KORYNN MORRISON
Nature erodes, sculpting its own masterpieces. It floods to nourish, burns to renew, and exists in a relentless cycle of destruction and rebirth. Morrison’s creative process mirrors these natural rhythms. It is the tension held between such polarities that she seeks to capture in her Excavated Landscapes. Colour, for Morrison, is a language that speaks in many volumes. By constructing her compositions from the bones up through colour blocking and the strategic layering, she has developed a distinct methodology that brings depth and dimensional resonance to each work. Over time, each surface reaches a point of energetic tension before being sealed with a thick final coat, what Morrison refers to as a ritualistic burial.
“Each time I bury a painting, I receive a magical surge of childlike energy. The seemingly blank textured surface gives me permission to look at the painting with a fresh set of eyes.”
BIOGRAPHY
Korynn Morrison is a contemporary Australian artist based on Dharawal Country (southern Sydney, New South Wales). She holds a Bachelor of Fine Art from the National Art School (2012) and has exhibited widely in solo and group exhibitions across Australia and Internationally. Her recent accolades include Winner of the 2026 Revival Emerging Art Prize, finalist selections in the 2026 Inside This box Art Prize, 2025 St Columba’s Art Prize and the prestigious 2025 Fisher’s Ghost Art Award.
Koryyn Morrison’s process-led paintings are a tactile dance of control and surrender. Built in layers, sealed in ritual, and excavated with power tools to reveal a history of perfect imperfection. Through this performative act, she negotiates themes of memory, mortality, destruction and rebirth in response to the landscape and natural world around her. Morrison’s work has been collected for private and corporate spaces across Australia and abroad, including major commissions and public-facing placements.
