Curriculum Vitae
Stephen Zachary Morriss
www.ZachMorriss.com
Education
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, MFA Painting/Sculpture, May, 2018
University of North Texas, College of Visual Arts and Design, Denton, Texas, BFA Drawing/Painting, 2014
Collin County Community College, McKinney, Texas, Associate of Arts, 2009
Teaching Experience
2018
Adjunct Faculty Art, Lone Star College, Tomball
GPTI Intermediate Painting, Texas Tech University School of Art
TA School of Art Wood shop, Texas Tech University
2017
TA Senior Painting, Professor Tina Fuentez, Texas Tech University School of Art
GPTI Intermediate Painting, Texas Tech University School of Art
Student Graduate Coordinator, Texas Tech University School of Art
2016
GPTI Drawing I, Texas Tech University School of Art
TA Drawing I, Professor Carol Flueckiger, Texas Tech University School of Art
TA School of Art Wood Shop, Texas Tech University
2015
TA Intermediate Painting, Professor Ghislaine Fremaux, Texas Tech University School of Art
TA School of Art Wood Shop, Texas Tech University
Exhibitions
2018
Marfa Open 18, Artist in Residence, Marfa, TX. Winner: Artist of the Year
Todos Juntos/All Together, Building 98, Marfa, TX
5th Annual Artspace111 Regional Juried Exhibition, Fort Worth, TX, Juror: Christina Rees, Editor in Chief, Glasstire.com
Interiorscapes, CASP 5&J Gallery, Lubbock, TX
12x12x12, Texas Sculpture Symposium, CASP 5&J Gallery, Lubbock, TX
$#%& Show, CASP 5&J Gallery, Lubbock, TX, Curators: Hannah Celeste Dean, Chad Plunkett
2017
Taboo, Neighborhood Cult Gallery, Fort Worth, TX, Curator: Sarah Moore
Marfa Open 17, Tim Crowley Theater, Marfa, TX
Texas Biennial, Big Medium, Austin, TX, Curator: Leslie Moody Castro
Garden of Dystopian Flights, CASP Satellite Gallery, Lubbock, TX, Curator: Scotty Hensler
Nowhere House, LHUCA Warehouse, Lubbock, TX
2016
West by Far West, Marfa, TX
$%@* I Made Today, CASP 5&J Gallery, Lubbock, TX, Curators: Hannah Celeste Dean, Jon Whitfield
Sculpture Student Exhibition, LHUCA Warehouse, Lubbock, TX
Manifold Presence, CASP Satellite Gallery, Lubbock, TX
2015
Sculpture Student Exhibition, LHUCA Warehouse, Lubbock, TX
Incoming MFA Showcase, School of Art Gallery, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
2014
Drawing and Painting Senior Show, Cora Stafford Gallery, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Senior Invitational Drawing + Painting Exhibition, Lightwell Gallery, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2014 Membership Exhibition, The McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX
Junior Review Exhibition, Cora Stafford Gallery, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, Jurors: Drawing and Painting Faculty
Gravity Feed: Live Painting, The Abby Underground, Denton, TX.
2013
Werkberg, Eastfield College, Mesquite, TX, Artist/Curator: Greg Metz, Sr. Lecturer Visual Arts Studio, University of Texas at Dallas
Embrace, Ash Studios, Dallas, TX.
Solvent Collective: Art Party 9, AMLI Galatyn Station, Richardson, TX.
2012
Art Uprising, West Village, Dallas, TX.
Working Title, RO2 Gallery, Dallas, TX.
Solvent Collective: Art Party 7, Absinthe Lounge, Dallas, TX.
It’s All Just a Story!, J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, Dallas, TX.
For the Love of Kettle, Kettle Art, Deep Ellum, Dallas, TX.
Solvent Collective: Art Party 6, Absinthe Lounge, Dallas, TX.
2011
Solvent Collective: Art Party 5, Absinthe Lounge, Dallas, TX.
Solvent 3, Second Floor Gallery, McKinney, TX.
Solvent 2, Second Floor Gallery, McKinney, TX.
Solvent 1, Second Floor Gallery, McKinney, TX.
Publications/Reviews
2018
Celeste Dean, Hannah. "Zach Morriss: Interiorscapes," Glasstire.com, April 25, 2018
Celeste Dean, Hannah. “$#%& Show 2018 at the 5&J Gallery, Lubbock,” Glasstire.com, January 8, 2018
2017
Meyers, Vincent. “January 2017 FFAT,” Bowerbirdlbk.com, January 9, 2017
2015
Meyers, Vincent. “First Friday Art Trail: November,” Bowerbirdlbk.com, November 18, 2015
2013
Davidow, Joan. “Why Are Art Collectives Popping Up Everywhere?,” ArtandSeek.net, October 22, 2013
2012
Brown-Pearn, Spencer, “Talking Collaboration, 'Working Title' with Members of Arts Collective Solvent,” ArtandSeek.net May 8, 2012
Siam, Janan, “Guest Blog: The Curse of Catharsis,” ArtandSeek.net, May 14, 2012
Service
Liaison to the Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, Texas Tech University
Guest Lecture on Aesthetics, Texas Tech University School of Psychology
Prospective student showcase and portfolio review, Texas Tech University School of Art
Volunteer, Chinati Weekend, Marfa, TX
Intern, The McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX 2014
Artist, Solvent Collective, 2010-2014