SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023 Thought Notes, Bockley Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

2021 Clarence Morgan - Linear Fictions, Burnet Fine Art, Wyzata, MN

2018    Clarence Morgan: New Work, Downtown Gallery, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

2015    Lyrical Meditations, Foster Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, WI

2014    Conversing With Time, Staniar Gallery, Washington & Lee University, Lexington, VA

2013    "Life Lines: works by Clarence Morgan" Arts, Architecture & Landscape Architecture Library, University of Minnesota, MN

2013    Images of Wonder: Recent Work, S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, University of North Carolina, Asheville, NC

2012    Material Traces: Painting & Works on Paper; Fairbanks Gallery, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

2011    Post-Abstract: Contingent Terrain-Recent Work; Jackson Center, School of Architecture, Mississippi State University, Jackson, MS

2010    Light Affliction: works by Clarence Morgan eo art lab; Chester, Connecticut

            Notes & Ideas: Clarence Morgan | Sawhill Gallery, James Madison University; Harrisonburg, VA

            Clarence Morgan: Notes and Ideas | Cora Miller Gallery, York College of Pennsylvania; York, PA

2009   Paintings & The Abstract Truth: Selected Works 2003-2009 Academy Gallery, Beijing Film Academy; Beijing, China

            Small Paintings & Works on Paper (Exhibition II) Ze Zhong Gallery, Beijing, P. R. China

            Clarence Morgan: Recent Paintings (Exhibition III) Dax Art Space; 798 Art Zone, Beijing, P. R. China

2007   Cosmos: Paintings & Drawings by Clarence Morgan | UALAR Fine Arts Gallery II; University of Arkansas Little Rock

             New Work: Clarence Morgan Romo Gallery, Atlanta, GA

             Clarence Morgan: New Paintings Reeves Contemporary; New York, NY

             Pigmented Distinction: Paintings & Works on Paper    —  Clarence Morgan Sonnenschein Gallery, Lake Forest College; Lake Forest, Illinois

2005    Clarence Morgan: New Paintings | Thomas Barry Fine Arts; Minneapolis, MN

2004    Clarence Morgan: new drawings | Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle, Ltd., Architecture & Interior Design; Minneapolis, MN

             Clarence Morgan: “New Work” | California Building Gallery; Minneapolis, MN

             Clarence Morgan: Momentum and Stasis

             Steinhardt Conservatory Gallery, The Brooklyn Botanic Garden; Brooklyn, NY

2003   Clarence Morgan: Hybrid Archetype | Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, University of Alabama; Tuscaloosa, AL

            Clarence Morgan: The Vernacular of Pleasure | Harwood Museum of Art, University of New Mexico; Taos, NM

             If Light Could Speak: Recent Works | Simpson College, Farnham Galleries; Indianola, IA

2002   Clarence Morgan: Major Paintings Kidder Smith Gallery; Boston, MA

2001    Clarence Morgan: Recent Work Rosenberg+Kaufman Fine Art; New York, NY

            Clarence Morgan: New Print Editions | Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota; Minneapolis, MN

2000   Squaring Off: New Work | David Lusk Gallery; Memphis, TN

1999    Clarence Morgan: Paintings 1994-1999 | North Dakota Museum of Art; Grand Forks, ND

            Clarence Morgan: Small Works | Spiers Gallery, Sims Art Center, Brevard College; Brevard, NC

1998    Clarence Morgan: New Work Ledbetter Lusk Gallery; Memphis, TN

            The Archaeology of The Edge: Paintings & Works on Paper Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University; Manhattan, KS

1997    Clarence Morgan: Recent Abstractions | Gallery 210, University of Missouri–St. Louis; St. Louis, MO

1995    Abstraction: The Nature of Subjectivity

            Kiehle Visual Arts Center, St. Cloud State University; St. Cloud, MN

            Clarence Morgan: Recent Paintings | Tangeman Gallery, University of Cincinnati; Cincinnati, OH

1993    Language of Abstraction | Carolyn Ruff Gallery; Minneapolis, MN

           Clarence Morgan: Recent Works Sandler Hudson Gallery; Atlanta, GA

           Clarence Morgan: Recent Paintings & Drawings | Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art; Greensboro, NC

1992   Works on Paper: Clarence Morgan Hodges Taylor Gallery; Charlotte, NC

           Sign as Metaphor
           Morris Gallery, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

           Drawings and Paintings on Paper
           Second Street Gallery; Charlottesville, VA

1990   Myth in Discord
           Wellington B. Gray Gallery, East Carolina University, School of Art; Greenville, NC

           Art Currents: Clarence Morgan Mint Museum of Art; Charlotte, NC

           Major Paintings & Works on Paper Lauren Rogers Museum of Art; Laurel, MS

           Clarence Morgan: Recent Works
           North Carolina Museum of Art; Raleigh, NC

           Recent Paintings: Clarence Morgan Hodges Taylor Gallery; Charlotte, NC

           Clarence Morgan: New Paintings
           Hanes Art Center Gallery, The University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill, NC

1988   Clarence Morgan: New Works Liz Harris Gallery; Boston, MA

1987   Clarence Morgan: Recent Works Hodges Taylor Gallery; Charlotte, NC

1986   New Drawings & Paintings
           Harris Brown Gallery; Boston, MA

1986   Pedantic Behavior, Davidson College

           Department of Art Gallery; Davidson, NC

1985   Recent Paintings & Drawings
           Carleton College, Department of Art; Northfield, MN

           Paradoxical Behavior
           Hodges Taylor Gallery; Charlotte, NC

           Paintings & Drawings: Clarence Morgan Virginia Polytechnic University; Blacksburg, VA

1984   Clarence Morgan: Paintings & Collages St. Augustine College; Raleigh, NC

           Clarence Morgan: New Works
           Scales Fine Art Center & Gallery, Wake Forest University; Winston-Salem, NC

           Paintings & Works on Paper: Clarence Morgan Fayetteville Museum of Art; Fayetteville, NC

           Clarence Morgan: Small Works
           Greenville Museum of Art; Greenville, NC

1982   Clarence Morgan: Recent Works on Paper Alternative Museum of Art; New York, NY

           Paintings & Collages: Clarence Morgan
           Memorial Union Gallery, Arizona State University; Tempe, AZ

1980   Recent Paintings & Collages: Clarence Morgan
           Seigfred Gallery, School of Art, Ohio University; Athens, OH

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GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2023 Regis Center for Art 20th Anniversary: Works by Faculty Emeriti, Quarter Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

A Tender Spirit, A Vital Form: Arlene Burke-Morgan & Clarence Morgan, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University Of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Blue Space, ENGAGE Projects, Chicago, IL

2022 In the United States there is more space where nobody is than where anybody is., Ralph Arnold Gallery, Loyola University, Chicago, IL

INSTILL: The Art of Making and Teaching, Penland Gallery, Bakersville, NC

15 Years of Form + Content, Form + Content Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

Art Speaks, Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, MN

Winter Exhibition, Burnet Fine Art and Advisory, Wayzata, MN

2021 When Pattern Becomes Form, Form + Content Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

The Contemporary Print: Highpoint Editions at 20, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN

In Good Company, Mana Contemporary, Chicago, IL

2020 Making Community: Prints from Brandywine Workshop and Archives, Brodsky Center at PAFA, and Paulson Fontaine Press, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

The Beginning of Everything, Katharine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

CHROMA, Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI

2019 Layers of Time, Form + Content Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

Working OverTime, two-person exhibition, No. 3 Reading Room & Photo Book Works, Beacon, NY (with David Rich)

2017   Print Plus One: Beyond The Glass Matrix, Western Carolina University, Fine Art Museum, Cullowhee, NC

           Gallery 210 Portfolio, Terminal 2, Concourse E, St. Louis Lambert International Airport, St. Louis, MO

2014   Full House (East), Ethan Pettite Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

           F+C@Seven, Form+Content past and present members, Minneapolis, MN

           Full House (West), Myers & Rich Studio Gallery, St. Paul, MN

           “Made in Paint”, Sam and Adele Golden Gallery; Artist Residency Exhibition, New Berlin, NY

           Our Stories: African American Prints and Drawings, Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio

           "From Beyond The Window", Katherine Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

           "Chance Aesthetic: Clarence Morgan and Zack Wirsum"; H.F. Johnson Art Gallery, Carthage College, Kenosha, WI

