Misty Morrison
Curriculum Vitae
Education
2015 Masters of Fine Art
Printmaking
Ohio University, Athens Ohio
2007 Bachelors of Fine Art
Painting
Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts,
Old Lyme Connecticut
2003 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art,
Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Solo Exhibitions
2018 The Family System I: “I ain’t got no home in this world anymore”
UnSmoke Systems,
Braddock, PA
2017 Oblivion
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts,
Pittsburgh, PA
2015 If you see something…
Majestic Galleries,
Nelsonville, OH
2012 Gray Area
Lighthouse Gallery,
Groton, CT
2009-2012 Current Work
La Belle Aurore,
Niantic, CT
2008 Emerging Artist
Takeout Gallery,
New London, CT
2007 Self-Portrait
Lyme Academy of Fine Arts,
Old Lyme, CT
Solo Work in Progress
2020-21 With Wonder, a series of paintings to be published with Jeremy
Bendik-Keymer’s book After Martha C. Nussbaum's Politics of
Wonder: Four Unconventional Essays around the Notion of
Positive Anxiety (London: Bloomsbury, under contract)
2020-21 The Family System II: “A stitch in time saves nine”
Professional Presentations
2022 Working in Inequality for Equality: Printmaking Practices & Political
Capability, accepted panel for Mid-America Printmaking Council
Conference 2022, Kent State University, Kent, OH
2017 Invited Artist Talk, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
2017 Invited visiting artist (4 day workshop, artist talk, and printed edition), Ohio
University, Athens OH
2017 Artist talk (interview by Joey Behrens about Oblivion), Pittsburgh Center for the
Arts, Pittsburgh PA
2017 Invited Artist Panelist, Metamorphosis: Alumni with a Master’s of Fine Arts
Degree, Lyme Academy, College of Fine Arts, Old Lyme, CT
2013 Litho Ladies, a demonstration and presentation of lithography printing and
procedures with fellow MFA Candidate Sarah Dahlinger, Kennedy Museum of Art, Athens, OH
2012 First Year Graduate Presentations, Mitchell Auditorium, Ohio University School
of Art + Design, Athens OH
Community/Collaborative Projects
2022 Mid-America Printmaking Council Members Portfolio, MAPC Conference
2022, Kent State University, Kent, OH
2018 A Short History of Male Pattern Baldness: Southern Graphics Council
International Official Exchange Portfolio, Conference 2018, Las Vegas, NV
2017 Alumni Inkahoots: Alumni Artist’s Printing Editions with Students,
Invited alumni artist workshop, artist talk, and printed lithographic
edition with students and faculty at Ohio University, Athens, OH
2016 Nexus, Mid-America Print Council Conference 2016 Official Invitational Portfolio, Indiana University Southeast, Louisville, KY
(see featured print for the exchange portfolio http://www.mapc2016.org/exchangePortfolios.html )
2014 Inspired by Mary (Manusos): Ohio University 2014 Alumni Printmaking
Exchange Portfolio, U245 Gallery, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
2014 A Collaborative Book Project, a presentation, workshop, and collaborative
project with residents of My Sister’s Place, Athens, OH
2014 Flying Portfolio: Printed Kites, official Southern Graphics Council International
public demonstration with students and faculty from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Musashino Art University in Tokyo, Japan and the University of Alberta, Edmonton. SGCI Conference 2014, San Francisco, CA
2013 Assisted with Print Circus, Mom’s Weekend Ohio University, Athens, OH
2013 Three Bridges Project, SGCI Conference 2013, Milwaukee, WI
Selected Group Exhibitions
2018 A Short History of Male Pattern Baldness
SGCI Conference 2018,
Las Vegas, NV
2018 Lyme Juried Alumni Exhibition
Lyme Academy, College of Fine Arts
Old Lyme, CT
2017 Nexus: Printmaking as an Extension of Drawing
Fifth Street Gallery, Stivers School for the Arts,
Dayton, OH
2017 Nexus: Drawing in Printmaking
James S. Murray Gallery,
Lincoln Land Community College,
Springfield, IL
2017 Metamorphosis
Lyme Academy, College of Fine Arts
Old Lyme, CT
2016 Nexus
Mid-America Printmaking Council Invitational Printmaking Portfolio,
Louisville KY
2015 2nd
Kennedy Museum of Art,
Athens OH
2014 Inspired by Mary: Ohio University
2014 Alumni Printmaking Exchange Portfolio,
The Ink Shop Printmaking Center,
Ithaca NY
2014 Works from the Majestic
Shawnee State University
Appleton Gallery,
Portsmouth, OH
2014 Long Story Short
Ohio University Gallery,
Athens OH
2013 Maps, Strings with Pins
Trisolini Gallery,
Athens OH
2013 You’re Not From Around Here
Majestic Galleries, Nelsonville, OH
2013 Gazers
Seton Art Gallery,
Univ. of New Haven, CT
2012 New Haven Open Studios,
West Cove Gallery, West Haven CT
2011 Prints for Peace
Missing Peace Art Space,
Dayton OH
2011 8th Biennial Juried International Miniature Printmaking Exhibition
Center for Contemporary
Printmaking, Norwalk CT
2010 Manipulating Pigments: Relief and Intaglio
La Grua Center, Stonington CT
2010 Red Alert
Sumner McKnight Crosby
Jr. Gallery, New Haven CT
Permanent Collections
Southern Graphics Council International Archive, Conference 2018, Las Vegas, Nevada
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada
Zuckerman Museum of Art, Kennesaw, Georgia
Permanent Collection, Printmaking Department, Ohio University, Athens Ohio
Wayne State University, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, Michigan
Ohio University, Alden Library, Athens, Ohio
Press, Print, & Public Discourse
Reviewed in Bill O'Driscoll, "Nine solo and collaborative exhibitions at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts explore memory and more: Subjects range from memory of place to emotional trauma", Pittsburgh City Paper, July 2017 (https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/nine-solo-and-collaborative-exhibitions-at-pittsburgh-center-for-the-arts-explore-memory-and-more/Content?oid=3398757)
“Perhaps the most powerful exhibit here exploring memories is Oblivion, Misty Morrison’s collection of nine large oils. Two are still-lifes, one of a kitchen with an upended chair and smashed crockery; in three, the same adult woman interacts with a version of herself (two paintings are actually 180-degree reversals of each other). The subdued palette, harsh up- and side-lighting and accompanying printout of text messages — like “I can’t believe the way I treat people I love” — document emotional trauma and disassociation from the self. Morrison’s command of facial expressions is masterful; the effect is quietly devastating.”
Reviewed in Gowri Sunder, “Pittsburgh Center for the Arts: Local artists’ exhibition raises questions on the role of curation in art”, The Tartan (Carnegie Mellon University), April 2017 (https://thetartan.org/2017/4/3/pillbox/artcolumn)
“Walking through a narrow hallway to reach a series of large-scale paintings with haunting portraits and domestic scenes, the viewer is transported into the world Morrison creates. Her work has an undeniably cinematic quality, the lighting and compositions are almost like stills from a film noir movie. The portraits are intimate, but there is also sense of anxious anticipation. The figures are larger than life, and the language they use is familiar enough that the initial connection the viewer makes with the work is immediate and effortless. This gives space to explore the overall narrative, to connect with the characters and bring your own stories to the setup. … I am excited to see more of her work ....”
Work from “Oblivion” reproduced and cited as “democratically personalizing,” in Jeremy David Bendik-Keymer, “Democracy as Relationship”, e-Flux conversations, April 2017 (https://conversations.e-flux.com/t/democracy-as-relationship-by-jeremy-bendik-keymer/6519)