Exhibition History
Solo Exhibitions and Installations
April 2022 Collage of John Morse
AO5 Gallery, Austin
January 2021 A Tear in Time: 5 Decades of John Morse Collage
AO5 Gallery, Austin
November, 2018 Collage
AO5 Gallery, Austin
November 2016 Torn Together
Art on 5th, Austin
October 2015 Bits and PIeces
Art on 5th, Austin
July 2014 The Color Spectrum at the Guggenheim
Guggenheim Museum, New York (pop-up installation/guerilla performance)
October 2013 Far (additional video featuring a half-sized working maquette at the Atlanta studio here)
Centre d’Art Santa Mònica, Barcelona
May 2013 Groucho and Friends
Luise Ross Gallery, New York
April 2013 John Morse: Collage
Ferst Center for the Arts, Georgia Tech, Atlanta
January 2013 Rainbow Prayer Flags
Citywide guerilla installation, Atlanta, GA
March 2012 Inside
201 17th Street Tower, Atlantic Station, Atlanta
November 2011– ongoing Curbside Haiku
Streets of New York City (commissioned by the New York City Department of Transportation and awarded the 2011 Brendan Gill Prize by the Municipal Art Society of New York)
June 2010 Flat Out
Wm Turner gallery, Atlanta
December 2009 Layers
Scoop Studios Contemporary Art, Charleston, SC
September 2009 Inside
Wm Turner gallery, Atlanta
March 2009 American Revolutionaries
Krause Gallery, Atlanta
December 2005 The Beauty of Physics
The Drawing Center, New York
November 2003 27 Collages
Match Fine Print, New York
September 2003 Manhattan as a Tropical Island
14th Street Y Gallery, New York
September 2002 WTC 1982-2001
E3 Gallery, New York
October 2000 New York/Los Angeles
Glue Gallery, Los Angeles
April 1998 Collage
E-3 Gallery, New York
March 1997 3D to 2D to 3D
Kentler International Drawing Space, Brooklyn, New York
April 1996 Collage
E-3 Gallery, New York
November 1994 Flag Show
Biograph Theatre, Washington, DC
August 1988 Collage
45th Parallel Gallery, Traverse City, Michigan
Group Exhibitions
May-June 2019 30×30
Palm Springs Museum of Art, Palm Springs, California
May 2017 10 Artists 10 Bottles
World of Coca-Cola “Pop Gallery,” Atlanta
April 2017 The New South
Kai Lin Art, Atlanta, Georgia
October 2016 Fresh
Kai Lin Art, Atlanta, Georgia
December 2013 New York in Little Rock
Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, Arkansas
March 2013 Paper Chase
Grand Bohemian Gallery, Asheville, North Carolina
January 2013 Shared Visions
Hudgens Center for the Arts, Duluth, Georgia
July 2012 Paper Chase
Oglethorpe University Museum of Art, Atlanta
April 2012 Paper Chase
Roswell Arts Center, Roswell, GA
March 2012 Maquettes Models and Sketches: Public Art as Process
Abernathy Arts Center, Atlanta
March 2012 The 2012 8th Biennial Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit
Georgia Perimeter Collage, Clarkston, GA
November 2011 America
Silas Marder Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
June 2011 The History of What
Silas Marder Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
Follow the link for a review of the show on This is Luster
June 2011 Antarctica
Scoop Contemporary Sudio, Charleston, S.C.
January 2011 Before the Ferst Cut
Ferst Center for the Arts, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
November 2010 America
Silas Marder Gallery, Bridgehampton, NewYork
September 2010 Prostitution Art & Signs of Our Times
Mobius Gallery, Boston
August 2010 POP
Wm Turner gallery, Atlanta
June 2010 Still Sun
Scoop Contemporary Sudio, Charleston, S.C.
November 2009 Home
Silas Marder Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York
July 2009 All the Same…All Different
Krause Gallery, Atlanta
July 2009 Gigantic
Silas Marder Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York
May 2009 Connecting Islands and Generations
Gallery RIVAA, New York
May 2009 5th Anniversary Show
Krause Gallery, Atlanta
May 2009 True Colors
R. Roberts Gallery, Jacksonville, Florida
January 2009 Black and White
Krause Gallery, Atlanta
November 2008 America
Silas Marder Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York
November 2008 Artview
DAR Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C.
