Alternate Spaces Series

Cycles

Love in Flux

Spirit of the Wolf

I aim to show how western culture tends to negate and undermine the place of black figures. I want to explore this displacement by bringing visibility to these figures and acknowledging the presence these usurped figures had in western backdrops. The intersectionality between the often overlapping trauma of blackness, womanhood, and class becomes readily apparent in my work. My paintings create this fantastical fruitfulness that gratifies my inner child but also often acknowledges the “making do” of the past and the often unconventional charm these memories have. Although these adversities were present there is a nostalgic lens I look back on my childhood memories with that points towards resilience. The intersection between the past, present, and reimagined spaces all pull together to varying degrees in my work.

AMURI MORRIS is an artist based in Richmond, Va. She recently graduated from painting and printmaking at Virginia Commonwealth University. Throughout the years she has acquired several artistic accolades such as a Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Fellowship and has participated in over a dozen exhbitions. She aims to promote diversity in art canon, specifically focusing on the black experience. You can find more of her work at www.murisart.com.