Table and Shelf: Paintings | Joe Morzuch
I am an observational painter working primarily with the still life. I paint in a responsive manner, directly from the motif. I depict arrangements of objects at or near life-size and within reach of the viewer. They are presented simply-unadorned and intimate.
Painting is a way of marking time. Time is the aggregate of painting. Adjustments of proportion, tone, and color create an articulation of form built on extended observation. My paintings retain traces of these revisions, functioning as both image and object. Focused observation is transformative, imbuing the ordinary with complexity and depth. The longer I look, the more I see.
Still life speaks to the passage of time, loss, and fragility. It is tied to the home, inseparable from domestic space and the intimate moments that comprise daily life. To engage with the mundane is a kind of reanimation, an affirmation of a subject’s continued significance regardless of age or condition.
Paintings
Exhibition dates: April 12th - 28th 2024
Joe Morzuch is an observational painter working primarily with the still life. Painting in a responsive manner, he works directly from the motif. An intention within all of the works of this exhibition is the depicted arrangements of objects are at, or near life-size and thereby, within reach of the viewer. They are presented simply-unadorned and intimate.
He writes:
Painting is a way of marking time. Time is the aggregate of painting. Adjustments of proportion, tone, and color create an articulation of form built on extended observation. My paintings retain traces of these revisions, functioning as both image and object. Focused observation is transformative, imbuing the ordinary with complexity and depth. The longer I look, the more I see.
Still life speaks to the passage of time, loss, and fragility. It is tied to the home, inseparable from domestic space and the intimate moments that comprise daily life. To engage with the mundane is a kind of reanimation, an affirmation of a subject’s continued significance regardless of age or condition.
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Joe MorzuchSkull with Plastic Container, 2023Signed versoOil on canvas laid on panel40.5 x 40.5cm£ 1,800.00Courtesy of 155A Gallery©JoeMorzuch -
Joe MorzuchWithered Fruit, 2024Oil on canvas on panel30.5 x 30.5cmSoldCourtesy of 155A Gallery©JoeMorzuch
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Joe MorzuchStill Life with Mask and Basket, 2023Oil on canvas on panel54 x 70cm£ 2,800.00Courtesy of 155A Gallery©JoeMorzuch
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Joe MorzuchStill Life with Apple and Empty Vase, 2023Oil on canvas on panel48 x 65cmSoldCourtesy of 155A Gallery©JoeMorzuch
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Joe MorzuchTin and Brick, 2023Oil on canvas on panel30.5 x 30.5cmSoldCourtesy of 155A Gallery©JoeMorzuch
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Joe MorzuchRose, 2023Oil on canvas on panel33 x 33cm£ 1,600.00Courtesy of 155A Gallery©JoeMorzuch
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Joe MorzuchStill Life with Glass Bottle and Clementine, 2023Oil on linen on panel37 x 37cm£ 1,750.00Courtesy of 155A Gallery©JoeMorzuch
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Joe MorzuchTwo Tulips, 2024Oil on canvas on panel25.5 x 25.5cm£ 1,400.00Courtesy of 155A Gallery©JoeMorzuch
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Joe MorzuchOil Can with Decoy, 2019SignedOil on linen on board51 x 61cmSoldCourtesy of 155A Gallery©JoeMorzuch
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Joe MorzuchBroken Pallet with FlagsOil on canvas on panel122 x 122 x 1cm£ 4,500.00Courtesy of 155A Gallery©JoeMorzuch
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Joe MorzuchPale Vase, 2020SignedOil on canvas on panel43 x 43 cm£ 1,800.00Courtesy of 155A Gallery©JoeMorzuch
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Joe MorzuchBlack Bottle, 2020SignedOil on canvas on panel43 x 43 cm£ 1,800.00Courtesy of 155A Gallery©JoeMorzuch
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Joe MorzuchWooden Basket, 2020SignedOil on canvas on panel43 x 43 cm£ 1,800.00Courtesy of 155A Gallery©JoeMorzuch
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Joe MorzuchCompote, 2020SignedOil on linen43.5 x 43.5 x 4 cmSoldCourtesy of 155A Gallery©JoeMorzuch
Table and Shelf | 12 - 28 April
Exhibition opening hours:
Thursday - Saturday 12 - 5
Sundays 12 - 4
Viewings also welcome by appointment Tuesday and Wednesday
All works are available for purchase, for all enquiries please email Karen Smith
+44 (0)7930 340092
UK and International shipping available by quotation
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Bio
Joe Morzuch is an observational painter currently residing in Starkville, MS. In addition to his studio work, which deals primarily with the still life and self-portrait, he is an Assistant Professor at Mississippi State University. In 2006 he received his MFA from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He has taught at the college level for nearly 20 years, teaching courses in foundations, drawing, and painting. His work has been exhibited nation-wide in the USA and abroad.