August 2008 Walk-Ins Welcome
Umbrella Arts, New York
September 2007 DAC Down Under the Bridge Festival
DUMBO Arts Center, Brooklyn
May 2007 Fresh Air
Matre Gallery, Atlanta
April 2004 I Love Red
Art Store Gallery, Houston
May1999 Small Works on Paper
Kentler International Drawing Space, Brooklyn, New York
November 1998 Art and Photography
Gramercy Armory, New York
September 1996 10th Anniversary Show
Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, New York
May 1996 Small Works, Big Vision
Kentler International Drawing Space, Brooklyn
May 1995 Works on Paper
Kentler International Drawing Space, Brooklyn, New York
May 1995 Pop Up
Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, New York
October 1994 Kinetics & Projections
Contract Design Center, San Francisco
May 1992 Spring Show
Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, New York
March 1991 The Point Is Made
Butters Gallery, Portland, Oregon
May 1990 Line and Color
Smith-Galetta Gallery, Perth Amboy, New Jersey
September 1989 Artists’ Day in the Park
Prospect Park, Brooklyn
October 1989 Jesse Helms Memorial Art Festival
Soho, New York
September 1989 Meet the Artists
Smith-Galetta Gallery, Perth Amboy, New Jersey
June 1989 At the Beach
Galleria Mesa (City of Mesa), Mesa, Arizona
May 1989 Sculpture City
Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, New York
October 1988 Art Postal Shoc
Sala Muncunill (City of Barcelona), Barcelona, Spain
October 1987 Outside/In
City Gallery (City of New York), New York
May 1987 Walk On/Sit Down/Go Through
Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, New York
April 1987 Easter
Jus de Pomme Gallery, New York
March 1987 Works on Paper
Jus de Pomme Gallery, New York
December 1986 Winter Wonder
Jus de Pomme Gallery, New York
July 1986 Liberties
Jus de Pomme Gallery, New York
Curator
May 2021, Torn Together
Artel Gallery, Pensacola, Florida
March 2013, Shared Visions
Grand Bohemian Gallery, Asheville, North Carolina
June 2011, Endangerd Species: Found Paper
Art Station, Stone Mountain, Georgia
September 2010 The Surrealist Next Door
Wm Turner gallery, Atlanta
Summer 2011 Endangered Species: Found Paper
Art Station, Stone Mountain, Georgia
Awards and Grants
Clothesline as Color Spectrum awarded Outstanding Work of Temporary Art by Palm Springs Public Arts Commission
“30 x 30” exhibition at the Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, California, August 2019
Curbside Haiku named one of the 50 Outstanding Public Art Works in America
Public Arts Network, June 2012
2011 Brendan Gill Prize
Municipal Art Society of New York, March 2012, for Curbside Haiku
Grant award for Curbside Haiku
New York City Department of Transportation, November 2011
Best in Show, Ferst Center for the Arts
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, January 2011
Grant award for Roadside Haiku
Flux Projects, Atlanta, August 2010
Selected Bibliography
Artist John Morse on his Guerrilla Show at the Guggenheim, Wall Street Journal Blogpost “Speakeasy” by Jenny Che, June 31, 2014
“Gay Artist Salutes City with Rainbow Prayer Flags”
Project Q Atlanta, January 7, 2013
Interview, WSB-TV Atlanta January 4, 2013 (Rainbow Prayer Flags)
Interview, Reuter’s TV, January 10, 2012 (Curbside Haiku)
“Interview: John Morse”
BBC Newshour with Claire Bolderson, December 12, 2011 (at 48 minute mark)
“Haiku Traffic Signs Bring Poetry to NYC Streets”
NPR, Scott Simon Weekend Edition, December 3, 2010
“City’s going haiku-too!”
New York Post, November 30, 2011
“Traffic Warnings, 17 Syllables a Sign”
New York Times, Michael M. Grynbaum, November 29, 2011
“Bandit Sign Poetry on the Streets of Atlanta”
Woodstock (Ga.) Community Guide, woodstockcommunityguide.com, Brad Nix, October 27, 2010
“Art imitates life in The Surrealist Next Door at Wm Turner”
Burn Away, burnaway.org, Jerry Cullum, September 20, 2010
“The Opposite of Indifference”
Tabatha Yeatts, tabathayeatts.blogspot.com, September 17, 2010
“Bandit Sign Haiku: The Latest Art Installation in Atlanta?”
