ABOUT THE ARTIST.......
LILLIE MORRIS
(b. 1954, Augusta, GA)
Lives in Appling, GA
EDUCATION
The study of art has been a lifelong pursuit for Lillie Morris. Born in Augusta, GA in 1954 Lillie was essentially self taught as a child and encouraged throughout her public school years by her family and teachers alike. Pursuing her art degree at Augusta College in the 1970’s her instructors included Freeman Schoolcraft, Nathan Bindler and Richard Frank. Other significant influences in her ongoing study have been Jim Lyle, Carrie Burns Brown and Bea Kuhlke.
Lillie is best known for her acrylic, collage and mixed media paintings. She specializes in abstract art, mostly non-representational. Her paintings, whether collage, acrylic or a mixture of mediums reveal a love of texture, color and experimentation. Richly layered and with her own vocabulary of gestural marks and linear elements, Lillie strives to convey the emotional impact of her source of inspiration...be it the landscape, music, poetry or deep personal experiences. Lillie enjoys creating visually stimulating images that leave the subject open to the viewer’s interpretation.
Lillie is inspired by the landscape, waterways and rich history of the Piedmont region of Georgia. Her studio is located in rural Columbia County, GA. and the short walk from her house to her studio is filled with the sights and sounds of nature, taking her alongside a creek, a pond and across a pasture where goats graze in the distance.
Lillie also has an intense interest in the music, literature and landscape of Ireland and her work has been deeply influenced by her many travels there. Lillie has visited Ireland annually since 2000 and has enjoyed five art residencies (2006, 2009, 2016, 2017, 2018) in Co. Kerry Ireland in the southwest of Ireland.
Lillie’s artwork has been exhibited both nationally and internationally. Her work is included in many private and corporate collections such as The Morris Museum of Art (Augusta, GA), Augusta University Cancer Center, Piedmont Hospital Cardiovascular Center (Augusta, GA) Fifth Third Bank, Columbia Co., GA., Firstate Bank, Harlem, GA and the Séanchai Literary Center, Listowel, Co. Kerry Ireland. Her work has been accepted into numerous national invitational juried exhibitions and she is a signature member of both the National Collage Society and the South Carolina Watermedia Society.
Lillie and her husband Bill currently reside near Augusta, GA on a farm located in rural Columbia County, GA.
HONORS
Woman of Excellence for the Arts Girl Scout Council, Augusta, GA - 2005
Art Residency, Cill Rialaig Project, Co. Kerry Ireland - 2018, 2009, 2006
Best of Augusta Awards, by Augusta Magazine, "Best Visual Artist" - 2007
The Best Awards by Columbia County Magazine: "Best Artist, Columbia County & Metro Augusta" - 2009
Art Residency, Olive Stack Gallery, Listowel, Co. Kerry Ireland - 2017, 2016
Greater Augusta Arts Council, Artist of the Year Award - 2021
CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
University Hospital, Augusta, GA
Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, GA
Center for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery PC, Evans GA
Columbia County Government Center, Evans, GA
Bank of America Office of Judge Carl Roper
Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, GA
Farmers and Merchants Bank, Martinez, GA
Séanchai Literary Center, Listowel, Co. Kerry Ireland
Firstate Bank, Harlem, GA
GALLERIES
Art On Broad - 1028 Broad St. - Augusta, GA - (706) 722-1028 (http://artonbroad.com/)
The Frame Shoppe - 1542 Walton Way - Augusta, GA - (706)738-5529 (https://www.theframeshoppeaugusta.com/)
West End Collective - 106 Pleasant Home Road - Augusta, GA - (706)528-1730 (https://www.westendcollective.com)
PUBLICATIONS
The Augusta Chronicle – 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001
The Columbia County News-Times - 2007, 2006, 2005
The Metropolitan Spirit, Augusta GA – 2012, 2006, 2005, 2004
The Augusta Press - 2021
Augusta Magazine – 2021, 2015, 2013, 2007, 2006, 2005
Columbia County Magazine – 2020, 2012, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2005
Pillars Magazine – 2008
VERGE Magazine, Augusta, GA – 2012
Illustrations for Somewhere in Ireland: A Journey of Discovery by Santa Fe, NM poet Linda Wilbur-Whittenberg – 2011
Cover Illustration for Blue Egg My Heart by North Carolina poet Cathy Sky – 2013
Cover Illustration for Let Nothing Be Lost by Santa Fe, NM poet Linda Wilbur-Whittenberg - 2014
Cover Illustration for Stone by Stone by Santa Fe, NM poet Linda Wilbur-Whittenberg - 2018
Cover Illustration for Ballast by Portland, ME poet, Linda Aldrich - 2021
Selected Juried Exhibitions
Art & Renaissance Festival, Columbia County, GA - 2005
McCormick Art Center Annual Juried Show, McCormick SC – 2014, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2003
Augusta Symphony Painted Violins Project - 2004
New Horizons Art Festival, Columbia County, GA - 1999