2013   Multiplied 2013, hosted by Christies’s in London, Contemporary Art in Editions, London, UK

           The Metro Show: Editions|Artists’ Book Fair, New York City, NY

           Harvey Littleton & Friends: Vitreograph Prints from the collection, Methodist University, David McCune International Art Gallery, Fayetteville, NC

2012   Mint Museum of Art, “Colorbind: The Emily and Zach Smith Collection”, Charlotte, NC

           Dunedin Fine Art Center, collection from “Highpoint Prints”, Dunedin, FL

2011   18th Annual Minneapolis Print & Drawing Fair, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Department of Prints & Drawing, Minnesota

           Highpoint Editions: Decade One, Minneapolis Institute of Art; Minneapolis, MN

2010   Shared Response, eo art lab Gallery Artists; Chester, CT

           Common Purpose, eo art lab Gallery Artists; Chester CT

           Un-Titled (Abstraction), David Richard Contemporary; Santa Fe, NM

           /Vis/A/Vis/: U of M Faculty Exhibition, Katherine Nash Gallery, Regis Center for Art; Minneapolis, MN

2009  The Rule of Art: New Artworks by Postmodern Artists from China, Korea & the US Korea Cultural Service; Beijing China

Range of Possibilities: A Selection of works by summer 2009 instructors Penland School of Crafts; Penland, NC

           Push Pull: Gallery Artists, eo art lab, Chester, CT

           Abstraction from the Collection: Pennsylvania Academy of The Fine Arts; Walter & Lenore Annenberg Gallery, Pennsylvania Academy; Philadelphia, PA

2008  WorkBook/Idea Factory, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota; Minneapolis, MN

           Summer Invitational II, Thomas Barry Fine Arts; Minneapolis, MN

           Yesterday and Today, Pennsylvania Academy of   The Fine Arts Alumni, Sande Webster Gallery; Philadelphia, PA

           Printed: Contemporary Prints & Books by North Carolina Artists, Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art; Greensboro, NC

           WorkBooks: Thinking and Making, Memorial Library Special Collections, University of   Wisconsin, Madison

           Pressing Matters in Printmaking, Southern Highland Craft Guild  –  Folk Art Center; Asheville, NC

2007   Paper Trail: A Decade of Acquisitions, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN

           Beyond the Glass Menagerie: Vitreograph Prints,  Emory and Henry College, 1912 Gallery; Emory, Virginia

           Art Chicago 2007 Art Fair, Merchandise Mart; Chicago, IL

           23rd Annual Fine Print Fair, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

           Trace Elements, Form + Content Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

2006  Couples Discourse, The Palmer Art Museum, Penn State University; University Park, PA

           Highpoint: Five Years of Printmaking, Highpoint Editions, The Minneapolis Foundation; Minneapolis, MN

           HIGH FIVE: 5 Years of Contemporary Prints from Highpoint Editions, USA Edinburgh Printmaker’s Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

           Black-White (& Gray), The Gallery at UTA, The University of Texas; Arlington, Texas

           SCALE: A National Drawing Invitational, Tower Fine Art Gallery, State University of New York; Brockport, NY

           Reflections on a Legacy: Vitreographs from Littleton Print Studio, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Appalachian State University; Boone, NC

2005  Chop Mark II: an exhibit of contemporary printmaking, H.F. Johnson Gallery, Carthage College; Kenosha, WI

2004  New Prints 2004/Autumn, International Print Center; New York, NY

           Abstract Painting in Minnesota: selected works from 1930 to the present,  Rochester Art Center; Rochester, MN

           Artists’ Books: No Reading Required, Minnesota Center for Book Arts; Minneapolis, MN

           A Three-Week Show: New Artists, Gallery Joe; Philadelphia, PA

           Floored: selections from the permanent collection, Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, University of Alabama; Tuscaloosa, AL

2003  Materiality: New Surfaces & Forms, Elaine L. Jacob Gallery, Wayne State University, Department of Art; Detroit, MI

           Introductions: New Gallery Artists, LewAllen Contemporary; Santa Fe, NM

2002  European Landscape Project: Archaeological Sites, Municipality of Cortona, S. Agostino Conference Center, Italy

           Contemporary American Art: Art in Embassies Program, American Ambassador’s Residence; Vienna, Austria

           Continued Reflections: Artists’ Books from the Collection, Walker Art Center; Minneapolis, MN

2001   Artists-in-Residence: Summer Session, Tryon Center for Visual Art Gallery; Charlotte, NC

           I LIBRI EN VIAGGIO, curated by Rick Johnson and Mary Ellen Brook, Palazzo Casali; Cortona, Italy

           The Price is Right, David Lusk Gallery; Memphis, TN

           Annual Works on Paper, Park Avenue Armory; New York, NY

           Painters Invite Painters, Foster Gallery, Louisiana State University; Baton Rouge, LA

2000  The Ray Graham Collection, The Albuquerque Museum of Art; Albuquerque, NM

           New Print Acquisitions, Patton–Malott Print Gallery, Anderson Ranch Arts Center; Snowmass Village, CO

           The Twin Cities Collects, Walker Art Center; Minneapolis, MN

           Necessary Differences II, The Soap Factory, No Name Exhibition Space; Minneapolis, MN

           Sun Signs: Gallery Artists, Rosenberg+Kaufman Fine Art; New York, NY

           Summer Faculty Exhibition, Anderson Ranch Arts Center; Snowmass Village, CO

           Twentieth Century North Carolina Masters, Lee Hansley Gallery; Raleigh, NC

           Show Off: University of Minnesota Faculty Artists Off-Campus, Creative IQ Space, Wyman Building; Minneapolis, MN

           MCAD/Mcknight Artists Fellowship Exhibition, MCAD Gallery, Minneapolis College of Art & Design; Minneapolis, MN

1999   International Invitational Works on Paper,  Campus Center Gallery, University of Hawaii–Hilo; Hilo, HI

           Bill Barrett, Clarence Morgan & Karl Umlauf, Harris Gallery; Houston, TX

           Works on Paper, Ledbetter Lusk Gallery; Memphis, TN

           Works on Paper, The Armory Show; New York, NY

           U.S. Artists Show, The Armory Show; Philadelphia, PA

1998   New Painting Invitational, North Hennepin Community College, Art Department Gallery; Brooklyn Park, MN

1997   Abstraction Index, Condeso/Lawler Gallery; New York, NY

           Abstracted and Unfixed, Art in General; New York, NY

           New Painters, Steensland Art Museum, St. Olaf College; Northfield, MN

           Faculty Exhibition, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota; Minneapolis, MN

1996   Artists’ Sketchbooks, Penland Gallery, Penland School of Crafts; Penland, NC

           Works On Paper, Baldwin Gallery; Aspen, C

           On Line: Drawing, Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art; Greensboro, NC

           Sticks and Bones: Insight through Transfiguration, Piccolo Spoleto Festival; Charleston, SC

           Actively Physical, Main Line Art Center; Haverford, PA

           47th Annual Academy Purchase Exhibition, American Academy Institute of Arts & Letters; New York, NY

           New Work: Department of Art Faculty Exhibition, Fredrick R. Weisman Art Museum, University of Minnesota; Minneapolis, MN

           Gallery Artists: Works on Paper, Baldwin Gallery; Aspen, CO

           Edge to Edge: Clarence Morgan & Brian Frink Carolyn, Ruff Gallery; Minneapolis, MN

           Necessary Differences, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota; Minneapolis, MN

Minnesota Collects Minnesotans, Fredrick R. Weisman Art Museum, University of Minnesota; Minneapolis, MN

           Crossroads: Recent Abstract Painting, MCAD Gallery, Minneapolis College of Art & Design; Minneapolis, MN

1994   46th Annual Academy Purchase Exhibition, American Academy Institute of Arts & Letters; New York, NY

           Clarence Morgan & Richard Bunkall, Marita Gilliam Gallery; Raleigh, NC

           Visual Arts Encounter: African American Artist in Europe, Galerie Resche; Paris, France

1993   Multiple Dialogues: Expressions in Abstraction, Painted Bride Arts Center Gallery; Philadelphia, PA

1992   Art on Paper, Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina–Greensboro; Greensboro, NC

           A Survey of Contemporary African American Art, Philadelphia Art Alliance; Philadelphia, PA

           Origins and Evolutions, Nexus Contemporary Art Center; Atlanta, GA

           Works on Paper, Marita Gilliam Gallery; Raleigh, NC

           Present Tense, University of Milwaukee Art Museum; Milwaukee, WI

1991    The Next Generation: Southern Black Aesthetic, Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida; Gainesville, FL