AOL News, aolnews.com, Surge Desk, Paul Wachter, September 14, 2010
“Haiku Bandit”
The Atlantic, The Daily Dish, Andrew Sullivan, September 13, 2010
“John Morse’s haiku bandit signs”
Eyeteeth: A journal of incisive ideas, eyeteeth.blogspot.com, Paul Schmelzer, September 12, 2010
Poet files #14
Baroque in Hackney, baroqueinhackney.wordpress.com, Katy Evans-Bush, September 11, 2010
Interview, “The Lifestyle Show with Michelle Constant”
South African National Radio, Michelle Constant, September 11, 2010
“Weekend Activity: John Morse Haiku Hunt”
The Atlanta Egotist, theatlantaegotist.com, September 10, 2010
“Bandit haiku”
Poetry Foundation, Poetry News, September 9, 2010
“Guerilla haiku”
Townhouse Turnaround, townhouseturnaround.com, Erica Walch, September 9, 2010
“Bandit haiku”
A Books Blog, abooksblog.com, asalario, Sept 9, 2010
“Poet spreads haikus across Atlanta”
DigitalJournal.com, In the Media, Lynn Curwin, September 9, 2010
Interview, “As It Happens”
NPR/Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Carol Off, September 9, 2010
“Poet hijacks Atlanta streets with haiku advertising campaign”
Guardian.co.uk, Alison Flood, September 9, 2010
“Roadside Haiku”
The New Yorker, The Book Bench, Meredith Blake, September 8,1010
“Anne Dennington energizes the public art scene with Flux Projects”
Creative Loafing, Culture Surfing, Wyatt Williams, September 2, 2010
“Civic group targets gay artist’s ‘Haiku’ project”
ProjectQAtlanta.com, Mike Fleming, August 30, 2010
“Art Or Litter? Poetic Signs Spark Controversy”
WSBTV, Reggie Aqui, August 27, 2010
“Gay artist turns bandit signs into Roadside Haiku”
ProjectQAtlanta.com, Mike Fleming, August 24, 2010
“Roadside poetry pops up in Atlanta”
Atlanta INtown, In the Loop, Collin, August 24, 2010
“John Morse offers poetry for the rush hour”
Creative Loafing, Culture Surfing, Wyatt Williams, August 23, 2010
“Proper Medium’s Blake Williams and Flux Projects join forces to take Atlanta public art viral”
ArtsCriticAtl.com, Art & Architecture, Catherine Fox, August 23, 2010
John Morse – Roadside Haiku
Flux Film 001, Proper Medium, August 2010
Roadside Haiku
Flux Projects, August 2010
http://www.fluxprojects.org/haiku/index.html
“For art’s sake. ‘Flat Out,’ an exhibit of gay artist John Morse’s latest work @ Wm Turner Gallery”
ProjectQAtlanta.com, May 27, 2010
“Time and Place: Another dimension”
Creative Loafing, April 7, 2010
“Longtime gay activist and prolific artist John Morse talks about 25 years of art and activism @ the Atlanta Artists Center”
ProjectQAtlanta.com, January 18, 2010
John Morse Interview
Anthony-Masterson Films, September 2009
“Avondale gallery show celebrates gay and lesbian artists”
jacksonville.com, May 10, 2009
“Silas Marder Gallery Looks Anew at America”
hamptons.com, 2008
“Marder’s State of America”
The East Hampton Star, 2008
Socrates Sculpture Park
Yale University Press, 2007
“The Written Image”
News and Trends, Kevin Canfield, Poets & Writers, March/April 2006
“The Secret Science in Art”
Jose Glausiusz, Discover, December 2005
“Culture Capitalist”
Kelly Devine Thomas, ARTnews, October 2003
“A Range of Collage with a Contemporary Touch”
Art Reviews, Helen A. Harrison, New York Times, July 18, 1999
A Guide to the Sculpture Parks and Gardens of America
Michael Kesend Publishing, 1996
Lectures and Talks
Atlanta Collage Society
Atlanta, May 2018
Writers Night Out
Young Harris, Georgia, July 2012
Society of Environmental Graphic Design annual conference
Featured speaker, New York, June 2012
Kudzu Art Zone
Norcross, Georgia, October 2010
Wm Turner gallery
Atlanta, June 2010
Atlanta Arts Center
Atlanta, January 2010
Atlanta Collage Society
Krause Gallery, February 2009
Mary Washington University
Fredericksburg, Virginia, October 2002