Having grown up a girl during the 60s and 70s in this country, I vacillate between embracing and rejecting traditional gender roles. My work explores via parody, the relationship between self identity and culture-- questioning through process, imagery and form, how each may be represented visually.

Satirical interpretations of Freudian psychology, Greek mythology and popular culture lace their way through the autobiographical content. Layers of painted pattern, image and text are "built" in such a way that seemingly harmless cartoons are juxtaposed with references to sexuality, science and material wants. Erased with an electric sander, redrawn and re-layered, images are embedded in the layers of space – some seen clearly, some partially obscured, denied or encased. The newest paintings on birch are all done on a single, uninterrupted surface. Works on paper incorporate a variety of materials.

The concept of desire is central to the newest work– consumption of material goods ("Buy Everything at Least Once"), the lure of luxury and extravagance, food fantasies and issues of control are all given a voice. Text is used as a layered element, to play personal ruminations off of cultural directives, exploring the comfort that nostalgia can offer, as well as my own desire for personal power.

My work is about self-definition on a personal level, but is relevant I feel, on a generational level.

nmorrow@ksu.edu

EDUCATION

University of Washington, M.F.A., 1991
Summer Resident, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, 1990
University of Washington, BFA, mcl, 1983

TEACHING APPOINTMENTS

Assistant Professor, Kansas State University, Art Department, Manhattan, KS, 2002-present
Adjunct Faculty, Bellevue Community College, Bellevue, WA, 2000-2002
Adjunct Faculty, Highline Community College, Des Moines, WA, 1995-2002
Adjunct Faculty (Lecturer), University of Washington, School of Art, Seattle, WA, 1991-2001
Instructor, Bellevue Art Museum School, Bellevue, WA, 2001
Instructor, School of Visual Concepts, Seattle, WA, 1999
Instructor, Pierce College, Tacoma, WA, 1994
Instructor, Washington Corrections Center for Women, Tacoma Community College and Washington State Department of Corrections, Gig Harbor, WA, 1994
Instructor, University of Washington Extension, Seattle, WA, 1991, 1992

GALLERY AFFILIATION

A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY, 2005-present


SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Signs of Desire, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY, 2007
Recent Work, Harper College, Palatine, IL, 2007
Modern Myths, Dickinson State University Gallery, Dickinson, ND, 2006
Heartland, Mallin Gallery, Kansas City Artists' Coalition, Kansas City, MO, 2005
Guaranteed Mileage, Linda Cannon Gallery, Seattle, WA, 1997
Contemplations, King County Arts Commission Gallery, Seattle, WA, 1995
Deep Breathing, A.R.C. Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1994

