CV
- Additional Information
- Christopher Morris
- Based in Paris, France
- 1958 Born California, USA
Education:
1980
- Bachelor of Science in PhotographyArt Institute of Ft. Lauderdale.
- 1981 Advanced Studies Scholarship Recipient, International Center of Photography, NY.
Solo Exhibitions:
- 2012
- “New Fashion” City Museum, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
- 2009
- “America” Gallery FNAC Toulon, Nîmes, Perpignan & Montparnasse, Paris, France.
- “America” Gallery FNAC Milan, Rome, Turin, Verona, Genoa and Naples, Italy.
- 2008
- “Patriotism” Museum of Contemporary Art, Fort Collins, Colorado.
- “My America” Zone Zero Gallery Washington D.C.
- “My America” Host Gallery, London, England.
- 2006
- ”My America’ Hasted Hunt Gallery NY.
- 2004
- “New Republic” Mary Goldman Gallery Los Angeles, CA.
- 2000
- “Conflicts “The Museum of Contemporary History Milan, Italy.
- 1998
- “New Work” Forum des Halles, Paris, France.
Selected Group Exhibitions:
- 2012
- “Almost Dawn in Libya” Misrata, Benghazi, Tripoli & Zitan, Libya.
- “I See” Griffin Museum of Photography, Boston, MA.
- 2011
- “Outside In” Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL. “North Korea” Lucca Photo Festival, Lucca, Italy.
- 2010
- “Questions Without Answers , Tufts University, MA.
- “The America” Foto Leggendo , Musei Capitolini, Rome, Italy.
- “Un Reve Americain” Pavillion Populaire Montpellier, France.
- “Afghanistan” Museum of Army, The Invalides. Paris, France.
- “Warzone” Noorderlicht Festival, Groningen, Netherlands.
- “Our History”The Oradour Memory Center, d’Oradour-sur-Glane, France.
- 2009
- “Our World at War” ICRC Newseum Washington D.C.
- “Our World At War” 401 Projects New York.
- “Our World At War” Canadian Red Cross.“Our World At War” ICRC Tokyo.
- “Our World At War” Espace SIG du Pont de la Machine Geneva.
- “Parallel Perceptions”, Emerging Artists at New York City Opera. NY.
- “Our History”Andre Malraux Center, Sarajevo.
- 2008
- “Humankind” Hasted Hunt Gallery NY.
- 2007
- “My America” Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art.
- “Material World / My America” Noorderlicht Festival, Groningen, Netherlands.
- 2005
- “Traces & Omens, Ghosts of the Confederacy”, Noorderlicht Festival.
- 2004
- “War” USA-Afghanistan-Iraq. War Photo Limited, Dubrovnik, Croatia.“Rethink” Tufts University, MA. “Envoys of War” Tufts University, MA.
- “Invitation to War” International Centre Excavations, Verona, Italy.
- “The New Republic” Visa pour l’Image, Perpignan, France.
- 2003
- “War” International Center of Photography, NY.
- 2002
- “War”The Musée du Louvre , Paris, France “NY/Kabul. Commune di Verona, Italy.
- 1998
- “My Conflict” Visa pour l’Image, Perpignan, France.
- 1990
- “New Work” Visa pour l’Image, Perpignan, France.
Awards
- 1990
- Olivier Rebbot Award for best Photographic Reporting from Abroad, Overseas Press Club of America.
- World Press Photo 2nd Prize Spot News Stories
- 1991
- Robert Capa Gold Medal Award, For Photography Requiring Exceptional Courage and Enterprise Abroad ,Overseas Press Club of America.
- POY, Magazine Photographer of the Year, NPPA/ Missouri School of Journalism
- POY, Magazine News & Documentary 1st Place /NPPA/ Missouri School of Journalism
- POY, Magazine Story 2nd Place, NPPA/ Missouri School of Journalism
- POY, Canon Photo Essayist Award Judge Special Recognition
- World Press Photo 2nd Prize Spot News
- World Press Photo 2nd Prize Spot News Stories.
- World Press Photo 3rd Prize People in the News.
- 1992
- World Press Photo 2nd Prize People in the News Stories
- Visa Or For Photo Reportage, France.
- Infinity Award for Journalism Award, International Center Photography.
- POY Magazine Photographer of the Year 3rd Place, NPPA/ Missouri School of Journalism.
- 1993
- POY, Picture Story 2nd Place NPPA/ Missouri School of Journalism.
- 1994
- World Press Photo 1st Prize Spot News Stories.
- 1995
- POY , Global News Picture Story 1st Place, NPPA/ Missouri School of Journalism.
- POY , Global News/2nd Place, NPPA/ Missouri School of Journalism.
- 1996
- POY, Global News Picture Story 3rd Place, NPPA/ Missouri School of Journalism.
- 1997
- World Press Photo 3nd Prize Spot News.
- 2003
- POY, Magazine Photographer of the Year 2nd Place, Missouri School of Journalism.
- 2004
- Award of Excellence ‘Unpublished Series’ Communication Arts.
- 2005
- Journalism Award from the Overseas Press Club of America.NPPA.
- 'Celebrity Picture'Story 1st Place Award of Excellence ‘Editorial Series’, Communication Arts.
- 2007
- Infinity Award for Journalism , Int Ernational Center of Photography.
- World Press Photo 1st Prize.
- 2011PDN Look Fashion Editorial Award.
Monographs
- “My America”2006 Steidl
- “Americans” 2012 Steidl
Work
- 1983-2001
- Member Black Star Photo Agency.
- 2001
- Founding Member Photo agency VII.
- 1990 to Present
- Contract Photographer TIME Magazine.