Delaware County Community College
Paolo Morales is a solo exhibition at Delaware County Community College featuring work from “Memphis Tulips,” “The Blind Leading the Blind,” and a new installation-based project titled “Flowering Dogwood.” On view 3/7-4/15 with a lecture on 3/24 at 4:30pm.
On View March 7–April 15, 2022
Hours: Monday–Friday | 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Location: Art Gallery | Room 2305 | Marple Campus
901 Media Line Rd, Media, PA 19063
ARTIST TALK Thursday, March 24 | 4:30–5:30 p.m.
FREE Admission | Open to the Public | Registration Required
Large Auditorium | Academic Building
Offered in-person and through Zoom
In-person attendees are required to upload proof of vaccination prior to the event.
Please register for the event here
Philadelphia-based photographer Paolo Morales’s sensitive portraits of his family and friends invite viewers to contemplate the importance of human connection against the backdrop of the major sociological shifts of the last decade. Across three series of photographs that incorporate both documentary and vernacular aesthetics, Morales examines the conditions of the pandemic, gentrification, the challenges of elder care, and the ongoing legacy of racial inequity in the United States. The exhibition contributes to programming surrounding Delaware County Community College’s 2021-2022 College-wide Reading selection, Jacqueline Woodson’s Brown Girl Dreaming (Puffin Books 2014), a poetic memoir of Woodson’s childhood. Similar to Woodson’s use of autobiography to consider the legacy of the Civil Rights milestones of the 1960s and 1970s, Morales’s photographs build empathy between viewers and his subjects as a means to interrogate the most pressing concerns of the early twenty-first century.
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2021
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Gorevin Gallery at Cabrini University
“Memphis Tulips” is the subject of a one-person exhibition at the Gorevin Gallery at Cabrini University, on view 9/30-11/12
Opening reception on 9/30 from 4:30-6:30pm
Lecture at 5pm with a Zoom option (Meeting ID: 874 9328 3982)
Cabrini University
610 King of Prussia Road
Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087 USA
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Gwinnett County Public Library Photo Annual
A photograph from the series “Memphis Tulips” is included in the GCPL Photo Annual, juried by Maria L. Kelly, on view 10/15-11/19
Opening reception on 10/15 from 6:00-7:30pm
Juror’s talk on 10/23 from 1:00-2:00pm
GCPL Duluth Branch
3180 Main Street
Duluth, Georgia 30096 USA
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2021 Microgrant, Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
My on-going work in Philadelphia received a 2021 Alumni Microgrant from the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.
https://newsroom.artandwriting.org/2021/04/23/announcing-the-2021-alumni-micrograntees/
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The Humid
A photograph from my on-going series “Flowering Dogwood” appears in a storefront exhibition throughout Athens, Georgia in a exhibition titled “When in Athens” organized by The Humid.
https://www.thehumid.com/when-in-athens
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Soft Lightning Studio
A two-page spread in collaboration with Jamie Ho appears in the “A Labor of Love” zine.
https://www.softlightningstudio.com/products/a-labor-of-love-zine
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Goldenrod Editions
A photograph from “Memphis Tulips” is featured in Goldenrod Zine Issue #2.
https://goldenrodeditions.com/Goldenrod-Zine-Issue-02
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Forsberg Art Gallery at Lower Columbia College
A photograph from “Flowering Dogwood” is featured in “The New Now Washington” exhibition at the Forsberg Art Gallery at Lower Columbia College in Longview, Washington. The exhibition is sponsored by the Society of Photographic Education, curated by Zemie Barr, and sequenced by Jennie Castle. On view 6/10-7/8.
https://www.thenewnow.online/the-new-now-washington
https://lowercolumbia.edu/art-gallery/index.php
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The Gallery at Delaware County Community College
A photograph from Memphis Tulips is featured in the “215|610 Contemporary Juried Exhibition” at the Gallery at Delaware County Community College, juried by Christina Vassallo. On view virtually 3/16-4/10 with a Zoom juror’s talk on 3/25 at 7pm.
https://www.dccc.edu/campus-life/arts/art-gallery/610215/christina-vassallo
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Marble Hill Camera Club
My on-going project titled “Flowering Dogwood” will be the subject of a fifteen minute presentation at the Marble Hill Camera Club, curated by Patrice Helmar, with a collaborative zine by John O’Toole from Oranbeg Press. Five artists will present their work on 2/13 at 7pm. Zoom link available on their instagram ten minutes before the event.
https://www.marblehillcameraclub.com/
https://www.instagram.com/marblehillcameraclub/
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Reynolds Gallery at the University of the Pacific
Two photographs appear in a virtual exhibition, “Dreaming of Equ>lity” at the Reynolds Gallery at the University of the Pacific.
https://www.pacific.edu/pacific-newsroom/pacific-student-curated-art-show-focuses-equality
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2020
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Soft Lightning, Volume #2: Connection
Two photographs appear in Soft Lightning, Volume #2: Connection, edited by Julie Rae Powers, juried by Rashod Taylor, and an essay by Efrem Zelony-Mindell.
https://www.softlightningstudio.com/products/soft-lightning-vol-2connection
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The New Yorker
Two photographs accompany an article titled “The Students Left Behind by Remote Learning” by Alec MacGillis in the October 5th issue of The New Yorker.