           Drawing Beyond Nature, Freedam Gallery, Albright College; Reading, PA

           The Next Generation: Southern Black Aesthetic, Contemporary Art Center; New Orleans, LA

           Summer Solo Series (three-person), Nexus Contemporary Art Center; Atlanta, GA

           Zaborowski & Morgan, Marita Gilliam Gallery; Raleigh, NC

           Morgan & Morgan, Dalton Gallery, Dana Fine Arts Center, Agnes Scott College; Atlanta/Decatur, GA

           Invitational, Greenville Museum of Art; Greenville, NC

           Drawing Beyond Nature, Gallery of Art, Northern Iowa University; Cedar Falls, IA

1990   NCAE Survey of Contemporary Art, North Carolina Museum of Art; Raleigh, NC

           The Next Generation: Southern Black Aesthetic, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art; Winston-Salem, NC

           Flesh it Out!, Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University; Richmond, VA

1989   SAF/NEA Regional Fellowship Exhibition, Atlanta College of Art Gallery; Atlanta, GA

           Opening Show Invitational, Somerhill Gallery; Chapel Hill, NC

           School of Art Faculty, Gray Art Gallery, East Carolina University; Greenville, NC

           Visiting Artists Exhibition, Cantor Art Gallery, College of Holy Cross; Worcester, MA

1988   African American Art, The Waterworks Visual Arts Center; Salisbury, NC

           Southern Abstraction, Contemporary Arts Center; New Orleans, LA

1987   39th Annual Purchase Award Exhibition, American Academy Institute of Arts & Letters; New York, NY

           Warmer Climate, Spirit Square Center for the Arts; Charlotte, NC

           All Work No Play, Nexus Contemporary Art Center; Atlanta, GA

           Artists Choose Artists, Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art; Greensboro, NC

           Thinking Reed,  Theater Arts Gallery; High Point, NC

           Southern Abstraction, The City Gallery; Raleigh, NC

           Drawing Redefined, Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art; Greensboro, NC

           Drawing Invitational, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art; Winston-Salem, NC

           Masters of Color, Fleming Museum of Art, University of Vermont; Burlington, VT

           School of Art Faculty, Gray Art Gallery, East Carolina University; Greenville, NC

1986   U.S. Art Census ’86, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; Philadelphia, PA

           It’s a Small World, Somerhill Gallery; Durham, NC

           St. Thomas Celebration of the Arts, Art in Public Places; Wilmington, NC

           Teaching Artists: School of Art Faculty Exhibition, Gray Art Gallery, East Carolina University; Greenville, NC

1985   Encore/Preview, Harris Brown Gallery; Boston, MA

           Southern Exposure, Alternative Museum; New York, NY

           Personal Symbolism, MC Anderson Gallery; Minneapolis, MN

1984   Contemporary Art Acquisitions: 1980-83, Equitable Gallery; New York, NY

           Personal Endeavors, Minneapolis Institute of Art; Minneapolis, MN

           Ten Years—Ten Artists, Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art; Greensboro, NC

           Selected Gallery Artists, MC Anderson Gallery; Minneapolis, MN

           Group Invitational, Richard Rosenfeld Gallery; Philadelphia, PA

           Portrait of the South, Hodges Taylor Gallery; Charlotte, NC

           U.S.A. Portrait of the South, Palazzo Venezia; Rome, Italy

1983   Urban Journals, Maryland Art Place Gallery; Baltimore, MD

           NC Artists Fellowship Exhibition, St. Johns Museum of Art, University of North Carolina–Wilmington; Wilmington, NC

           Seven Contemporary American Artists, Cleveland Museum of Art; Cleveland, OH

           United States Arts Councils Exhibition, Sara Lawrence College; New York, NY

           Collage & Assemblage Invitational, Tucson Museum of Art; Tucson, AZ

1982   Group Show, Contemporary Art Workshop; Chicago, IL

           Sixth NC Artists Invitational, Waterworks Gallery; Salisbury, NC

1981    Collage & Assemblage Invitational, Mississippi Museum of Art; Jackson, MS

           Post-Modernist Metaphors, Alternative Museum; New York, NY

           Contemporary Art from North Carolina, Squibb Gallery; Princeton, NJ

           Painting Invitational, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art; Winston-Salem, NC

1979   Art on Paper, Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina–Greensboro; Greensboro, NC

1978   Contemporary I, Woodmere Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

           Flight of the Myth Makers, Fine Arts Gallery, Howard University; Washington, DC

1977   Ten Recent Graduates, Peale House Gallery, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

1976   Transcending Spirits, Balch Institute of Cultural Research, Philadelphia, PA

1975   Perspective of Black American Artists, Black Enterprise Publications, Headquarters; New York, NY

1974   Fellowship Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

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COLLECTIONS

           Abbot Downing Wealth Management Service, Minneapolis, MN
           African Overseas Corporation
           American Ambassador’s Residence, Vienna, Austria
           American Express Corporation
           Arizona State University, AZ
           Art Source, Art Consulting & Design; Los Angeles, CA
           A.W. Stavish Design, Inc., Chicago, IL
           Baltimore Hyatt, MD
           Burroughs Welcome Pharmaceutical, NC
           Ceridian Corporation Headquarters, MN
           Charlotte Athletic Club, NC
           Circa Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
           City Library, Kinston, NC
           Cleveland Museum of Art, OH
           East Carolina University, School of Medicine, Greenville, NC
           Emily and Zach Smith Collection, North Carolina
           Equitable Life Assurance Society of   The United States, NY
           Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN
           General Mills Corporation, MN
           Graham Gund Collection, Cambridge, MA
           Hobbgood Architecture, Inc., NC
           Hyatt Regency, Atlanta, GA
           IBM, Boston, MA
           Kennedy, Covington, Lobdell & Hickman Attorneys at Law, Charlotte, NC
           Lindquist & Vennum Attorneys at Law, MN
           Memorial Union Student Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
           Minneapolis Institute of Art, MN
           Mobil Corporation
           Moore, Van Allen, Allen & Thigpen Attorneys at Law, Charlotte, NC
           New York Public Library, NY
           North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC
           North Carolina Dept. of Cultural Resources, General Assembly Building, Raleigh, NC
           North Carolina State Bar Association, Raleigh, NC
           North Dakota Museum of Art, ND
           Olin Library, Special Collections, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
           Pennsylvania Academy of The Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
           Philip Morris Corporation
           Prudential Insurance Company, Jacksonville, FL
           Qualex, Inc., Durham, NC
           Sara Lee Corporation, Winton-Salem, NC
           Sci-Medlife Systems, Inc., Maple Grove, MN
           Smith College, Mortimer Rare Book Collection, Northampton, MA
           Stockholm Sheraton Hotel, Sweden
           U.S. Department of State, Arlington, VA
           U.S. Department of State, Embassy in Tirana, Albania
           University of Alabama, Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, Tuscaloosa, AL University of Georgia, Athens, GA
           Walker Art Center, Artists’ Book Collection, Minneapolis, MN
           Wright Chemical Corporation, Riegelwood, NC
           York College of Pennsylvania, York, PA

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GALLERY AFFILIATIONS

           ENGAGE Projects, Chicago, IL
          Bockley Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
           Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis, MN (prints) 

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FELLOWSHIPS & GRANTS

2021 Outstanding Artist Educator, Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC

2014   University of Minnesota, Arts, Design & Humanities Annual Faculty Imagine Fund Award, Minneapolis, MN

           Grant-in-Aid recipient from the Office of the Vice President for Research, University of Minnesota; Minneapolis, MN

2012   University of Minnesota, Arts, Design & Humanities Annual Faculty Imagine Fund Award, Minneapolis, MN

2011   University of Minnesota, Arts, Design & Humanities Annual Faculty Imagine Fund Award, Minneapolis, MN

2010  Grant-in-Aid recipient from the Office of the Vice President for Research, University of Minnesota; Minneapolis, MN

           Imagine Fund Faculty Award Recipient
           University of Minnesota Arts & Humanities, Twin Cities Campus

2004  University of Minnesota, Graduate School; Faculty Grant-in-Aid of Artistry,
           Research and Scholarship, Minneapolis, MN

2000  MCAD/McKnight, Individual Visual Artist Fellowship, Minneapolis, MN

1999   University of Minnesota, Graduate School; Faculty Grant-in-Aid of Artistry,
           Research and Scholarship, Minneapolis, MN