Education:
2006 MFA, Painting and Drawing, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale Illinois
2002 BFA, Painting and Drawing, Magna cum Laude, Western Illinois University, Macomb Illinois
Professional (current) :
2024-Associate Professor
Mississippi State University, Mississippi State Mississippi
Professional Affiliations:
2018-Present Member, Zeuxis; An Association of Still Life Painters founded by Phyllis Floyd, New York New York
Solo Exhibitions:
2024
Table and Shelf: Joe Morzuch Paintings 155A Gallery, London England
2022
Joe Morzuch: Paintings Blackbox Gallery, University of Kentucky, Lexington Kentucky
2021
Joe Morzuch: Near and Far Burdette Gallery, Meridian Art Museum, Meridian Mississippi
Joe Morzuch: Object Paintings online exhibition, Joliet Junior College, Joliet Illinois
2019
Stay and Remain International Exhibition Call, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati Ohio, Jurors: Jason Franz, Executive Director and Founder, Manifest Gallery, and Manifest Staff and Consulting Advisors
Joe Morzuch: New Paintings Ameen Art Gallery, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux Louisiana
2017
Recent Works Annex Gallery Western Illinois University, Macomb Illinois
Joe Morzuch: Proximities Southeastern Community College Art Gallery, Southeastern Community College, West Burlington Iowa
Two Person Exhibitions:
2024
Remy Miller and Joe Morzuch: Marking Time Mallory and Wurtzburger Galleries, The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis Tennessee
2017
Image and Object: Adam Hawk and Joe Morzuch Memphis College of Art Gallery, Playhouse on the Square, Memphis Tennessee
2013 Joe Morzuch and Cara Sullivan 505 Union Gallery, Jonesboro Arkansas
Juried and Group Exhibitions:
2024
Drawing from Perception, Invention, and Memory National Juried Exhibition, Robert & Elaine Stein Galleries, Wright State University, Dayton Ohio, Juror: Eve Mansdorf, Artist
London Art Fair Business Design Centre, Islington, London England
Primary Colors International Invitational Exhibition, Tregony Contemporary, Cornwall England, Curators: Brain Green and Judi Green, Tregony Gallery Directors
2023
Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition 2023 International Juried Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London England, Jurors: RSPP Artist Members
Hampstead Art Society Annual Summer Exhibition International Juried Exhibition, D Contemporary Gallery, London England, Curators: Tom Marsh, Artist, James Lloyd, Artist, Patricia Barker, Artist, and Joshua Press, Artist
Texas National 2023 National Juried Exhibition, The Cole Art Center, Nacogdoches Texas, Juror: William Underwood Eiland, Director, Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia
11th National Juried Exhibition, National Juried Exhibition, Batesville Area Arts Council, Batesville Arkansas, Juror: Carey Voss, Artist, Curator of Exhibits, Historic Arkansas Museum
Lightscapes International Invitational Exhibition, Tregony Gallery, Cornwall England, Curators: Brain Green and Judi Green, Tregony Gallery Directors
Blooming, Zeuxis National Invitational Exhibition, There Art Space, New York New York
Assemble 23 International Invitational Exhibition, 230 Portobello Road, London England, Curators: Brain Green and Judi Green, Tregony Gallery Directors
Reassemble 23 International Invitational Exhibition, Tregony Gallery, Cornwall England, Curators: Brain Green and Judi Green, Tregony Gallery Directors
Stillness International Invitational Exhibition, Tregony Gallery, Cornwall England, Curators: Brain Green and Judi Green, Tregony Gallery Directors
2022
Winter Exhibition International Invitational Exhibition, 155A Gallery, London England, Curator: Karen Akhtar, 155A Gallery Director
London Art Fair Business Design Centre, Islington, London England
For the Love of Chardin, Zeuxis National Traveling Group Exhibition
Miller Art Museum, Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin
First Street Gallery, New York New York
Illuminate: Winter Exhibition International Invitational Exhibition, Tregony Gallery, Cornwall England, Curators: Brain Green and Judi Green, Tregony Gallery Directors
