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]
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]