1998  Jerome Foundation, Visual Arts Travel & Study Grant Program, St. Paul, MN

           Bush Foundation, Individual Visual Artist Fellowship, St. Paul, MN

1998   Minnesota State Arts Board, Regional/NEA Artist Fellowship, MN

1995   University of Minnesota, Graduate School; Faculty Grant-in-Aid of Artistry,
           Research and Scholarship, Minneapolis, MN

1993   University of Minnesota, Graduate School; Faculty Grant-in-Aid of Artistry,
           Research and Scholarship, Minneapolis, MN

1992   University of Minnesota, Graduate School; Faculty Grant-in-Aid of Artistry,cResearch and Scholarship, Minneapolis, MN

1990   Art Matters, Inc., Individual Artist Grant, New York, NY

1988   SAF/NEA Regional Visual Artist Fellowship, Atlanta, GA

1983   NC Department of Cultural Resources, Art in State Buildings Program, NC 1982 North Carolina Arts Council, Visual Artist Fellowship, Raleigh, NC

           Fayetteville Museum of Art, Award of Merit, NC

1980   Committee for the Visual Arts, Exhibition Assistance Grant, New York, NY

1974   William Emlen Cresson Traveling Scholarship, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

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EDUCATION

1978   MFA in Painting, University of Pennsylvania, School of Design; Philadelphia, PA

           Summer Courses in Art History, Temple University; Philadelphia, PA

1975   Certificate-Diploma, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; Philadelphia, PA

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HONORS & AWARDS

2013   Awarded a Sam & Adele Golden Foundation Artist Residency, New Berlin, NY

2012   Nominated for a Joan Mitchell Foundation Award, New York, NY

2012   Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient, The Pennsylvania Academy of The Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

2010   Dorothy Liskey Wampler Eminent Professor in the School of Art & Art History at James
           Madison University; Harrisonburg VA

2005  Recipient of the 2005-06 Dean’s Medal, College of Liberal Arts,
           University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

2002  University of Minnesota, Faculty Sabbatical Supplement Award, College of Liberal Arts,
           Twin Cities Campus; Minneapolis, MN

1997   McKnight Research Award, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

           University of Minnesota, Bush Sabbatical Supplement Award, College of Liberal Arts, Minneapolis, MN

           University of Minnesota, Office of Research Development Award for Travel, Minneapolis, MN

1994   Graduate School Faculty Summer Research Fellow, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

           University of Minnesota, College of Liberal Arts Scholarly Events Fund, Project Grant,  
           Department of Art for “Community in Context” program, Minneapolis, MN  
           McKnight Summer Fellow, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

1993   Institute of International Studies & Programs, McKnight International Travel Award,  
           University of Minnesota, International Conference Attendance; A Visual Arts
           Encounter: African Americans and Europe, Paris, France

1991    Faculty Creative/Research Activity Achievement Award, School of Art,  
           East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

1988   Faculty Research/Creative Activity Grant, School of Art,  
           East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

1979   Faculty Research/Creative Activity Grant, School of Art, East Carolina University,  
           Greenville, NC

1971-75 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA  
           • Boris Blai Purchase Award
           • Thouron Award for Composition
           • Quaker Storage Award
           • William Emlen Cresson Traveling Award
           • John Wanamaker Award

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WRITINGS

           “David Rich’s Evidence In Things Not Seen,” Catalogued Essay, pub.
           St. Paul, Minnesota

           “NAGAS,” North American Graduate Art survey juried International Exhibition; brochure statement
           by the Chair, Department of Art, pub. 2009, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota,
           Minneapolis, MN

           “Between Now and Then,” MFA 2009 Thesis Catalogue, Statement from the Chair, pub. by the 2009
           MFA Graduates, University of Minnesota, Dept. of Art, Minneapolis, MN

           Clarence Morgan: Teenage Years in conjunction with The School Stories Project, pub.
           Thomas Rose, March 2002, Minneapolis, MN

           “Sifting through the visual function and dysfunction of words and image”, pub. DISLOCATE: a new
           on-line media journal of the arts. http://dislocate.umn.edu/

           “Epigram” [p.15] for Embarrassment of Survival: Selected Poems 1970-2000 by Paul Vangelistid and
           edited by Standard Schaefer; pub. Marsilio/Agincourt, 2001, New York, NY

           “Practice Makes Perfect or Easy Does It”, presented at the 1999 annual Meeting of the Southern
           College Art Conference; pub. SECAC Review, vol. XIII, No. 5, 2000 [p. 506]

           “Abstract Painting: Picking up the Pieces” [p. 26-30], After The Fall: Aspects of Abstract Painting
           Since 1970; pub. Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, 1997, Staten Island, NY

           “Multiculturalism/Cosmetic Surgery: A Solution to Ethnocentric Art Criticism” [p. 221-222], College Art
           Association: 1992 ABSTRACTS and Program Statements; pub. CAA, New York, NY

           “Jon Meyer at the Fayetteville Museum of Art”, REVIEWS: North Carolina, [p. 30], pub.
           New Art Examiner – Oct. 1992

           “Ritsuko Taho: Expectation Theater”, Review [p. 16-17]; ArtVu, issue 2, no. 1, pub. Chapel Hill, NC

           “SECCA Seven #12 - catalogue: Panelist Statement” [p. 10-11], 1988-89, pub. Southeastern Center for
           Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC

           “Northern Telecom Sculpture Exhibition”, Review [p.43]; ArtVu, issue 5, no. 3, pub. Chapel Hill, NC

           “The Disappearance of the Metaphorical Void: What’s the Question?”, [p. 51-54], CRITS: Discourses
           on the Visual Arts, 1989; pub. Western Carolina University, Callowee, NC

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RESIDENCIES, WORKSHOPS & PROJECTS

2023   Instructor, Fall Concentration, Clarence Morgan - Practical Reset: Pushing Your Practice
           Penland School of Crafts, North Carolina

2022   Instructor, Summer Session, Clarence Morgan - Cultivating Aesthetic Instincts: Process, Systems, and New Forms
           Penland School of Crafts, North Carolina

2014   Instructor, Summer Session, Clarence Morgan - Painting in the Abstract
           Penland School of Crafts, North Carolina

2013   Golden Foundation Artist Residency Program (July 7- August 3), New Berlin, NY

2011    Instructor, Summer Session, Clarence Morgan - Painting in the Abstract Realm
           Penland School of Crafts, North Carolina

2010  Cultural Connections Artist-in-Residence, James Madison University, School of Art & Art History; Harrisburg VA

           Minnesota Statewide Community College Art Symposium, Visiting Artist in Drawing “Workshop”, Hosted by Minnesota State University, Moorhead

2009   Instructor, Summer Session, Penland School of Crafts, North Carolina

2006  Instructor, Summer Session, Penland School of Crafts, North Carolina

           Dartmouth Summer Institute, Center for Creative Research, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

2004  Instructor, Summer Mixed-Media Painting Workshop, Haystack School of Crafts, Deer Isle, MA

           Instructor, Summer Painting Workshop, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC

2003  Littleton Print Studios, Vitreograph with Digital Transfer print project, Spruce Pine, NC

2002  Burt & Elizabeth Harwood Artist-in-Residence Program, Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, NM

           Tamarind Institute, Print Project Residency, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

           Open Studio, Artist-in-Residence Program, Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, NM

2001   Tryon Center for Visual Art, Artist-in-Residence Program, Charlotte, NC

2000  University of Missouri–St. Louis Print Research Facility, St. Louis, MO

           Visiting Artist Print Residency, Patton Print Studio, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO

           Instructor, Summer Painting Workshop, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO

           Career Development Workshop Mentor, College Art Association Conference, New York, NY

1997   Career Development Workshop Mentor, College Art Association Conference, New York, NY

1995   Summer Painting Workshop, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO

1994   Summer Drawing Workshop, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC

1992   Summer Drawing Workshop, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC

           Kutztown New Arts Program, Artist Consultation at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

