Arlene Burke-Morgan Painter Minneapolis, Minnesota

Arlene Burke-Morgan Painter Minneapolis, Minnesota

Where is your studio? The studio is located in an area of warehouses in Minneapolis, MN Do you work alone in your studio and do you prefer that to sharing studio space with other artists? I am currently sharing studio space with my husband. Sometimes I m there alone working. Do you keep regular hours of work time? My work hours in the studio vary from five to six days a week and from 8:00 a.m. to approximately 1:00 or 2:00 p.m. Do you listen to music or prefer silence when you are most creative? Music is played daily in the studio. How would a visitor describe your studio? (for example: chaotic, obsessively tidy, comfortable or intimidating, etc.) I believe a visitor would find the studio comfortable. Do you seek out conversations with other artists either formally (like a clay club, or XX Association, etc.) or informally (like looking for feedback from your artist friends or mates)? I do not seek other artists to get their opinions concerning my work, but I do share my work with my daughter who is an artist of whom I hold in high esteem. She is such a part of me that sometimes I fail to see beyond her being my daughter, for she has become a dear and precious friend. Do you keep current with work in your field or prefer to work without the potential influences? I do not keep current with work in my field or take an interest in what other artists are doing. Truly, I m influenced by my day-to-day surroundings. What creative books or other sources do you find useful? The King James Bible is the most creative book for me. What distracts you most from your work? I do not allow distractions.

How do you nurture yourself to remain creative? Through prayer and reading the Bible I find inspiration to be creative. Do you make office time and is that a struggle to balance the artist with the business-person? I do not keep office time and I usually deal with business issues directly when they arise. How many years did it take for you to feel accomplished at your craft? And how many years have you been working in your materials or as an artist? I ve been a practicing artist for forty-years and still haven t figured it out yet. Can you define studio practice as it relates to your life or share a personal philosophy about what contributed to your choice to be an artist, and how you approach that choice as a lifestyle? It is a small part of my life and it goes on. When you are in the midst of something how do you describe it?

Joshua 4:12-18 A DAY IN THE STUDIO As I entered the studio with my husband, few words are spoken while we remove our outer garments. Immediately classical music fills the studio and soon for me, fades into the back ground as I focus on the task at hand. I finished my Chai and sit watching, waiting and listing. There is a peace that settles on me like a dove and I continue to watch, wait and listen. My journal is open to the place where I left off one day before. It s comfortable in the studio. Thank you Father God for this time in the studio. A smile arises on my face, it s time to begin, to continue what was started in the studio several days ago. Thought: Take your time there is no rush. A wall an endless wall, walking through, in and out of shapes of color. I see with my inner eye and then I do. The work continues. Arlene Burke-Morgan

Arlene in her studio. Arlene, and her husband, painter Clarence Morgan.

ARLENE BURKE-MORGAN Email: arbmorg71@yahoo.com Voice: (612) 790-1573 BORN: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania EDUCATION: 1972 1977 1989 B.F.A. Degree, Moore College of Art; Philadelphia, PA Tyler School of Art, Temple University; PA M.F.A. Degree, East Carolina University, School of Art; Greenville, NC ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS: 2007 2002 1995 1995 1993 1993 1992 1989 1987 1986 In the Secret Place: Arlene Burke-Morgan, The Gage Family Art Gallery, Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN Installation, Minnetonka Center for The Arts, Minnetonka, MN Clay & Drawings, Sue Jahn International; Minneapolis, MN Clay & Drawings, St. Paul Academy & Summit Schools; St. Paul, MN The Immediacy of Drawing, Louisburg College; Louisburg, NC Recent Works, University of South Carolina at Spartanburg, SC Drawings/Installation, Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art; Greensboro, NC Clay Sculpture, Wake Forest University, Scales Fine Art Gallery; WinstonSalem, NC Arlene Burke-Morgan: One-Person Show, Wilson Art Center; Wilson, NC Recent Works, The Water Works Visual Arts Center; Salisbury, NC GROUP EXHIBITIONS: 2007 Trace Elements, Form+Content Gallery, Minneapolis, MN 2006 Couples Discourse, Palmer Museum of Art, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 2006 Reflections on a Legacy: Vitreographs from Littleton Studios, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 1

