Cole Morgan - Yellow Arc

Cole Morgan (New York City, 1950) is an American painter. Cole Morgan received his degree, Bachelor of Arts, in 1971 from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. He then moved to Europe, studied art history and lithography in Florence, Italy and took classes at the Vrije Academie in The Hague in 1973 and 1974. After his studies, he taught drawing and painting at the York Road School in Dublin, Ireland. He paints in the style of abstract expressionism. Cole uses collage techniques that emerged at the beginning of the 20th century. His compositions consist of different layers, always based on mathematical laws. Shells, feathers, stones, pieces of paper, cardboard or wood, sometimes also houses and churches form the figurative elements. His work can be seen in exhibitions around the world such as in Seoul, Zurich, Maastricht (TEFAF), Cologne, Dublin, Hong Kong, San Francisco, Amsterdam, Beijing and Chicago. In 1992 he received the Van Ommeren-de Voogt Prize. Cole currently lives in Antwerp, Belgium.