1990   Summer Drawing Workshop, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC

1989   Summer Drawing Workshop, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC

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VISITING ARTIST

2021 Visiting Artist, Brigham Young University, Salt Lake City, UT

2019 Karlsruhe Academy of Fine Art, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

2017  University of Wisconsin, Department of Art, Madison, WI

           Drake University, Department of Art & Design, Des Moines, IA 

2014   Washington & Lee University, Art Department, Lexington, VA

2013   University of North Carolina, Asheville, Department of Art & Art History, Asheville, NC

2012   Carleton College, Department of Art, Northfield, MN

           Oregon State University, Department of Art, Corvallis, OR

2011   Cleveland Institute of Art; The George P. Bickford fund for Visiting Artists in Painting; Studio Critiques, Cleveland, OH

2010  Visiting Artist, Fine Arts Department, York College of Pennsylvania, York, PA

           Visiting Artist, School of Art & Art History, James Madison University; Harrisonburg, VA

           Brigham Young University, Department of Visual Arts, Studio Critiques, Provo, UT York College of Pennsylvania, Division of Fine Art; Studio Critiques, York, PA

           James Madison University, School of Art & Art History, Studio Critiques, Harrisonburg, VA

2007  Visiting Artist, Department of Art, Minnesota State University; Mankato, MN

           Guest Artist, “Painter’s Edge,” Idyllwild Arts summer program, Idyllwild, CA

2006  Guest Artist, Inver Hills Community College, Art Department, Inver Hills, MN

           Visiting Artist/Critic, Minneapolis College of Art & Design, Graduate Critique Seminar, Minneapolis, MN

2005  Visiting Artist, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT

2004  Visiting Artist, Stanford University, Department of Art & Art History, Palo Alto, CA

2003  Visiting Artist, University of Alabama, Department of Art, Tuscaloosa, AL

           Visiting Artist, Wayne State University, Department of Art & Art History, Detroit, MI

           Visiting Artist, Simpson College, Art Department, Indianola, IA

2002  Visiting Lecturer, University of New Mexico–Taos, Art Department, Taos, NM

           Visiting Lecturer, University of Wisconsin, School of Art, Layton Lecture Series, Milwaukee, WI

2001  Visiting Artist, Herron School of Art, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN

           Visiting Artist/Critic, Minneapolis College of Art & Design, Graduate Critique Seminar, Minneapolis, MN

           Visiting Artist, Myers School of Art, University of Akron, Akron, OH

2000  Visiting Lecturer, University of Missouri–St. Louis, Department of Art/Gallery 210, St. Louis, MO

           Visiting Artists/Critic, Memphis College of Art, Graduate Reviews, Memphis, TN

           Visiting Artist/Critic, Minneapolis College of Art & Design, Graduate Critique Seminar, Minneapolis, MN

           Slide Presentation, Schermer Meeting Hall, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO

           Visiting Artist, University of Wisconsin, Department of Art, Madison, WI

1999   Gallery Talk, New Work, MCAD/McKnight Artists Exhibition, MCAD Gallery, Minneapolis College of Art & Design, Minneapolis, MN

           Gallery Talk, Show Off: University of Minnesota Faculty Artists Off-Campus Creative IQ Space, Wyman Building, Minneapolis, MN

           Juror’s Talk, Bunnell Street Gallery, Homer, AK

           Visiting Artist/Critic, Minneapolis College of Art & Design, Graduate Critique Seminar, Minneapolis, MN

           Artist Lecture, Pratt Museum, Homer, AK

1998   Visiting Artist, School of Art, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

           Visiting Artist, Kansas University, Department of Art, Lawrence, KS

           Visiting Lecturer, University of Missouri–Kansas City, Department of Art & Art History, Kansas City, MO

           Visiting Artist/Critic, Minneapolis College of Art & Design, Graduate Critique Seminar, Minneapolis, MN

1997   Visiting Artists/Critic, Memphis College of Art, Graduate Reviews, Memphis, TN

           Gallery Talk, University of Missouri–St. Louis, Department of Art/Gallery 210, St. Louis, MO

1996   Guest Artist/Lecturer, Vermont College, Painting Notes: Abstraction, MFA in the Visual Arts Program, Montpelier, VT

           Visiting Artist/Critic, Minneapolis College of Art & Design, Graduate Critique Seminar, Minneapolis, MN

1995   Visiting Artist/Lecturer, St. Olaf College, Steensland Art Museum; Abstraction Today, Northfield, MN

           Guest Artist, St. Cloud State University, Kiehle Visual Arts Center, St. Cloud, MN

           Visiting Artist Slide Lecture, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

1994   Guest Speaker, in-conjunction with the Robert Ryman retrospective, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN

           Guest Artist, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO

           Lecture/Discussion, Angles on Art Series: A View from the Studio, Fredrick R. Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN

           Guest Artist, Colorado College, Department of Art, Colorado Springs, CO

1993   Visiting Artist, School of Art, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

           Visiting Artist, School of Art, Cooper Union, New York, NY

           Gallery Talk, Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, NC

           Visiting Artist/Critic, Department of Art, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC

           Visiting Artist, Leo Swearingen Memorial Visiting Artist Series in Painting; School of Art, University of Cincinnati, OH

1992   Visiting Artist/Critic, Critical Studies Final Projects, Minneapolis College of Art & Design, Minneapolis, MN

1991   Visiting Artist, Department of Art, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

1989   Visiting Artist, Department of Art, University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

           Visiting Artist, Department of Art, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA

1988   Visiting Artist, Fine Arts Department, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA

           Visiting Artist/Critic, Department of Art, Weber State College, Ogden, UT

           Artist Lecture, North Carolina Museum of Art (in-conjunction with exhibit), Raleigh, NC

1987   Artist Lecture, Thinking with Lines: A New Dialectic, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC

1985   Guest Lecturer, Department of Art & Art History, Carleton College, Northfield, MN

1981   Guest Lecturer, Memorial Union Gallery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

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GALLERY TALKS, LECTURES & PANELS

2023 Andrea Carlson in Conversation with Clarence Morgan, Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Carleton College, Department of Art Class Visit; Northfield, MN

2022 Gallery Talk and Walk Through for A Tender Spirit, A Vital Form, Katharine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

2020 Panel Discussion in conjunction with “The Beginning of Everything: An Exhibition of Drawings,” Katharine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota; Minneapolis, MN

Tory Folliard Gallery, “I’m a Color Slut” Gallery Talk in conjunction with “CHROMA” exhibition; Milwaukee, WI

2019 Karlsruhe Academy of Fine Arts, Faculty Exchange Lecture; Baden-Württenberg, Germany

No. 3 Reading Room & Photo Book Works, Artist Talk in partnership with the exhibition “Working Overtime,” Beacon, NY, March 24

2017  Des Moines Art Center, Lecture to the Print Club; Des Moines, IA

2015   University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, Foster Gallery, Department of Art; Eau Claire, WI

2014   University of Washington and Lee University, Lenfest Center for The Arts; Lexington, VA

2013   University of North Carolina, Asheville, Department of Art; Asheville, NC

           Asheville Art Museum, “The Philadelphia Story”; Asheville, NC

2012   Carleton College, Department of Art, Boliou Hall Lecture; Northfield, MN

           Oregon State University, Department of Art Lecture; Corvallis, OR

2011   Cleveland Institute of Art, The George P. Bickford Visiting Artists in Painting Lecture; Cleveland, OH

2010   Bethel University, Raspberry Monday: Juried Student Exhibition & Gallery Talk, Art Department; Saint Paul, MN

           University of Minnesota State University, Student Exhibition juror/lecturer Department of Art & Design; Moorhead, MN

           College of Visual Arts, Panel Discussion in partnership with the exhibition “Generation Abstraction” from the collection of the
           Minnesota Museum of American Art, CVA Gallery; Saint Paul, MN

           Public Lecture, sponsored by the Fine Arts Department, York College of Pennsylvania

           Wampler Distinguished Professor Lecture, James Madison University; Harrisonburg, VA

           Brigham Young University, Department of Visual Arts, Lecture; Provo, UT

           James Madison University, School of Art & Art History, Clarence Morgan: Wampler
           Distinguished Professor and Cultural Connections Artist-in-Residence lecture; 
           Harrisonburg, VA

           York College of Pennsylvania, Division of Fine Art; Clarence Morgan: Notes & Ideas, Lecture; York, PA

           eo art lab, Gallery Talk; Chester, CT

2009  Visiting Artist Lecture, Department of Art & Art History, Stanford University; Stanford, CA

           Panel Presentation, 97th Annual Conference of the College Art Association, “Rearranging Abstraction,” Los Angeles, CA

           Artist lecture, “Clarence Morgan: Painting and The Abstract Truth,” Beijing Film Academy, Department of Fine Art; Beijing, P. R. China

