Burton Morris is an artist whose work is filled with bold shapes and bright colors.  As the leader of the " New Pop" art movement, paintbrush in hand, Morris creates images that vibrate with enormous energy and style. Walk into any room with a Burton Morris painting on the wall and you are instantly enamored by the playful spirit it exudes. His "energy shards" leap off every canvas and help define the signature style for which Morris is so well known.

We recognize Burton Morris's artwork everywhere. Millions of people see his paintings weekly on the hit NBC television shows, Friends and Just Shoot Me. It explodes across the labels of Perrier bottles and Pepsi-Cola cans and careens around the walls of Boston's South Shore Plaza. Hanging around the necks of celebrities like Matthew Perry, Lyle Lovett and Jay Leno, Morris's collection of high fashion neckwear showcases his art throughout major department stores nationwide. His artwork celebrates the world of Mr. Roger's Neighborhood and has graced the ads for Absolut Vodka, AT & T, Heinz and Dubonnet. Burton's art has raised thousands of dollars for charities such as the United Way, Race for the Cure, Muscular Dystrophy and Art for AIDS.

Burton's client list reads like the stock exchange: American Express, Anheuser Busch, AT & T, Coors, Heinz, McDonalds, Microsoft, Mitsubishi, Sony, Warner Brothers and Walt Disney. He was selected as one of America's official artists for the 1998 World Cup and the 2002 Winter Olympics . Additionally, he was chosen in 2000 to be the official artist for the Montreux Jazz Festival held annually in Switzerland.

Owners of his artwork span a broad range from Ernest and Julio Gallo of Gallo Winery, Michael Roux, CEO of Stolichnaya, Steve Levitan, creator of the NBC hit television show Just Shoot Me, Peter Schlesel, Senior VP, Colombia Tri-Star Pictures, Fred Rogers of Mr. Roger's Neighborhood, to former President Jimmy Carter.

From the age of three Burton has been drawing and painting and has always enjoyed entertaining people with his artwork. In 1986, he received a BFA degree in design and fine art from Carnegie Mellon University. His philosophy of: "I want to make an impact on the art world of today by adding a contemporary twist to traditional Pop Art" is a dream well on its way to becoming a reality. Burton Morris is a formidable future contender for the title of "Heavy Weight" in the arena of Pop Art.