Stillness International Invitational Exhibition, Tregony Gallery, Cornwall England, Curators: Brain Green and Judi Green, Tregony Gallery Directors
Still Life International Invitational Exhibition, 155A Gallery, London England, Curator: Karen Akhtar, 155A Gallery Director
Promenade 5 International Invitational Exhibition, Tregony Gallery, Cornwall England, Curators: Brain Green and Judi Green, Tregony Gallery Directors
Drawn International Juried Exhibition, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati Ohio, Jurors: Jason Franz, Executive Director and Founder, Manifest Gallery, and Manifest Staff and Consulting Advisors
International Drawing Annual 15 International Juried Exhibition in Print, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati Ohio, Jurors: Jason Franz, Executive Director and Founder, Manifest Gallery, and Manifest Staff and Consulting Advisors
NEAC Annual Exhibition 2022 International Juried Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London England, Jurors: New English Art Club Artist Members
Hampstead Art Society Annual Summer Exhibition International Juried Exhibition, Fitzrovia Gallery, London England, Curators: Tom Marsh, Artist, James Lloyd, Artist, Patricia Barker, Artist, and Joshua Press, Artist
Still Life-A Dialogue National Invitational Exhibition, Edwardsville Art Center, Edwardsville Illinois, Curator: Jane Barrow, Artist/Retired Professor and Head of Painting Area, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Assemble 22 International Invitational Exhibition, JM Gallery/Tregony Gallery, London England, Curators: Brain Green and Judi Green, Tregony Gallery Directors
Reassemble 22 International Invitational Exhibition, Tregony Gallery, Cornwall England, Curators: Brain Green and Judi Green, Tregony Gallery Directors
2021
Disrupted Realism National Juried Exhibition, Buckham Gallery, Flint Michigan, Juror: John Seed, Critic, Historian, and Professor Emeritus, Mt. San Jacinto College
Winter Exhibition International Invitational Exhibition, 155A Gallery, London England, Curator: Karen Akhtar, 155A Gallery Director
One: Paintings of Single Objects International Invitational Exhibition, 155A Gallery, London England, Curator: Karen Akhtar, 155A Gallery Director
10th Annual National Juried Exhibition National Juried Exhibition, The Visual Arts Center Gallery, Marshall University, Huntington West Virginia, Juror: Jason Franz, Executive Director and Founder, Manifest Gallery
Thinking Through Things: A Still Life Painting Invitational National Invitational Exhibition, Southside Gallery, Oxford Mississippi, Curator: Joseph Holsapple, Artist, Associate Professor of Art, Nicholls State University
Composing in the Key of S, Zeuxis National Invitational Exhibition, First Street Gallery, New York New York
One in a Year National Online Juried Exhibition, The Painting Center, New York New York, Curators: Shazzi Thomas, Director, The Painting Center, Artist, and Kathy Cantwell, Artist
Hampstead Art Society Annual Summer Exhibition International Juried Exhibition, Fitzrovia Gallery, London England, Curators: Tom Marsh, Artist, Alexander Debenham, Artist, and Joshua Press, Artist
Summer 2021 Juried Exhibition National Juried Exhibition, Blue Mountain Gallery, New York New York, Juror: Catherine Kehoe, Artist
Prince Street Gallery Annual Juried Exhibition National Juried Exhibition, New York New York, Juror: Sangram Majumdar, Artist, Professor of Painting, Maryland Institute College of Art
2021
Irene Rozenzweig Biennial Regional Juried Exhibition, The Arts and Sciences Center for Southeast Arkansas, Pine Bluff Arkansas, Juror: Deidre Argyle, Artist, Assistant Professor of Sculpture, Missouri State University in Springfield
International Painting Annual 10 International Juried Exhibition in Print, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati Ohio, Jurors: Jason Franz, Executive Director and Founder, Manifest Gallery, and Manifest Staff and Consulting Advisors
FRESH Contemporary Art Fair Haresfield Court, Gloucestershire England, Curator: Karen Akhtar, 155A Gallery Director