2008  Selection Panelist, Jerome Emerging Printmakers Artist Residency Program, Minneapolis, MN

2007  Selection Panelist, Individual Excellence Award in Visual Arts 2D, Ohio Arts Council, Columbus, OH

           Panelist, 10th Anniversary of the MFA Program in Creative Writing,
           “Art in the Community,” roundtable discussion, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Minneapolis, MN

           Final Review Panelist, Residency Program, The Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA

           Review Panelist, Artist-in-Residence Program, McColl Center for Visual Art; Charlotte, NC

2006  Visiting Artist Lecture; Art Department, St. Olaf Collage, Northfield, MN

           Visiting Artist Lecture, University of Minnesota, Duluth, Department of Art and Design and the Tweed Museum of Art, MN

           Visiting Artist Lecture; Inver Hill Community College, Art Department Inver Grove Heights, MN

2004   Seminar Presenter, Minnesota Humanities Commission; Teacher Institute Seminar, St. Paul, MN

           Panel Moderator, Mid America College Art Association Annual Conference,
           “Down and Dirty: the de-sanitizing of painting in the 21st Century”, Minneapolis, MN

           Artists Residency Panel, College Art Association Annual Conference, Seattle, WA

2003  Artist Talk, Sarah Moody Gallery, University of Alabama, Department of Art, Tuscaloosa, AL

           African American Artist Lecture Series, Department of Art & Art History, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

           Artist Lecture, “If Light Could Speak”, Simpson College, Department of Art, Indianola, IA

2002  Artist Lecture, Harwood Museum of Art, The University of New Mexico, Taos, NM

           Artist Lecture, Cortona Studies Abroad Program, University of Georgia Severini Lecture Room, Cortona, Italy

2000  Artist Lecture, University of Missouri–St.Louis, Department of Art and Gallery 210, St. Louis, MO

           Artist Lecture, Schermer Meeting Hall, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO

           Summer Workshop, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO

           Career Development Workshop Mentor, College Art Association Annual Conference, New York, NY

           Gallery Talk, New Work, MCAD/McKnight 1999-2000 Artists Exhibition, MCAD Gallery, Minneapolis College of Art & Design, Minneapolis, MN

           Gallery Talk, Show Off: U of M Faculty Artists Off-Campus, Creative IQ Space, Wyman Building, Minneapolis, MN

1999   Juror’s Talk, Bunnell Street Gallery, Homer, AK

           Panelist, SECAC Conference, hosted by Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA

           Artist Lecture, Pratt Museum, Homer, AK 

1998   Panelist, Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

           College Art Association Panelist, Abstract/Meaning: An Experiential Approach to Abstract Paintings, Toronto, Canada

1997   Art in General, Panel Discussion, Abstracted and Undefined, New York, NY

           Career Development Workshop Mentor, College Art Association Annual Conference, New York, NY

           Gallery Talk, University of Missouri, St. Louis, Gallery 210, St. Louis, MO

1996   Vermont College, guest lecturer; Painting Notes: Abstraction; MFA in the Visual Arts Program, Montpelier, VT

1995   St. Olaf College, Steensland Museum of Art; lecture: Abstraction Today, Northfield, MN

           Artist Lecture, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO

           Guest Lecturer, St. Cloud State University, Kiehle Visual Arts Center, St. Cloud, MN

           Artist Panel Discussion: Abstract Painting in the Nineties, Minneapolis College of Art & Design, Minneapolis, MN

1994   Invited Speaker for Into Painting series at the Walker Art Center in-conjunction with the Robert Ryman retrospective, Minneapolis, MN

           Invited Speaker for Sundays in the Park at the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, Walker Art Center Education Department, Minneapolis, MN

           Panelist for the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum/Jerome Foundation Public Sculpture Commission, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

           Guest Lecturer, Colorado College, Department of Art, Colorado Springs, CO

           Guest Lecturer, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO

           Lecture/Discussion, Angles on Art: A View from the Studio; Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

1993   Panelist, Fine Arts Forum: The Artist’s Process, Minneapolis College of Art & Design, Minneapolis, MN

           Gallery Talk, [in conjunction with exhibition] Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, NC

           Panelist, Symposium: Abstraction in a Multicultural Arena; (Donald Kuspit) Painted Bride Gallery, Philadelphia PA

           Panelist, The Persistence of Painting; (Robert Storr moderator) California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA

           Panelist, Conversations in the Arts: Changing Perceptions, Critical Issues Conference of Continuing Education, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

1992   Selection Panelist, Critics’ Travel Grant Program, The Center for Arts Criticism, St. Paul, MN

           Panelist, Illinois Arts Council Artists Fellowship, Chicago, IL

           Panelist, Art Midwest/NEA Regional Fellowship, Minneapolis, MN

           New Arts Program, Kutztown, PA, Consultation Program at PAFA, Philadelphia, PA

1991   Reviewer, Artist Residency Program, Kentucky Arts Council, Frankfort, KY

           Panelist, North Carolina Arts Council, Artworks in State Buildings Program, Raleigh, NC

1989   Juror, Asheville Art Museum, October Show, Asheville, NC

           Moderator, Public Art Dialogue: Southeast Conference, Durham, NC

           Panel Moderator, Public Forum: Fellowship Selection Process, City Gallery of Contemporary Art, Sponsored by the North Carolina Arts Council, Raleigh, NC

           Panelist, Critical Focus: The Challenge of North Carolina Art Criticism, sponsored by the Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, NC

           Guest Panelist, Grants Seminar, North Carolina Arts Council, Durham, NC

1988   Juror, Visual Arts Touring Program, Southern Arts Federation, Atlanta, GA

           Juror, Arts Festival of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA

           Selection Panelist, SECCA/RJR Fellowship Program, Winston-Salem, NC

           Selection Panelist, Kentucky Arts Council, Artist Fellowship Program, Frankfort, KY

1987   Guest Lecture, SECCA, Thinking With Lines: A New Dialectic, Winston-Salem, NC

           Panelist, Visual Arts Touring Program, Southern Arts Federation, Atlanta, GA

           Reviewer, Visual Arts Program, South Carolina Arts Commission, Columbia, SC

1986   Panelist, Sexual Violence in the Arts Symposium: Breaking Taboos, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

1985   Visiting Lecturer, Carleton College, Department of Art & Art History, Northfield, MN

1981   Visiting Lecturer, Arizona State University, Memorial Union Gallery, Tempe, AZ

           Panelist, The Relationship of the Artist and the Art Museum; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS

2022 — Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Art, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

2011 – 21     Head, Drawing/Painting, Dept. of Art, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

2004 – 10  Chair, Department of Art, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

2002           Visiting Faculty, University of Georgia–Athens, Summer Study Abroad Program, Cortona, Italy

1992 – 21    Professor, Department of Art, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

1990 – 92   Professor, School of Art, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

1985 – 89   Associate Professor, School of Art, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

1984 – 85   Artist-In-Residence, Minneapolis College of Art & Design, Minneapolis, MN

1980 – 84   Assistant Professor, School of Art, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

1978 – 80   Instructor, School of Art, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

1977 – 78   Teaching Assistant, University of Pennsylvania, GSFA, Philadelphia, PA

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PROFESSIONAL & ACADEMIC SERVICE

2014            Chair, Search Committee, Tenure-track appointment in Drawing/Painting, Department of Art, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

2013           Head, Drawing & Painting, (GARC/ARC), Department of Art, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN

2012            Visiting Artist Committee, Department of Art, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (2012-2013)

2010            Professional Art Association, Member of the College Art Association Nominating Committee

1992 –  21   University of Minnesota, Department of Art, Minneapolis, MN
                     Advisory Board, Weisman Museum of Art (2005-present)
                     Arts Chairs & Director, Dean’s Advisory Group, College of Liberal Arts
                     B.F.A. Review Committee, Department of Art (2003-2004)
                     Bush Sabbatical Review Committee, College of Liberal Arts
                     College of Liberal Arts, Dean Evaluation and Review Committee
                     College of Liberal Arts, Faculty Assembly
                     Council of Chairs, College of Liberal Arts (2004-2010)
                     Faculty Awards Committee, College of Liberal Arts
                     Merit Evaluation Committee, Chair, Department of Art (2002)
                     Merit Evaluation Committee, Department of Art (2003-2004)
                     New Art Research Facility Building Committee, Department of Art
                     Promotion and Tenure Review Committee, College of Liberal Arts
                     Promotion and Tenure Committee, Department of Art (2003-2004)
                     Public Art on Campus Committee, Weisman Art Museum
                     Residential College Program, Faculty Mentor
                     Scholarship Committee, Department of Art
                     Search Committee, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts Position (1995-1996)
                     Search Committee, Chair, Painting Position, Department of Art (1998)
                     Search Committee, Photography Position, Department of Art (2001)
                     Search Committee, Sculpture Position, Department of Art (2003-2004)
                     Visiting Artist Committee, Chair, Department of Art (1994)
                     Visiting Artist Committee, member, Department of Art (1993)

