Petrona Morrison

Petrona Morrison (born 1954) is a Jamaican sculptor and media artist. Her work is largely inspired by African art;[1] she uses found objects in assemblages that have both personal and broader social themes.[2]

A native of Manchester, Jamaica, Morrison was sketching from the time she was a child.[3] She began training as an artist at McMaster University in Canada, graduating in 1976. In the mid-1980s she studied for her MFA at Howard University in Washington, DC, during which time she spent a year in Kenya. She divided her time between the United States and Jamaica before returning home for good in 1995; she continues to travel for residencies.[4] She has taught at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts since 1988.[5]

She was artist-in-residence at the Studio Museum in Harlem.[1] Her work may be seen in the collection of the National Gallery of Jamaica.[4] She was awarded the Gold Musgrave Medal in 2014.[6] In 2017 Morrison exhibited work in the Jamaica biennial.[7]

  1. ^ a b Veerle Poupeye (1998). Caribbean Art. Thames and Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-20306-4.
  2. ^ Douglas, Andrea N. (2004). "Facing the Nation: Art History and Art Criticism in the Jamaican Context". Small Axe. 8 (2): 49–60. doi:10.1215/-8-2-49.
  3. ^ "Petrona Morrison". Art Events. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Petrona Morrison (b1954)". National Gallery of Jamaica Blog. 4 June 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Years Without Fear: Art legend Petrona Morrison talks retirement plans and nurturing Jamaica's emerging talents". Tallawah Magazine. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Jamaicans recognised with Musgrave awards". Jamaica Gleaner. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  7. ^ "The Competing Politics of the Jamaica Biennial". Hyperallergic. 2017-06-03. Retrieved 2019-02-09.