Colour by night and day by Charleen Morris
Charleen was born in the small South Pacific Island of Bougainville and lives in Australia. Working as a Freelance Artist, Charleen has proven her ability as a self-starter with great initiative and drive – having created her own arts opportunities, by forging and maintaining relationships with key clients including domestic/international customers – corporate clients, local council/shires and stakeholders, artists, community groups, continuously growing her arts skills, arts experience in a ever changing, competitive arts environment. Charleen Morris creative career has evolved from graphic design, fashion sample design, textiles design, illustration into pure painting visual arts.
Possessing a vibrant, warm and engaging personality, Charleen’s boundless energy, interpersonal skills and industry experience makes her a dynamic candidate and valuable asset to any organization seeking an arts facilitator that is dedicated, talented, adaptable, flexible and capable of building and maintaining relationships with all stakeholders concerned.
Charleen’s undying passion for the Arts inspires her to continue striving to learn more, experience more, and most importantly to contribute and share her knowledge – always promoting the Arts/Artists as an essential lifeforce of community cohesion and everyday culture.
As a part of her Arts practice, Charleen gives back to the arts community, in appreciation for an industry that has offered her so much verve for life and joy throughout her career by supporting fellow artists, mentoring emerging/beginner artists and donating her own artworks to charity fundraising events.
In her own words ” I enjoy travelling, meeting people from all walks of life, creating visual memories of places I encounter. Art to me is a vehicle to express the beauty of the world I see. My work employs bright, flat colours, textures and patterns, incorporating acrylic paints with mixed media and found objects. I research, experiment with methods and materials to produce different forms of contemporary art, hosting an appreciation for geometrical patterns, seeking to create outcomes concerned with symbolism and specific themes related to “How humans connect to the environment that surrounds them”.
Since 2017, Charleen has been focused on creating Art that responds to sustainability and conservation of green spaces in urban areas, themes about Native Flora and Fauna unique to her residence City of Gold Coast Australia.