1978 – 92    East Carolina University, School of Art, Greenville, NC
                     Coordinator of Painting & Drawing Area
                     School of Art, Executive Council
                     School of Art, Graduate Council
                     School of Art, Personnel Committee
                     School of Art, Search Committee (Art History Position)
                     School of Art, Search Committee (Video Position)
                     School of Art, Search Committee (Visiting Artist/Painting)
                     University Academic Advising Committee

1984 – 85    Minneapolis College of Art & Design, Minneapolis, MN
                     Division of Fine Arts Faculty Committee

1992 – 04    College Art Association
                     Board of Directors (1992-1996)
                     Professional Development Program Mentor (2002-present)
                     CAA Publications Task Force Committee(2001-2003)
                     Services to Artists Committee (2000-2004)
                     Core Planning Committee (1999-2000)
                     Artist Award Committee for Distinguished Body of Work (1998)
                     Executive Committee (1995)
                     Annual (New York) Conference Program Planning Committee-Studio (1997)
                     Chair, Visual Artist Committee (1995)
                     Publications Committee
                     Art Journal Editorial Board (ex-officio as Visual Artist Committee Chair)

1993 – 00    Penland School of Crafts
                     Personnel Committee (2000)
                     Diversity Advisory Committee (1999)
                     Program Committee (1998-1999)
                     Board of Trustees Nominating Committee (2000)
                     Board of Trustees Program Committee (1993-2000)

1994 – 00    Center for Arts Criticism
                     Board of Directors
                     Program Committee

1988 – 93  North Carolina Arts Council
                     Board of Directors (1988-1993)
                     Visual Art Panel (1993)
                     Education Panel (1990)
                     Community Development Panel (1991)

1989             Artvu Magazine Board of Directors
                     Editorial & Advisory Committee (1989)

1995             Anderson Ranch Arts Center Juror for Visiting Artist Program (1995)

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EXTERNAL REVIEWER FOR PROMOTION AND TENURE

           The American University in Cairo, Egypt
           California College of Arts
           Carnegie Mellon University
           Clark University
           Georgia State University
           Iowa State University
           Michigan State University
           North Carolina State University
           Ohio State University
           Tyler School of Art, Temple University
           The Ohio State University
           University of Florida, Gainesville
           University of Georgia, Athens
           University of Iowa
           University of Minnesota, Morris
           University of Mississippi
           University of Missouri
           University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill
           University of North Carolina at Charlotte
           Purdue University
           University of Richmond, Virginia
           University of   Washington, Seattle
           Washington University–St. Louis

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EXTERNAL PROGRAM REVIEWER FOR OTHER UNIVERSITIES

           University of Missouri
           Iowa State University
           Arizona State University
           University of North Carolina, Department of Art & Art History; Chapel Hill, NC
           Washington University in St. Louis, School of Art, Painting Program; St. Louis, MO
           University of Cincinnati, DAAP, School of Art, Cincinnati, OH
           University of Delaware, Department of Fine Arts & Visual Communication; Newark, DE

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REVIEWS

The Brush As A Tongue: 'When Pattern Becomes Form' at Form+Content - link

Light Affliction: A Syncopated Composition, by Leah Lopez Schmalz; pub. Valley Courier - link

ARTslant/New York; Clarence Morgan: Light Affliction- eo art lab, Chester, CT; November 3, 2010 (with reproduction) - link 

Connecticut Art Scene, eo art lab opening on Friday evening in Chester, CT; November 3, 2010 (with reproduction) - link

Art Ltd. www.artltdmag.com, July/August 2010 Issue; double-spread color

advertisement of UN-TITLED (Abstraction) exhibition at David Richard Contemporary; Santa Fe, NM (image included)

Art & Antiques Magazine: summer in Santa Fe 2010 issue, full-page color advertisement of UN-TITLED (Abstraction) exhibition at David Richard Contemporary; Santa Fe, NM (image included)

THE: Santa Fe’s Monthly Magazine of and for the Arts, July 2010, full-page color advertisement of UN-TITLED (Abstraction) exhibition at the David Richard Contemporary; Santa Fe, NM (image included)

Star Tribune, “Ritzy, Art Moves: Faculty Show” by Mary Abbe, Review, E24, Sept. 12, 2003, Minneapolis, MN

Metrotimes, “The Stuff of Art” by Glen Mannisto, Art Pleasures, p.22, April 23-29, 2003; Detroit, MI

The Detroiter, “Materiality”, by critic at large, April 17, 2003, Detroit, MI

Tempo Magazine/The Taos News, “Artist’s Vernacular Translates to Taos” by Rick Romancito, Fine Art, p.10, Jan. 2-8, 2003, Taos, NM

The Boston Globe, “A Quite Bright Opening” by Cate McQuaid, Galleries: C18, Weekend Edition, April 12, 2002, Boston, MA

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “Painter Morgan to deliver Layton lecture today at UWM”, Encore-8B, April 3, 2002, Milwaukee, WI

Art in America, “Clarence Morgan at Rosenberg+Kaufman Fine Art” by Michaël Amy, Review of Exhibitions, p.167-168, Oct. 2001, New York, NY

The Snowmass Village Sun, “Art and Beauty of Printmaking is Explored at Anderson Ranch”, Nov. 14, 2000 [Features-Web posted], Snowmass Village, CO

NY Arts Magazine, “Clarence Morgan at Rosenberg+Kaufman Fine Art” by Robert C. Morgan, vol. 6, no. 2, Jan. 2001, New York, NY

Minneapolis College of Art & Design, “New Work: MCAD/McKnight Artists, 1999-2000” [Catalog] by Deepali Dewan, p.12-13, Minneapolis, MN

Star Tribune, “Fresh Picked” by staff writer Mary Abbe, Museums/Galleries, p. 40-41, March 17, 2000, Minneapolis, MN

Painting as a Language, Clarence Morgan (p. 193-195), J. Robertson and C. McDaniel, Harcourt College Publishers, 2000, Fort Worth, TX

Art Papers, “Clarence Morgan: Archaeology Of The Edge II” by John Weeden, Nov./Dec. 1998 Issue; Review Section, Memphis, TN

The River front Times, “Recent Abstractions: Clarence Morgan”, Art Sec. p. 64, Feb. 12-18, 1997, St. Louis, MO

Post-Dispatch, “On Emotional Terms, Clarence Morgan: Recent Abstraction” by Robert W. Duffy, Jan./Feb. 1997, St. Louis, MO

St. James Guide to Black Artists, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, ed. Thomas Riggs, 1997, Detroit, MI

The Current, “Failure Necessary Part of Artist’s Success” by Jill Barrett, p. 3-4, Pub. University of Missouri–St. Louis; issue #877, Jan. 27, 1997, St. Louis, MO

The Post and Courier, “Piccolo Invitational Exhibit Goes Boldly” by Nicholas Drake, p. 3-4, May 28, 1996, Charleston, SC

South Carolina Arts, “Sticks and Bones: Insight Through Transfiguration: A Review” by Mary Bentz Gilkerson, Michael W. Haga, p. 5 & 19, vol. 2, #7 June 1996, SC

Vermont Times-Argus, Central Vermont Visual Arts, “Vermont College Offers Free Art Lectures: Clarence Morgan”, Aug. 2, 1996, Barre, VT

The Philadelphia Inquirer‚ “Haverford Show’s Emphasis Solidly on the Experimental” by Victoria Donohoe, The Arts Sec., Feb. 1995, Philadelphia, PA

Main Line, “Art Gets Physical” by Jennifer Rosen, Arts & Leisure, p. 7, Feb. 15, 1996, Haverford, PA

University of Minnesota, “1995 Department Of Art Faculty Exhibition” [Catalogue], p. 36-37 Pub. Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, Sept. 1995, Minneapolis, MN

