The Photographer

Andrea Morrison began studying photography at Dawson College in 1982. She continued her exploration in this field during her studies in Political Science at McGill University in Montreal. In 1987, after finishing a graduate degree in International Relations in Cameroon, she studied in Hamburg (Germany) under renowned photographer Alan Ginsburg over a period of a year. She worked exclusively in black & white, specializing in portraits, or what she calls "people in context".

Upon returning to Montreal in 1988 to study law at McGill University, she began freelancing for Montreal newspapers (The Gazette, Voir, The Mirror) as well as international magazines (Option Magazine in California, Jazz Podium in Stuttgart, Jazz Times in Washington). Several of her photos are included in Justice for Natives: Searching for Common Ground, a book published by McGill-Queens University Press.

In 1989, she held an exhibit in Toronto of nudes and portraits of men (Beauty BoyMan) as part of the "Round-Up" Series.

In 1997, she exhibited the series Beauty BoyMan II: Masks and Shadows at the official inauguration of the Isart gallery. That same year she displayed her collection of photos of jazzmen in the Isart gallery's exhibit titled Jazz Image.

Currently, she is working on an imaginary degree, her Master of L.P.L (lipilaw), standing for Law Photography Languages. She currently works as a lawyer, is a professor at McGill University's Faculty of Law, and is a practitioner in the field of alternative dispute resolution (mediation, conflict systems design), specializing in international transactions and cross-cultural conflict. She brings to this work a knowledge of six languages. Photography remains one of her prime artistic endeavours.