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Nyeema Morgan

Assistant Professor

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Bio

Education: BFA, 2000, Cooper Union School of Art, NYC, NY; MFA, 2007 California College of Art, San Francisco, CA; 2009, Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, ME. Solo Exhibitions: Philadelphia Art Alliance at the University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA; Marlborough Contemporary, NYC, NY; Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO; Grant Wahlquist Gallery, Portland, ME; PATRON, Chicago, IL. Group Exhibitions: The Drawing Center, NYC, NY; CSS Bard Galleries, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY; Green Gallery, Milwaukee, WI; Galerie Jeanroch Dard, Paris, FR; Worcester Museum of Art, Worcester, MA. Bibliography: BOMB Magazine, ArtForum; Artnet, Wall Street Journal. Collections: Walker Art Center, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Worcester Museum of Art. Awards: Joan Mitchell Painters & Sculptors Grant, NYC, NY; Art Matters Foundation Grant, NYC, NY; Chicago Artadia Award, NYC, NY.

Courses

Title Department Catalog Term

Description

This course is an introduction to the materials, methods, and concepts of sculpture. We will investigate making in relation to material, time and space. We will consider aspects of sculpture such as meaning, scale, process, social engagement, ephemera and site; and explore the formal properties and expressive potential of materials including mold making and casting, wood, metal and experimental media. We will combine the use of materials and methods with ideas that reflect the history of contemporary sculpture. Demonstrations and authorizations will provide students with experience and technical proficiency in sculptural production while readings and slide lectures venture into the critical discourses of sculpture.

Class Number

1775

Credits

3

Description

Students in this course pursue assignment-based explorations in sculpture. Technical demonstrations help students develop material interests and studio skills, including innovative uses of both traditional and digital processes. Within the semester students will produce (three) projects with a focus on the artistic and social contextualization of their work. Multiple individual critiques help students analyze their work and articulate their intentions. Student presentations and readings deepen the student's theoretical groundings in the discipline. Class critiques are a workshop forum for application of the knowledge and verbal skills that define an artistic and aesthetic position.

Class Number

1774

Credits

3

Description

This course provides a forum for in depth critiques and exploration of students' individual directions within the context of sculptural practice. Both technical and conceptual input will be given on a tutorial basis. Group discussions, readings, slide/video presentations, field trips and visiting lecturers may augment this class. Enrolled students will be assigned a studio space in the Columbus building. A maximum of 15 students will be admitted per semester. IMPORTANT: This course requires instructor consent. Please do not email the instructor directly. Instead, fill out the form found at this link, https://tinyurl.com/yjpm32ww, to submit your portfolio and application before the deadline.

Class Number

1770

Credits

6

Description

Taken every semester, the Graduate Projects courses allow students to focus in private sessions on the development of their work. Students register for 6 hours of Graduate Project credit in each semester of study.

Class Number

2330

Credits

3 - 6