The solo exhibition Paintings by George Morrison takes place at Shorter College, Rome Georgia (Nov 20–Dec 14).

Morrison participates in the 1956 Annual Exhibition, Sculpture, Watercolors, Drawings, at the Whitney Museum of American Art, (Apr 18–Jun 10).  The exhibition includes the artists Ruth Asawa, Alexander Calder, Adolph Gottlieb, Alexander Archipenko, Sue Fuller, and David Smith.