Painting: 2011-2021 International Juried Online Exhibition Site: Brooklyn, Brooklyn New York, Juror: Peter Frank, Associate Editor, Fabrik Magazine, former Senior Curator, Riverside Art Museum
2020
New American Paintings, No. 148, South Edition Exhibition in Print, The Open Studios Press, Juror: Emily Stamey, Curator of Exhibitions, Weatherspoon Art Museum
Realism: Encountering the Real International Juried Exhibition Site: Brooklyn, Brooklyn New York, Juror: Sara Roffino, Executive Editor, Cultured Magazine, Former Managing Editor, Brooklyn Rail, Former Senior Executive Editor, Art + Auction
The Blues National Juried Exhibition, Main Gallery and Project Room, The Painting Center, New York New York, Curators: Lisa Pressman, Artist, and Kathy Cantwell, Artist
Prince Street Gallery Annual Juried Exhibition National Juried Exhibition, New York New York, Juror: Susan Lichtman, Artist, Associate Professor of Art, Brandeis University
46th Annual Bi-State Art Competition Regional Juried Exhibition, Meridian Art Museum, Meridian Mississippi, Curator: Stephanie Smith, Artist and Senior Lecturer of Art, University of West Georgia
62nd Annual Delta Exhibition Regional Juried Exhibition, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock Arkansas, Juror: Stefanie Fedor, Executive Director, Visual Arts Center of Richmond
Red Clay Survey 2020, Regional Juried Exhibition, Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville Alabama, Jurors: Peter J. Baldaia, Director of Curatorial Affairs, Huntsville Museum of Art, and David. J. Reyes, Curator of Exhibitions and Collections, Huntsville Museum of Art
Thinking Through Things: A Still Life Painting Invitational National Invitational Exhibition, Ameen Art Gallery, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux Louisiana, Curator: Joseph Holsapple, Artist, Associate Professor of Art, Nicholls State University
Gems: Small Still Lifes, Zeuxis and Midwest Paint Group National Invitational Exhibition, There Art Space, New York New York
Will’s Creek Exhibition 2020: Shelter National Juried Exhibition, Saville Gallery, Cumberland Maryland, Juror: Jessica Beck, Milton Fine Art Curator, The Andy Warhol Museum
2019
34th Annual International Exhibition International Juried Exhibition, Meadows Gallery, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler Texas, Juror: Christina Rees, Editor-in-Chief, Glasstire
53rd Annual National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show Joseph A. Cain Memorial Gallery, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi Texas, Juror: Carlton Bradford, Artist, Associate Professor of Art, University of Arizona
My Studio, Zeuxis National Traveling Group Exhibition:
First Street Gallery, New York New York
Alabama Center for the Arts, Decatur Alabama
Wright State University, Dayton Ohio
There’s Still Life in Still Lifes National Juried Exhibition, 311 Gallery, Raleigh North Carolina, Jurors: Linda M. Eddins, Artist, Eileen Hendren, Artist, and Susan K. Jones, Artist
Drawn International Juried Exhibition, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati Ohio, Jurors: Jason Franz, Executive Director and Founder, Manifest Gallery, and Manifest Staff and Consulting Advisors
Green: The Impossible Color National Juried Exhibition, Main Gallery and Project Room, The Painting Center, New York New York, Curator: Rachael Wren, Artist
Alumni Exhibition National Invitational Exhibition, University Art Gallery, Western Illinois University, Macomb Illinois
28th Annual Juried Exhibition National Juried Exhibition, Bowery Gallery, New York New York, Juror: Ro Lohin, Artist, Curator, former Owner/Director Lohin Geduld Gallery
2018
Plein Air International Juried Exhibition, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati Ohio, Jurors: Jason Franz, Executive Director and Founder, Manifest Gallery, and Manifest Staff and Consulting Advisors
Will’s Creek Exhibition 2018: Overlooked National Juried Exhibition, Saville Gallery, Cumberland Maryland, Juror: Liza Key Strelka, Manager of Exhibitions, The Phillips Collection, Washington DC.
