A gem of a show that highlights Morrison’s vast and varied talents. Aside from one nude, the other works are all variations on abstraction and nature. One drawing is a gorgeous thicket of brown-ink hatch marks; several others depict the north shore of Lake Superior, where Morrison was raised and where he spent the last seventeen years of his life, in pen and ink and with a surrealist-tinged wit. While the works are all modest in scale, this is a fine example of how exhibitions devoted to works on paper offer a window into an artist’s sense of both experimentation and play. Morrison in particular took in all manner of styles and influences through his lengthy career, transcending but never forgetting his Native American roots. 2123 21st St. W., Minneapolis; 612-377-4669; www.bockleygallery.com
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