About A W Morton

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STUDIES:	1964–1968	Central Technical College, Brisbane
	1967–1969	David Fowler, Brisbane
	1972–1973	Kathleen Browne Studios, London
	1976	Peter Abraham, DDAAE Summer School, Toowoomba
	1988–1989	USQ, Bachelor of Fine Arts (not completed)

WORK AND TEACHING:	1973	Based at ‘Echo’, Texas and commenced painting seriously, exhibiting from 1973–1974. Also extensive painting, exhibiting and teaching freelance in Northern NSW and South East QLD.
	1975–1980	> Painting and drawing instructor, Inverell Art Society > General committee member and society vice-president > Gallery sub-committee appointee involved in planning, curating and staging exhibitions, including the Society’s major annual exhibition.
	1980–1981	Based at Glen Innes, NSW.
	1983–1987	Travelling art teacher for South West QLD, Toowoomba College of TAFE.
	1988	Established studio in Toowoomba: > Exhibited in competitive, solo, joint and group exhibitions. > Held private (one-to-one) and small-group classes and commission work. > Travelled extensively to conduct two and three-day seminars throughout the region.
	1997	Foundation member and president of the Range Artists Co-op Ltd involved in: > Group management and promotion. > Co-ordination/curating and staging group exhibitions.

PAINTING TRIPS:	1975–2008	> Tenterfield, NSW (1975) > Inverell and district, NSW (1975 and 1976) > Tamworth and district, NSW (1976) > Warrumbungles, NSW (1976 and 1977) > New England, NSW (1978, 1980 and 1981) > North Coast, NSW (1978) > Bali, Indonesia (1979) > Ingham, North QLD (1980) > Murwullimbah, NSW (1985) > Snowy Mountains (and the snow) (1991) > Cania Gorge, Central QLD (2003) > Mt Barney, South East QLD (2003) > Goomburra, South East QLD (2005) > Texas, QLD (2006) > Yarraman, QLD (2008)

SOLO/JOINT EXHIBITIONS:	1975–2009	> Tenterfield, 1975 (solo) > Inverell, 1976 (solo) > Moree, 1976 (solo) > Inverell, 1977 (solo) > Toowoomba, 1978 (solo) > Queensland College of Art, 1979 (solo) > Ingham, 1980 (solo) > Glen Innes, 1981 (solo) > Toowoomba, 1992 (solo) > Toowoomba Grammar, (guest artist) 1997 > Toowoomba, 2006 (joint with Bob Spensley) > Toowoomba, 2007 (joint with Kathy Pollitt & John Reeve) > Toowoomba, 2008 (joint with Devil) > Yarraman, 2008 (solo) > Goombungee, 2009 (joint with John Reeve) > Corridor exhibition, Toowoomba Art Society, 2011 (solo).

MAJOR AWARDS:	1976–2009	> Inverell, 1976 and 1978 (drawing) > DDAAE (Toowoomba), 1978 > Texas Easter Exhibition, 1979 (drawing) > Caltex, City of Brisbane, 1979 > Inverell, 1980 (drawing) > Murwillumbah, 1983 > Stanthorpe, 1984 (drawing) > SGIO, Brisbane, 1984 > Inverell, 1985 > Waggamba Shire Acquisitive (Goondiwindi), 1986 > Myart (Toowoomba), 2004 > Toowoomba Art Society, 2004 > Caloundra, 2007 > Rosalie Shire Awards, 2007 > Yarraman, 2008 and 2009 > Lockyer Valley Awards (Laidley), 2009.

OTHER GENERAL:		Founding member and visual art director, R.U.F.F.A.A. (Rovering Under Fine Fellowship Art Adventures). RUFFAA was founded in 2008 by tour director, artist and bushman, Lynnsay Fryer. One of many events organised under the auspices of RUFFAA was the 2009 Nobby Easter Arts Festival and a major activity of this was the commissioning of a mural for Nobby town as a gesture from RUFFAA.

MEMBERSHIPS AND SOCIETIES:		> Colour Society (Australia) > Range Artists > Toowoomba Art Society > Watercolour Society of Queensland

PUBLICATIONS:		Morton, A W (not published), Painting Light–The Theory & Practice of Painting Highlights & Shadows. Morton, A W (2008), 'Copying essay–the hazards of copying', Toowoomba Art Society Newsletter, Toowoomba. > Click to View PDF of Copyright Essay
BIBLIOGRAPHY:		Germaine, M (1984), Artists and galleries of Australia, Boolarong, Brisbane. Durack, N and King, P (1985), Downs Artists–a changing landscape, Darling Downs Institute Press, Toowoomba. Millington, J (1987), Tropical Visions, University of Queensland Press, Brisbane.