The New Art Examiner, “Crossroads: Recent Abstract Painting” by David Lefkowitz, p. 60, pub. May 1995, Chicago, IL

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, “Driven To Abstraction” by Diane Hellekson, p. 10D, Jan. 28, 1995, St. Paul, MN

The Spectator, Reviews-Art: “Too Much; Too Little” by Nancy S. Baker, p. 15, June 30, 1994, Raleigh, NC

ArtPapers, Reviews: Minneapolis, “Clarence Morgan at Carolyn Ruff Gallery” by Mason Riddle, vol. 13, no. 2, p. 16; Oct. 1993, Minneapolis, MN

New Art Examiner, “Multiple Dialogues: Expressions in Abstraction at the Painted Bride Art Center” by Tom Csaszar, Reviews: Pennsylvania, Summer 1993

The Atlanta Journal/The Atlanta Constitution, “Visual Pleasure for its Own Sake” by Catherine Fox, [Visual Art Preview], p. E7, June 18, 1993, Atlanta, GA

Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, “Clarence Morgan: Recent Paintings and Drawings” [Catalogue] Essay by Matthew Kangas, Feb. 20-April 17, 1993, Greensboro, NC

The Charlotte Observer, “Art Spreads From ECU to Minnesota” by Tom Patterson, Sunday Edition, Section 1F, Oct. 11, 1992, Charlotte, NC

The News & Observer, “A Fresh Palette” by Chuck Twardy, Sec. 1D, Aug. 26, 1992, Raleigh, NC

Art In America,“Traveling Exhibitions: Common Ground, Separate Choices” by Matthew Kangas, p. 57-61, March 1992, New York, NY

Atlanta Art Papers, Nexus Contemporary Arts Center, “Summer Solo Series” by Antonio Aguilar, p. 52, Jan./Feb. 1992 Issue, Atlanta, GA

New Art Examiner, “Next Generation: Southern Black Aesthetic” by J.H. Robinson, p. 44, Dec. 1991, Chicago, IL

St. Petersburg Times, “Of Sunshine and Symbolism” by Mary Ann Marger, Aug. 31, 1990, St. Petersburg, FL

Bradenton Herald, “Art is Appealing, but Where Would You Put It?” by Woody Shulman, Aug. 26, 1990, Bradenton, FL

The Atlanta Journal/The Atlanta Constitution, “Visual Arts Weekend-Summer Solo Series At Nexus” by Catherine Fox, Friday, July 5, 1991, p. C2, Atlanta, GA

The Richmond News Leader, “Flesh It Out!” by Roy Proctor, July 7, 1990, p. A-36, Richmond, VA

Richmond Times-Dispatch, “Figure Is Symbolic At VCU Art Show” by Robert Merritt, p. B-6, July 7, 1990, Richmond, VA

Atlanta Art Papers, “Next Generation: Southern Black Aesthetic” by Chris Redd, vol. 14-No. 4, July/Aug. 1990, Atlanta, GA

The Gwinnett Daily News, “Arts Section: Artists’ Endowment Show” by Lorena Gay Griffin, June 10, 1989, Atlanta, GA

Virginia Journal Messenger, “Black Aesthetic Is Emerging” by Kathy McQuaid, Lifestyles, p. B-2, Nov. 20, 1990, Manassas, VA

Winston-Salem Journal, “Clarence Morgan’s Small Exhibit Possesses a Large Evocative Power” by Tom Patterson, Visual Arts, p. H3, Jan. 7,1990, Winston-Salem, NC

Atlanta Art Papers, “Flesh It Out!” by Michel Oren, Reviews, p. 67, Nov./Dec. 1990, Atlanta, GA

The News and Observer, “Ready For The Big Leagues: SECCA Expansion” by Steven Litt, Sec. 1H-3H, May 6, 1990, Raleigh, NC

The Daily Reflector, “Without Limit” by Tom Morris, Arts & Leisure, Sec.D, Sept. 16, 1990, Greenville, NC

Winston-Salem Journal, “Grand Opening: Powerful Exhibit Spotlights Black Artists” by Tom Patterson, Visual Arts, Sec., Winson-Salem, NC

The Daily Reflector, “Clarence Morgan” by Karen Simmons, p. D2, Dec. 17, 1989, Greenville, NC

The Daily Reflector, “Morgan’s Work Shown In Raleigh” by Anna Upchurch, Nov. 12, 1989, Greenville, NC

Cue Magazine, “Morgan Exhibit Opens at NC Museum”, Art Calendar Section, p. 1, 1989, Raleigh, NC

The Independence Weekly, “Art Revealing The Soul” by Kate Dobbs Arial, Dec. 1990, Durham/Chapel Hill, NC

The News and Observer/Raleigh Times, “Different Strokes” by Steven Litt, p. 14-15, Nov. 24, 1989, Raleigh, NC

North Carolina Museum of Art, “Clarence Morgan” [Catalogue], Essay by Jane Kessler, Nov. 18, 1989, Raleigh, NC

Durham Morning Herald, “Morgan, Canvas Still Battling” by Blue Greenberg, p. 8E, Jan. 14, 1990, Durham, NC

New Art Examiner, “Clarence Morgan in North Carolina” by Shaw Smith, p. 50, June 1989, Chicago, IL

Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, “New Images: Clarence Morgan” [Brochure], Jan. 23, 1990, Laurel, MS

Winston-Salem Journal, “Clarence Morgan’s Exhibit Possesses a Large Evocative Power” by Tom Patterson, Jan. 1990, p. H3, Winston-Salem, NC

Bay State Banner, “Artist Clarence Morgan Traces Trail of His Work”, April 14, 1988, Boston, MA

The Boston Globe, “Revisiting New Talent” by Christine Temin, Arts & Film Sec., April 21, 1988, Boston, MA

Atlanta Art Papers, “Interview” by Chris Redd, p. 13, July/Aug. 1988, Atlanta, GA

ArtNews, “Southern Abstraction” Reviews, by Jon Meyer, p. 222, Nov. 1987, Raleigh, NC

The News and Observer, “Abstract Art in the South Finds Favorable Climate” by Steven Litt, July 5, 1987, Sec. E, Raleigh, NC

Artvu, “Southern Abstraction”, Review, by Michael Brady, Summer Issue 1987, p. 21, Durham/Chapel Hill, NC

The Equitable Collection, “Contemporary Art Acquisitions: 1980-1983” [Catalogue], New York, NY

Cleveland Museum of Art, Seven American Artists [Catalogue] by John Moore, Cleveland, OH

New Art Examiner, “Clarence Morgan” by Mason Riddle, Reviews, p. 64, Dec. 1984, Chicago, IL

The Mississippi Museum of Art, Collage & Assemblage [Catalogue] by John B. Henry, Pub. Jackson, MS

The Fayetteville Museum of Art, A Vision: The Work Of Clarence Morgan [Catalogue] by G. Morin, Fayetteville, NC

Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Ten Years/Ten Artists [Catalogue] by Ruth Pinnell, p. 46, Sept. 1984, Greensboro, NC

The Fayetteville Observer, “Colorful Chaos” by Melissa Clement, Review, Feb. 1984, Fayetteville, NC

New York Times, “The Art of North Carolina: Surprises in Store” by John Caldwell, Arts Sec., May 24, 1981, New York, NY

The Charlotte Observer, “The South: A Portrait” by Richard Maschal, July 8, 1984, Charlotte, NC

The Spectator, “Universal Language” by Rubel Romero, p. 22, Aug. 9, 1984, Raleigh, NC

Winston-Salem Journal, “SECCA Show Demonstrates the Power Drawings Can Exude” by Faith Heller, p. C9, Feb. 15, 1987, Winston-Salem, NC

Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts, Review, ARTS Sec., p. 5, Sept. 1984, Minneapolis, MN

Eclectic Art Graces Seigfred Gallery [Catalogue] by Sharon Jefferson, Ohio University, 1984, Athens, OH

Winston-Salem Journal, “SECCA Mixed Media Show Draws Mixed Review” by Faith Heller, Winston- Salem, NC

p. 3E, Jan. 22, 1984, Raliegh, NC

The Daily Reflector, “Art By Fellowship Winners in NCMA Exhibit” by Sharon Broom, Sec. D1, Jan. 22, 1984, Greenville, NC

1983-84 NC Artists Fellowship Exhibition [Catalogue] by Cynthia K. Ference, Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, NC

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