About Frank T Morris

Biography

From the age of 7, Frank scoured the countryside around his home in Scotland in search of birds and their nests.

When aged 11 he migrated with his parents to Australia, arriving in Sydney, February 1948, providing him with a vast new world of unfamiliar birds.

His first book, a limited edition, leather bound work on birds of prey was published in 1973. The paintings that formed the illustrations were exhibited at Australian Galleries, Melbourne in April of that year.

Seven more volumes were completed by 1981, however, the demands of ornithological pictures became so restrictive that Frank found his mind seeking other avenues of expression, and in the mid 80s the first steps were taken to paint other than scientific pictures and appeared in a solo exhibition at Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney in July 1987.

This new found freedom saw Frank venture into mythology, love stories and thought provoking works, like the “Four Seasons of Life”. Acceptance of this new work was best realized in a solo exhibition at Caloundra Regional Art Gallery in January 2008.

Birds still feature in 80% of his present work, showing that his love of feathered creatures still holds a warm place in his heart.

Frank was born in 1936 in Scotland, arrived in Australia in 1948 and was granted citizenship in 1982.

After years of battling various illnesses Frank passed away on the 14th of August 2021, one day before his 85th birthday. In the later years Frank’s eye sight deteriorated significantly and he completed his final two detailed artworks Father & Son & Lovers. While there is still more paintings to be added for sale on this site, there is no new original work that will be created. Frank was very satisfied with his accomplishments.