Julia Morrisroe is an artist and Professor in painting and drawing at University of Florida in Gainesville, FL. Morrisroe looks critically at the ‘stuff’ that fills our space, that arrives in our mailboxes, that is marketed to us in catalogs, on the web, on TV and imagines the metaphysical impact of this visual ‘stuff’ on our society. Her work seeks to engage the viewer in our paradoxical relationship with consumer culture.
Morrisroe has exhibited her creative research throughout the United States and abroad. Her work was included in the national traveling exhibition “Comic Release: Negotiating Identity for the New Generation” which originated at Carnegie Mellon University, (PA). Morrisroe’s paintings, drawings, prints and installations have been included in exhibitions at Purdue University (IN), Bakehouse (Miami), SPACES (OH), United States Embassy Bulgaria, First Street Gallery (NY), Ronnebaeksholm Arts and Culture Center, Denmark, Kyoto City Museum, Japan, Mobile Museum of Art, (AL) University of Arkansas, Acme Art Company (OH), Harn Museum of Art (FL) and Boca Raton Museum of Art (FL). ??She recently completed a public art commission for the Jacksonville International Airport and has received grants from the State of Florida, University of Florida, State of Michigan, Illinois State University and City of Chicago.