George Morrison receives a Fulbright Scholarship, and travels to France, to attend the University of Aix-Marseilles, Aix-en-Provence, 1952–53.

A year later he exhibits at Galerie Jeanne Bucher, and in a group show at Galerie Craven, Paris. He receives positive recognition in the French press, with a notable honorable mention from Belgian art critic and painter Michel Seuphor.