texas Art 2007
Juror, Carter Foster, Curator of Drawings, the Whitney Museum, New York
Visual Arts Alliance 24th Open Exhibition
Juror, Polly Hammett, Houston
Hunting Art Prize 2007, Finalist 2007
Six member national jury
Visual Arts Alliance Member Exhibition
Juror, Arthur Turner, Houston
Darke Gallery
Work by Three Houston Women
2006 Visual Arts Alliance Membership Exhibition
Juror, Clint Willour, Galveston
M2 Group Invitational
Juror, Max Harrison, Houston
2005 M2 Group Exhibition
Jurors, Mitch Cohen, Max Harrison, Houston
HONORS AND AWARDS
2007 Hunting Art Prize Finalist
2005 First Prize, M2 Group Exhibition
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
1989-2000 University of Houston
Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture, Adjunct Lecturer, Studio Instructor
1999 University of Texas
School of Architecture, Arlington, Texas, Visiting Critic
1997 University of Texas
School of Architecture, Austin, Texas, Visiting Critic
1987-1988 Rice University
School of Architecture, Houston, Texas, Adjunct Lecturer, Studio Instructor
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