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Society for Photographic Education Southeast Conference
“Flowering Dogwood” is a lecture on the work I made while living in Virginia at the 2020 SPE Southeast Virtual conference on 10/17 at 1:30pm.
https://www.spenational.org/conferences/2020-southeast-conference/schedule/2020/10/17/flowering-dogwood
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Thursday Night Photo Talk at Philadelphia Photo Arts Center
“Take Care of Each Other” is the Thursday Night Photo Talk on 10/1 at Philadelphia Photo Arts Center via Zoom.
https://www.philaphotoarts.org/event/thursday-night-photo-talk-with-paolo-morales/
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Art4Equality x Life, Liberty & The Pursuit of Happiness
A photograph from “These Days I Feel Like a Snail Without a Shell” is included in a group exhibition at The Untitled Art Space in New York. The show is curated by Indira Cesarine. On view 9/26-10/17. Press preview from 1-3pm and opening reception from 3-8pm on 9/26.
The Untitled Art Space
45 Lispenard Street
New York, NY 10013
(212) 780-0960
info@untitled-space.com
http://untitled-space.com/art4equality-x-life-liberty-the-pursuit-of-happiness/
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Inside the Artist’s Studio Residency at Capitol Hill Arts Workshop
I will produce video and image content for Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW) for an Instagram takeover as part of their Inside the Artist’s Studio Residency program from 9/21-9/25.
https://www.instagram.com/chawindc/
Press Release:
https://www.eastcityart.com/art-news/capitol-hill-arts-workshop-hosts-paolo-morales-for-its-virtual-inside-the-artists-studio-residency/
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XYZ Art Gallery at VirginiaTech
Memphis Tulips is the subject of a one-person exhibition at XYZ Art Gallery in Blacksburg, Virginia. The exhibition features twenty photographs. On view 1/24-2/8. Opening reception 1/24 from 6-8pm. Artist talk 1/31 at 7pm.
XYZ Art Gallery
223 North Main Street
Blacksburg, VA 24060
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2019
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Currents 2019
Six photographs from my on-going project Memphis Tulips are featured in “Currents 2019,” curated by Jon Feinstein, at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans, LA. The exhibition features ten photographers and is part of the annual PhotoNOLA Festival. On view 12/6 to 2/9, with an opening reception on 12/13 from 5-7pm.
Ogden Museum of Southern Art
925 Camp Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 539-9650
https://ogdenmuseum.org/exhibition/photonolacurrents2019/
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Captured Light: Current Photographic Processes
Three photographs from Memphis Tulips are featured in “Captured Light: Current Photographic Processes",” a group show juried by Nate Larson, presented at the BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown, MD. On view 11/16 to 12/21, with an opening reception on 11/16 from 3-5pm.
BlackRock Center for the Arts
12901 Town Commons Drive
Germantown, MD 20874
(301) 528-2260
https://www.blackrockcenter.org/gallery-exhibit/captured-light-current-photographic-processes/
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Art Night
Five photographs from Between You and Me appeared in “Art Night,” a group show and fundraiser curated by Caitlin Berry at Washington Project for the Arts in association with Hickok Cole Architects, on view 10/17 from 6-9pm.
Hickok Cole Architects
1023 31st St NW
Washington DC 20007
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2019 Society for Photographic Education Northeast Juried Exhibition
A photograph from Memphis Tulips is featured in the 2019 SPE Northeast Juried Exhibition, juried by D’Angelo Lovell Williams, at the Red Eye Gallery in Providence, RI. The exhibition is part of the SPE Northeast Conference titled “Photography: Mentorship and Legacy,” hosted at the Rhode Island School of Design. Opening reception on 10/26, 7-9pm.
https://www.spenational.org/conferences/photography-mentorship-and-legacy/schedule/2019/10/26/exhibition-opening
Red Eye Gallery
30 North Main Street
Providence, RI 02903
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JRNL, Issue #1
Photographs from my series Memphis Tulips appeared in Issue #1 of “JRNL,” published by FotoFilmic in Vancouver, Canada.
https://store.fotofilmic.com/products/fotofilmic-jrnl-issue-1
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On Death
A photograph from The Blind Leading the Blind is featured in “On Death,” published by Kris Graves Projects with essays by Jon Feinstein and Roula Seikaly.
https://www.krisgravesprojects.com/book/ondeath
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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
“Mirror Mirror on the Wall,” a group show at St. Francis College, featuring work from the collection of Lise Curry. On view 9/20-12/17.
St. Francis College, Callahan Center
182 Remsen St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718 489 5322
events@sfc.edu
https://www.sfc.edu/news-feed/~news-id/954
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SYNERGY: From Manila to Acapulco
“SYNERGY: From Manila to Acapulco,” a group show at Zhou B Art Center, featuring two photographs from The Blind Leading the Blind, curated by Cesar Conde and Sergio Gomez. On view 7/19-9/13.
Zhou B Art Center
1029 W 35th St
Chicago, IL 60609
773 523 0200
info@zhoubartcenter.com
http://www.zhoubartcenter.com/synergy-from-manila-to-acapulco.html