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Wish You Were Here 6, AIR Gallery, New York, 2007
28th Annual Mini-Works on Paper Exhibition, Hammond Gallery, Jacksonville State University (Bruce Bobick, Juror), 2007
Faculty Exhibition, William T. Kemper Gallery, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 2007
Texas National, 2007, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX (Juried by MANUAL), 2007
Painted Tongue: Union of Art & Word, Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL (Lanny Silverman, Juror), 2007
Made out of the Ordinary, AIR Gallery, New York, NY (Leslie Wright, Curator), 2007 (catalog)
MOAK 4 State Regional Exhibition 2006, Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, MO (Katy Geha, Juror), 2006 (catalog)
Kansas State Art Faculty Exhibition, Martin Museum of Art, Baylor University, Waco, TX, 2006
A National View at Grandview, Atlanta Artists Center Gallery, Atlanta, GA (Holly Koons McCullough, Juror) 2006 (catalog)
The Chelsea International Fine Art Competition, Agora Gallery, New York, NY (Manon Slome, Juror), 2006
19th National Juried Art Exhibition, Mable House Arts Center, Mableton, GA (Marcia Goldenstein, Juror), 2006 (catalog)
Wish You Were Here 5, AIR Gallery, New York, 2006
Visual Work Inspired by Lyrics, Prose or Poetry, Campbell Hall Gallery, Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR, 2006
Generations 5, AIR Gallery, New York, NY, 2006
9th International Open, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL (Margaret Hawkins, Juror), 2006
20th International Juried Show, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ (Patterson Sims, Juror), 2006 (folio)
Defining Freedom, Gallery of Art, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA (Lanny Francis DeVuono, Nancy Hathaway, Jurors), 2006 (folio)
Clay, Fiber, Paper, Glass, Metal, Wood: 38th Annual Exhibition, Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, IA (Peter Pinnell, Juror), 2006 (folio)
Berkeley Art Center Members' Annual Exhibition, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA, 2006
New Perspectives, Great Plains Art Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 2006
Faculty Exhibition, William T. Kemper Gallery, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 2006
Bodies in Context, AIR Gallery, New York, NY, September 13-October 8, 2005
All Femme, Strecker-Nelson Gallery, Manhattan, KS, 2005
Work of Art, Art of Work, Fine Arts Building Gallery, Chicago, IL (Betty Ann Mocek, John Harmon, Jurors), 2005
Wish You Were Here 4, AIR Gallery, New York, 2005
26th Annual Mini-Works on Paper Exhibition, Hammond Hall Art Gallery, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL (Darius Hill, Juror), 2005
Selfsame, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY, 2005
8th International Open, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL (Lynne Warren, Juror), 2005
Creating Communities, Creating Change, Loft Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (Mo Neal, Ed Forde, Jurors), 2005
Faculty Exhibition, William T. Kemper Gallery, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 2005
Berkeley Art Center Members' Showcase, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA, 2005
Nebraska Women's Caucus for Art Self-Portrait Show, Hillmer Gallery, College of St. Mary, Omaha, NE, 2005
11th Biennial Oklahoma: Centerfold, University of Arts and Sciences, Oklahoma (USAO) Gallery, Chickasha, OK, (Kristy Deetz, Juror), 2004-05 (catalog)
Excursions, Dickinson State University Art Gallery, Dickinson, ND, 2004
A Celebration of Quotable Visual Women Artists, Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney, NE (Ann Pagel, Curator), 2004
River Market Regional Exhibition, Kansas City Artists Coalition Gallery, Kansas City, MO (Shannon Fitzgerald, Juror), 2004 (catalog)
Group Show, with work by Louis Copt, Glenda Taylor, Robert Sudlow, Linda Ganstrom, Sheryl Pierson, Rebecca Hoyer, Nancy Morrow, Strecker-Nelson Gallery, Manhattan, KS, 2004
POP Group Exhibition, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL (Myra Casis, Meg Sheehy, Jurors), 2004
Women's Caucus for the Arts, Midwest Regional Show, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL (Margaret Hawkins, Carrie Secrist, Janet Bloch, Jurors), 2004
Boise State Women's Center Annual National Juried Art Exhibition, Boise State University Student Union Gallery, Boise, ID (Kathleen Keys, Kimiko Miyoshi, Maria Carmen, Jurors), 2004
Faculty Exhibition, William T. Kemper Gallery, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 2003
Small Matters of Great Importance, Hopper House Art Center, The Edward Hopper Landmark Preservation Foundation, Nyack, NY (Louise Weinberg, Juror), 2003
Flowing with the Current: Selected Works, Women's Studies Reading Room, Oldfather Hall, University of Nebraska, Lincol, 2002.
The Artful Woman, The Banana Factory, Bethlehem, PA (Jeffrey Wechsler, Juror), 2003 (catalog)
Dimensions 2003, AAWS and Milton Rhodes Galleries, Winston-Salem, NC (Stephen Phillips, Juror), 2003 (catalog)
6th National Juried Show, Gallery West, Alexandria, VA (Joann Moser, Juror), 2003
Contemplating Identity (Three-person), Paul Whitney Larson Gallery, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, 2003
Brand 32, Thirty-Second Annual National Juried Works on Paper Exhibition, Brand Library Art Gallery, Glendale, CA (Nancy Moure, Juror), 2002 (catalog)
Flowing with the Current: Selected Works, Nebraska Women’s Caucus for Art, Louisville Art Gallery, Louisville, NE, 2002
Artisans 2002 National Juried Exhibition, Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley, CA (John Killacky, Juror), 2002
Exhibition, William T. Kemper Gallery, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 2002
The Figure, Art Space Gallery, Bellevue Community College, Bellevue, WA (Dale Lindman, Curator), 2002
National Small Works Exhibition, Bloomingdale Park District Museum, Bloomingdale, IL (Melissa Ganje, Juror), 2001
Northwest Annual at COCA, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA (Michael Sweney, Juror), 2001
Faculty Exhibition, Art Space Gallery, Bellevue Community College, Bellevue, WA, 2001
Faculty Exhibition, Highline Community College, Des Moines, WA, 2000
Northwest Annual at COCA, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA (Kerry James Marshall, Juror), 1999
A Skowhegan Decade, 1987-1997, David Beizel Gallery, New York, NY, 1998
Gallery Artists, Linda Cannon Gallery, Seattle, WA, 1998
Femmes Fatales, Fisher Gallery, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA (Susan Olds, Curator), 1997
Louise Roach, Nancy Morrow, Jann Nunn (Three-person), Matrix Gallery, Sacramento, CA, 1996
10th Annual Small Works International, Amos Eno Gallery, New York, NY (Beth Venn, Juror), 1995
Matrix International 1995, Matrix Gallery, Sacramento, CA (Kim Anno, Leo F. Hobaica, Jr., Jurors), 1995
Faculty Exhibition, Highline Community College, 1994
Kirkland Arts Center Northwest Annual, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA (Peggy Weiss, Juror), 1994
4th Annual National Juried Exhibition, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA (Gary Stephan, Juror), 1994
North American Works, Matrix Gallery, Sacramento, CA (Donna Billick, Phil Linhares, Jurors), 1994
XIV Northwest International Art Competition, Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Bellingham, WA (Barbara Nechis, Howard Fox, Jurors), 1994
Northwest Annual at COCA, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA (Joel-Peter Witkin, Juror), 1994
Faculty Annual Exhibition, University of Washington, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle, WA, 1993
Kirkland Arts Center Northwest Annual, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA (Chris Bruce, Juror), 1993
The Success of Failure, The Pound/Studio 1216, Seattle, WA, 1993
XII Northwest International Art Competition, Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Bellingham, WA (Rupert Garcia, Peter Frank, Jurors), 1992
Contemporary Artists of the Northwest, Boise State University, Boise, ID (Stephanie Wilde, Tom Bray, Jurors), 1992
Pacific Northwest Annual, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA (Joyce Scott, Gregory G. Knight, Jurors), 1992
From Media to Metaphor: Art About AIDS, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA (Carl Smool, Curator), 1992 (folio)
Galleria 99, Galleria Potatohead, Seattle, WA (Spike Mafford, Curator), 1991
M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA, 1991
M.F.A. Group Exhibition, East Shore Gallery, Bellevue, WA, 1991
X Annual Northwest International Art Competition, Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Bellingham; WA (Norman Lundin, Juror), 1990
Northwest Annual at COCA, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA (Benny Andrews, Juror), 1990 (folio)
Works in Progress: MFA Candidates, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 1990
Frisco 100, Alligator: A Gallery and Performance Space, San Francisco, CA (Michael S. Bell, Juror), 1988
In-Transit: The Concept of Transport in Art, Bumbershoot Arts Festival, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA (Ron Glowen, Curator), 1988 (catalog)
Allied Arts 1988 Juried Painting Exhibition, Allied Arts Gallery, Richland, WA (Gaylen Hanson, Juror), 1988
Painting/Sculpture ’87, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA (Howard Fox, Juror), 1987 (folio)
Washington Women’s Juried Exhibition, Significant Form Gallery, Seattle, WA (Layne Goldsmith, Karen Guzak, Wanda Westcoast, Jurors), 1987
Transcending Confines, Matrix Gallery, Sacramento, CA (Victoria Z. Rivers, Juror), 1987

