Morton Burke has lived in the Sundre and Bergen area most of his life.

His interest in sculpting began with ice and snow sculptures on personal and community events.

He began working in stone in 2005 when he was invited to participate in a symposium in Okotoks, Alberta.

Since then, he has participated in 6 international symposia and his sculptures are installed in Vietnam, Russia, Canada, and Korea.

Wanting to raise interest and tourism around art and sculpture in Alberta, Morton developed the Bergen International Symposium Program in 2008 and has since hosted four events.