Artist's Statement:
The main focus of my work is space. When I moved from the city to the country in 1959 where all the growth was neglected and dense, my paintings reflected that dense imagery. I grew tired of that and after I saw the Amish country, my work became more open and simple and abstract. All that earlier work was all done directly from nature. Now after looking back through my sketch books, I came to my current work of small abstractions, quiet and ordered, puzzles, images from my mind and memories instead of nature.
Selected Collections:
- Barnes Foundation, Merion, PA
- Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
- Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
- Atlantic Richfield Company, Permanent Collection, Los Angeles, CA
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
- Philadelphia Arts Gallery of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
- Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
- Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
- Marion Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Selected Group Exhibitions:
- Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
- The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA
- "5 Pennsylvania Painters," State University of Pennsylvania, Palmer Museum, PA
- "Great Earth Show," Convention Hall, Philadelphia, PA
Professional Experience:
Professor Emeritus of Drawing and Painting, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Education:
- Philadelphia Museum College of Art (now The University of the Arts), Philadelphia, PA;
- University Italiano per Stranieri di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Contact Information:
Morris Berd
350 Howarth Road
Media, PA 19063
e-mail: karinberd@comcast.net
