Australian Artist WILLIAM MACKINNON’s solo “Crossroads” at Morton Fine Art

CROSSROADS A Solo Exhibition of Paintings by Australian Painter WILLIAM MACKINNON October 24th, 2014 – November 14th, 2014   OPENING RECEPTION Friday October 24th from 6pm-8pm _________________________________   Morton Fine Art is pleased to announce the second US exhibition of landscape paintings by internationally renowned Australian artist WILLIAM MACKINNON.   The exhibition will be on display from October 24th, 2014 through November 14th, 2014 at Morton Fine Art, 1781 Florida Ave NW, Washington, DC 20009. The opening reception will be held on Friday, October 24th from 6 to 8 pm.   WILLIAM MACKINNON, Moonlight II, oil & mixed media on canvas, 58″x48″ About WILLIAM MACKINNON: Born in 1978 in Melbourne, Australia, WILLIAM MACKINNON earned his Bachelor of Arts from Melbourne University, his Masters of Visual Arts from Victorian College of the Arts and his Post Graduate Diploma from the Chelsea School of Art and Design in London.  Exhibited heavily throughout Asia, Europe and Australia, Crossroads marks MACKINNON’s second solo exhibition in North America. MACKINNON is currently exhibiting as a finalist in theBasil Sellers Art Prize at The Ian Potter Museum of Art, University of Melbourne.  Born into a family legacy of internationally renowned fine artists, MACKINNON participate in a noteworthy 3 generation exhibition in Landscape of Longing: Shoreham 1950-2012 at the Mornington Pennisula Regional Gallery in Australia which included a number of works by his mother, KATHERINE HATTAM (b. 1950) and his grandfather, HAL HATTAM (b.1913 d.1994).   WILLIAM MACKINNON, Crossroads, oil & mixed media on canvas, 48″x58″   About CROSSROADS:   WILLIAM MACKINNON explores themes of Australian and personal identity in his solo exhibition, Crossroads.  Existing at the intersection of representation and abstraction, reality and imagination, MACKINNON creates magical worlds of landscapes, nocturnes and dream scapes reflective of his internal and external environment.  Employing mediums such as oil paint, solvent, enamel, and spray paint, MACKINNON’s landscapes evoke a mystery and richness in surface which parallel its psychological narrative content.   Gallery Hours:   Tuesday – Saturday 11am – 6pm Sunday 12pm – 5pm   William MacKinnon – Basil Sellers Prize WILLIAM MACKINNON & KATHERINE HATTAM: Landscape Of Longing Contact Information Morton Fine Art, 1781 Florida Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20009 (202) 628-2787 mortonfineart@gmail.com www.mortonfineart.com