David Morris was born in Springfield, Ohio in 1969 and then received undergraduate and graduate education at Washington University in St. Louis and Northwestern University respectively. His figurative realism stems from an intense and persistent interest in human anatomy from multiple perspectives: beauty in form, function, and structure. While continuing to teach anatomy at the medical school level, he uses charcoal, graphite, and oil paint in his artwork to convey something beyond the scientific aspect of the body. Morris has a deep affection for working from life. He strives to share something about what he experienced in the presence of the person represented. In this process of portraying people he explores concepts of psyche, intimacy, and gaze as it relates to gender. David lives and works in Chicago. His work has appeared in multiple museum shows including the Freeport Art Museum (IL) and the Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art (WI) and is included in important collections such as the Lunar Codex.