2005 Bone Folder, Brush, Pencil, & Pulp, Penland Gallery, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC 2005 Light in Motion, Gallery One, The Phipps Center for The Arts, Hudson, WI 2004 A Healing Arts Exhibition, Hudson Hospital; Hudson, WI 2003 Familiar Artists, Penland Gallery, Penland School of Crafts; Penland, NC 2003 New Work: East Carolina University Alumni & Faculty, Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC 2001 REPETITIVE MOTION College of Visual Arts Main Gallery, St. Paul, MN 1997 McKnight Artists MCAD Gallery, Minneapolis, MN 1996 CORRESPONDENCE Carolyn Ruff Gallery; Minneapolis, MN 1996 On Line: DRAWING, Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art; Greensboro, NC 1995 Group Show, Normandale Community College; Normandale, MN 1995 Many Colors, Kristi Gray, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 1994 Clay Sculpture, Still-Zinsel Contemporary Fine Art; New Orleans, LA 1994 Close Connections, The Katherine E. Nash Gallery; University of Minnesota; Minneapolis, MN 1993 Tenth Anniversary Exhibition, Marita Gilliam Gallery; Raleigh, NC 1993 REVIEW/PREVIEW, Carolyn Ruff Gallery; Minneapolis, MN 1993 Vessel as Metaphor, Second Street Gallery; Charlottesville, VA 1993 Two-Person Show, Carolyn Ruff Gallery; Minneapolis, MN 1993 New Faces of 1993, Marita Gilliam Gallery; Raleigh, NC 1992 Survey of Contemporary African American Artists, Philadelphia Art Alliance; Phila. PA [catalogue] 1992 Next Generation: Southern Black Aesthetic, Contemporary Arts Center; Cincinnati, OH [catalogue] 1992 An Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing, Wilson Art Center; Wilson, NC 1992 Next Generation: Southern Black Aesthetic, Orlando Museum of Art; Florida 1991 Next Generation: Southern Black Aesthetic, Hunter Museum of Art; Chattanooga, TN [catalogue] 1991 Common Ground, Southern Arts Federation Traveling Exhibition, Atlanta College of Art; Atlanta, GA [catalogue] 1991 Group Show, North Gallery, Greenville Museum of Art; Greenville, NC 1991 Common Ground, Southern Arts Federation Traveling Exhibition, Columbia Museum of Art; Columbia, SC 1991 MORGAN&MORGAN (two-person show), Dalton Gallery, Agnes Scott College; Decator, GA 1991 Next Generation: Southern Black Aesthetic, Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida; Gainesville, FL [catalogue] 1991 Taking A Stand: Art and Social Vision, Green Hill Center for North Carolina ArtGreensboro, NC [catalogue] 1991 Painting, Drawing & Sculpture, Winthrop Galleries, Winthrop College; Rock Hill, SC [catalogue] 1990 CLAYTOPIA, Somerhill Gallery; Chapel Hill, NC 1990 Next Generation: Southern Black Aesthetic, SECCA; Winston-Salem, NC [catalogue] 1990 WEST MEETS EAST, Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC 1989 Ceramic Traditions, Contemporary Art Center (curated by Winnie Owens- Hart); Kansas City, MO 2

1989 Seventeenth Annual Competition for North Carolina Artists, Fayetteville Museum of Art; NC 1987 North Carolina Treasures/Women Craft Artists: International Crafts Market Place ; Philadelphia, PA 1987 Northern Telecom Sixth Annual Exhibition of North Carolina Sculpture, Research Triangle Park; NC [catalogue] 1987 ALL WORK NO PLAY, Nexus Center for Contemporary Art; Atlanta, GA 1987 Arlene Burke-Morgan, Wilson Art Center; Wilson, NC 1987 ARTISTS COMBO, Winston-Salem Arts Council; Winston-Salem, NC 1986 Second Juried Exhibition of North Carolina Crafts, North Carolina Museum of History; Raleigh, NC [catalogue] 1986 Visual Arts: The Southeast 1986, Georgia State University; Atlanta, GA [catalogue] 1986 Annual Competition for North Carolina Artists, Fayetteville Museum of Art; NC 1985 NEW BLOOD, Rosenfeld Gallery; Philadelphia, PA 1985 A Celebration of Making, WARM GALLERY; Minneapolis, MN 1984 73rd Annual Fine Arts Exhibition, Minnesota State Fair; St. Paul, MN 1983 Mixed Media, Case Art Gallery, Atlantic Christian College; Wilson, NC 1983 Scared Artifacts & Objects of Devotion, Alternative Museum; New York, NY 1982 What s New in Clay II, University of Houston; Houston, TX 1980 Paperworks 80 Southeast, Quinlan Art Center; Gainesville, GA [catalogue] 1980 Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art: 48th Southeastern Competition; Winston-Salem, NC 1979 Cedar City Art Center, 38th Annual National Juried Show; Cedar City, Utah 1979 Personal Statements: Drawings, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art; Winston-Salem, NC 1974 Mount Holyoke College, National Print & Drawing Show, South Hadley, MA [catalogue] 1974 National Academy of Design: 149th Annual Exhibition, New York, NY AWARDS: 1996 MCAD/McKnight Foundation Fellowship in the Visual Arts 1992 North Carolina Arts Council Individual Visual Artists Fellowship 1991 Awards in the Visual Arts Nominee (AVA), Southeast Region 1990 SAF/NEA Regional Artist Fellowship, Southern Arts Federation 1987 Purchase Award, Northern Telecom 6th Annual Exhibition of North Carolina Sculpture 1986 Merit Award, Fayetteville Museum of Art, North Carolina 1974 National Academy of Design, Julius Hallgarten Award for Painting; New York, NY PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 2010 Visiting Artist, Department of Art, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 2005 Summer Instructor, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC 2004 Littleton Print Studios, Vitreograph with Digital Transfer print project, Spruce Pine, NC 3