Green, Verde, Vert National Juried Exhibition, Core Gallery, Denver Colorado, Juror: Molly Casey, Co-founder and Studio Chief of Nine Dot Arts Consulting
Small Works 2018, National Juried Exhibition, Core Gallery, Denver Colorado, Juror: Victoria Eubanks, Board of Directors, Art Student League of Denver
Drawn International Juried Exhibition, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati Ohio, Jurors: Jason Franz, Executive Director and Founder, Manifest Gallery, and Manifest Staff and Consulting Advisors
6oth Annual Delta Exhibition Regional Juried Exhibition, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock Arkansas, Jurors: Les Christensen, Director, Bradbury Art Museum, Shea Hembrey, Artist, Brian K. Young, Director, Baum Gallery
Art Matters National Invitational Exhibition, Crane Gallery, Memphis Tennessee, Curator: Melissa Farris, Galleries, Exhibitions, Lectures Coordinator, Memphis College of Art
Light and Shadow International Juried Online Exhibition, Maryland Federation of Art online Curve Gallery, Juror: Peter Van Dyck, Artist, Assistant Professor, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
2017
Drawing from Perception VIII National Juried Exhibition, Robert & Elaine Stein Galleries, Wright State University, Dayton Ohio, Juror: Catherine Kehoe, Artist
Red Clay Survey 2017 Regional Juried Exhibition, Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville Alabama, Juror: Gerry Bergstein, Artist
Portals National Invitational Exhibition, ACS Gallery, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago Illinois, Curator: Sam Haring, Artist, Instructor, University of Cincinnati
Inaugural Exhibition Crane Gallery, Memphis Tennessee, Curator: Melissa Farris, Galleries, Exhibitions, Lectures Coordinator, Memphis College of Art
Grants and Awards:
2024
College of Architecture, Art, and Design Matching Expenses for Research Award, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State Mississippi
2023
MAC Visual Artist Fellowship in Painting, Mississippi Arts Commission, Jackson Mississippi
Office of Research and Economic Development Undergraduate Research Program Grant, Coauthored with Associate Professor Jenna Altomonte for Senior Thesis Travel, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State Mississippi
2022
College of Architecture, Art, and Design Non-Tenured Faulty Teaching Award, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State Mississippi
2021
College of Architecture, Art, and Design Faculty Research Award, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State Mississippi
Juror’s Choice Award, 10th Annual National Juried Exhibition National Juried Exhibition, The Visual Arts Center Gallery, Marshall University, Huntington West Virginia
Finalist, Manifest Gallery Grand Jury Prize, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati Ohio
2020
Best in Show, 46th Annual Bi-State Art Competition Regional Juried Exhibition, Meridian Art Museum, Meridian Mississippi
Finalist, Manifest Gallery Grand Jury Prize, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati Ohio
Office of Research and Economic Development Domestic Travel Grant, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State Mississippi
2018
1st Prize, Light and Shadow Maryland Federation of Art online Curve Gallery
Faculty Enrichment Research Grant, Memphis College of Art, Memphis Tennessee
Collections:
Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, Memphis Tennessee
Historic Arkansas Museum, Little Rock Arkansas
Southern Illinois University Carbondale Student Center, Southern Illinois
University Carbondale, Carbondale Illinois
University Art Gallery, Western Illinois University, Macomb Illinois
Martin Museum, Baylor University, Waco Texas
Copyright for all images ©JoeMorzuch
Courtesy of 155A Gallery
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