Frog Morris is an artist, performer, curator and designer.
Frog Morris grew up in a small village in rural Norfolk, England. He studied Graphic Fine Art at Kent Institute of Art and Design in Canterbury (now U.C.A.) and Masters of Fine Art at Goldsmiths College. His art has since appeared in museums, galleries and other venues across Europe.
There is an unavoidable Englishness to his art practice. Frog Morris celebrates those moments of British culture that leave us unsure whether to laugh or cry, his is a world of insane woodland animals, bar snacks, local markets and low budget sci-fi. He had a history of producing work which derives from popular music hall and light entertainment traditions, whilst playing with and ultimately subverting audience expectations. The audience are usually left unsure about what to expect next from him.
As well as performing, writing and making art, Frog Morris has curated many exhibitions and event including the much loved Frogstock Festival which has run for many years in Norfolk. Frog has also curated live performances events for Whitstable Biennale, The Hospital Club, Shunt, V22, Concrete and Glass, The Free Art Fair, Camden Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe, Limbo Arts and Nunhead Open. Frog Morris also hosted regular monthly shows at the Montague Arms in New Cross for many years. His events have earned a loyal following and have helped launch many unusual artists and performers.
What people are saying about Frog Morris
“The turner prize winners of tomorrow” Sue Jones BBC South East
"Old school new style" The Londonist
"Frog Morris a Modern Day Peter Sellers!" Mike Chavez-Dawson, Polite
"That was ****ing wrong. Very, very funny but ****ing wrong." London Comedy Open Mic
“Incredible” Bob & Roberta Smith, Resonance FM
"Eccentric, curious and original" Hospital Club
“He is an artist in the broadest most contemporary sense of the word where art can be anything” Fred Lindberg, Deviant Art Sweden
"Fabulously unnerving" Klaus Trophobik, Trash Palace
"Svengali, promoter, poet, badger baiter, mexican wrestling action painter" Foz, David Devant & His Spirit Wife / Foster & Gilvan
"Frog Morris is a man, a poet, a comedian, an artist and a real ale drinker. Nobody is quite sure which of these is the most important one, but we suspect it's the real ale part. His poetry takes you on journeys through a wild and wacky world of insane animals, beer, travel, space, bar snacks, pig semen and, indeed, more beer." Daren Callow, Musician