2003 Summer Instructor, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC 1999 Co-curator of Clementine Hunter Exhibition, Weisman Museum Minneapolis, MN 1997 Visiting Instructor, Anderson Ranch, Snowmass Village Colorado 1996 Selection Panelist; Southern Arts Federation Fellowship Atlanta, GA 1995 Artist-in-Residence; St. Paul Academy & Summit Schools; St. Paul, MN 1992 Visiting Artist, University of Minnesota, Department of Art; Minneapolis, MN 1991 Lecturer, Winthrop College, Rock Hill, South Carolina 1991 Discussion Panelist; North Carolina Arts Council, Diggs Gallery Program, Winston-Salem State University; North Carolina 1991 Advisory Committee & Charter Member of the P.O.R.T. Adolescent Substance Abuse Program; Greenville, NC 1990 Guest Lecturer; Public School of North Carolina Poverty Project, Greensboro, NC 1990 Guest Lecturer; Greenville Middle School; North Carolina 1990 Selection Panelist; North Carolina Arts Council Visiting Artists Program; Raleigh, NC 1989 Visiting Artist; East Carolina University, School of Art; Greenville, NC 1988 Artist Workshop; Glenwood School, Chapel Hill, NC 1987 Lecturer; Greenville Museum of Art, North Carolina 1985 Guest Lecturer; Minneapolis College of Art & Design; MN 1977 Instructor; Thomas Eakins House Community Arts Center; Philadelphia, PA 1974 Visiting Artist; Lincoln University, Lincoln, PA ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE: 1996-1992 Adjunct Faculty, University of Minnesota, Department of Art; Minneapolis, MN 1992 Visiting Lecturer, East Carolina University, School of Art; Greenville, NC 1991 Visiting Instructor, The School for Gifted Students in the Arts, Brevard College, Brevard, NC 1991 Visiting Lecturer, East Carolina University, School of Art; Greenville, NC 1990 Visiting Instructor, The School for Gifted Students in the Arts, Brevard College, Brevard, NC 1990 Visiting Lecturer, East Carolina University, School of Art; Greenville, NC 1989 Visiting Instructor, The School for Gifted Students in the Arts, Brevard College; Brevard, NC 1989 Visiting Lecturer, East Carolina University, School of Art; Greenville, NC 1988 Visiting Instructor, The School for Gifted Students in the Arts, Brevard College, Brevard, NC BIBLIOGRAPHY: Star Tribune; Talent, Grants Link MCAD Show s Incompatible Artists, by Mary Abbe, pp. E 22, March 28, 1997; Mpls.,MN. ARTVU, Claytopia: An Invitational Clay Exploration, by Michele Richards, pp. 46, vol. 4, No. 2. NC Atlanta Arts Paper, Next Generation: Southern Black Aesthetic, by Chris Redd, pp. 57-58, July/August 1990 Ceramics Monthly, Southern Black Aesthetic, by Jeff Fleming, December issue, 1990, pp. 66-70 4

Helicon Nine: The Journal of Women s Arts & Letters; Arlene Burke-Morgan, pp. 17-18; pub. Kansas City, MO (1987) New Art Examiner, Southern Arts Federation/NEA Fellowship Recipients; May issue--1992, by Jeff Fleming The Arts Journal, Bridging The 500 Mile Stretch, by Mary Ann Claud, pp. 12-13, May 1990; Asheville, NC The Arts Journal, New African-American Art, by Tom Patterson, pp. 5-7, June 1990, Asheville, NC The Arts Journal, Taking A Stand: Art And Social Vision, by Merry Moore Winnett, pp. 8-9; March 1991, Asheville, NC The News & Observer, The Best of Two Worlds in Raleigh, by Gene Thorton; sec 3E, Feb. 12, 1989; Raleigh, NC The News & Observer/Raleigh Times; Afro-American Art Joins Rotating Exhibition at Municipal Building, by Lisa Bellamy, sec. 4T, Feb. 16, 1989; Raleigh, NC Winston-Salem Journal, Gallery at Scales Fine Arts Center Opens Season With Two Strong Shows, by Tom Patterson, sec. H4, September 17, 1989; Winston-Salem, NC COLLECTIONS: Target Corporation, Minneapolis, MN General Mill, Inc. Corporate Collections, Minneapolis, MN Home Savings and Loan Association, Corporate Office, Washington, DC Northern Telecom, Research Triangle Park, Raleigh, NC Private Collections Spring Mills Inc. Fort Mills, North Carolina Walker Art Center, Permanent Collection, Minneapolis, MN 5