Georgia National Fair Juried Fine Art Competition - 2006
Union County Arts Council, Union, SC - 2010
National Collage Society Annual Juried Exhibition– 2021, 2019, 2017, 2011
National Collage Society Signature Status - 2019
Atlanta Collage Society – “Paper Chase Exhibition: Celebrating 100 years of Collage” – 2013, 2012
Aiken Retrospective – 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010,
Columbia County Columbus Day Juried Art Competition – 2013
Atlanta Collage Society – Juried Exhibiton: Quinlan Art Center, Gainesville, GA - 2014
Atlanta Collage Society – Juried Exhbition Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA - 2015
South Carolina Watermedia Society - Annual Juried Exhibition - 2019, 2018, 2017, 2015
South Carolina Watermedia Society - Annual Traveling Exhibition 2015
South Carolina Watermedia Society - Annual Traveling Exhibition 2018
South Carolina Watermedia Society - Signature Status -2018
Ciel Gallery "Body Beautiful" Juried Exhibition - 2015
Westobou Gallery - "SEEDS" Exhibition - 2015
Gertrude Herbert Insititute of Art "The Sense of Place" National Juried Exhibition - 2019
Presentations
Morris Museum of Art – ‘My Cill Rialaig Experience’ 2008
McDuffie County Kiwanis Club – ‘My Cill Rialaig Experience’ 2009
The Atlanta Collage Society – ‘My Introduction to Collage’ 2010
The North Augusta Artist Guild – ‘My Introduction to Collage’ 2012
The Aiken Artists Guild – ‘My Cill Rialaig Experience’ 2014
The North Augusta Artist Guild – ‘My Cill Rialaig Experience’ 2015
Group Exhibitions
University Hospital, Augusta, GA - 2001, 2000, 1999
Medical College of Georgia – 2005, 2004
Women on Paper: Group Shows – 2013, 2012, 2010, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
Augusta Symphony Painted Violins - 2005, 2004
Sacred Heart Cultural Center – 2020, 2012, 2008
Writer's Week 2009 Exhibition - Olive Stack Fine Art Gallery, Listowel, Co. Kerry Ireland - May 2009
Atlanta Collage Society - 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012
Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art Biennial Creel-Harison Exhibit – 2012
Southern Observatory Group Exhibition – Columbia County Library – 2015, 2014
Southern Observatory Group Exhibition – Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art - 2015
Westobou Festival Gallery - "SEEDS" Exhibition - 2017, 2015
Olive Stack Gallery, Listowel, Co. Kerry - 2017
Wolf and Finch Gallery, Augusta, GA - 2017
Beacham Art Series, Atlanta, GA - 2019
Sacred Heart Cultural Center, Augusta, GA - "From A Distance" (works by Lillie Morris and Roxane Hollosi) - 2020
North Augusta Arts and Heritage Center, N, Augusta, SC - "PERSPECTIVES - Five Women and Their Work" - 2020
"VISUAL CONVERSATIONS" - 31 Southeastern abstract expressionists - USCB Center for the Arts - Beaufort, SC - 2021
Solo Exhibitions
Sacred Heart Cultural Center, Augusta, GA - 2007
Gertrude Herbert Art Institute, (Creel-Harison Gallery) Augusta, GA – 2017, 2015, 2012
Aiken Center for The Arts – 2011
The Morris Museum of Art Education Gallery – 2011
Olive Stack Gallery, Listowel, Co. Kerry, Ireland - 2016
McCormick County Arts Council at The Ketura - "WATERWORKS" - 2019
The Morris Museum of Art - "WATERWORKS" - 2020
The Art Center of Kershaw County, Bassett Gallery , Camden, SC - 'Uisce" 2021
Awards
Georgia National Fair Juried Fine Art Competition – Third Place - 2006
Pecan Orchard Gallery Annual Art Show,(Greensboro, GA)- People’s Choice Award – 2007
Columbia County Magazine - "Best Artist, Columbia County & Metro Augusta"- 2008
Union County Arts Council Annual Juried Show, Union, SC – 2nd Place – 2010
Aiken Retrospective , Aiken, SC – “Best of Show – Nandina Award” – 2010
Atlanta Collage Society – “Paper Chase: Celebrating 100 Years of Collage” (Aiken Center for the Arts) – Golden Award – 2012
Columbia County Columbus Day Juried Art Competitions – 2nd place – 2013
McCormick County Arts Council 2014 Juried Art Competition – 3rd place – 2014
Atlanta Collage Society – Juried Art Competition (Quinlan Art Center, Gainesville, GA) – ‘Best of Show’ – 2014
South Carolina Watermedia Society - (38th Annual Juried Exhibition) Artist of Studio South Award - 2015
South Carolina Watermedia Society - (39th Annual Juried Exhibition) Cash Award - 2017
South Carolina Watermedia Society - (40th Annual Juried Exhibition) Winsor-Newton Award - 2018
South Carolina Water Media Society - (41st Annual Juried Exhibition) Cash Award - 2019
Gertrude Herbert Insititute of Art "The Sense of Place" National Juried Exhibition Jurors Merit Award - 2019
National Collage Society - (35th Annual International Juried Exhibition) Merit Award - 2019
Camelback Gallery - "Artist's Choice V" International Juried painting competition - Finalist Award - 2020
Camelback Gallery - "Shades of Blue" International Juried painting competition - Finalist Award - 2020
National Collage Society - (37th Annual International Juried Exhibition) Cash Award - 2021
Greater Augusta Arts Council Annual Arts Awards - "Artist of the Year" - 2021