RESIDENCIES

Jentel Foundation, Artist Residency, Banner, WY, 2004
Centrum Foundation, Artist in Residence, Port Townsend, WA, 1995
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Summer Resident, Skowhegan, ME, 1990

Show Awards
Purchase Award, MOAK 4-State Regional Exhibition 2006, Springfield Art Museum', Springfield, MO, 2006
Cash Award, MOAK 2006: 4-State Regional Exhibition, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO, 2006
1st Place Award, A National View at Grandview, Atlanta Artists Center Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 2006
3rd Place Show Award, 11th Biennial Oklahoma: Centerfold, Leslie Powell Foundation and Gallery,
Lawton, 2004
Juror's Award for Merit, Small Matters of Great Importance, Hopper House Art Center, The Edward
Hopper Landmark Preservation Foundation, Nyack, NY, 2003
Honorable Mention, Dimensions 2003, AAWS and Milton Rhodes Galleries, Winston-Salem, NC, 2003
Eva Mason Donor Award, Brand 32: Thirty-Second Annual National Juried Works on Paper Exhibition, Brand
Library Art Gallery, Glendale, CA, 2002
Award of Excellence, Artisans 2002 National Juried Exhibition, Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley, CA, 2002
Third Place Award, National Small Works Exhibition, Bloomingdale Park District Museum,
Bloomingdale, IL, 2001
King County Arts Commission, Gallery Program Grant, Seattle, WA, 1995
Best of Show, 2-D Work, North American Works, Matrix Gallery, Sacramento, CA, 1994
Gold Award, Allied Arts 1988 Juried Painting Exhibition, Allied Arts Gallery, Richland, WA, 1988
Honorable Mention, Transcending Confines, Matrix Gallery, Sacramento, CA, 1987
Merit Award, Painting/Sculpture ‘87, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA, 1987
University Grants and Awards
University Small Research Grant, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 2005, 2002
Northwest International Education Association (NIEA) Mini Grant, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA,1999
Faculty Development Grant, Highline Community College, Des Moines, WA, 1997
Maria Wang European Travel Fellowship, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 1991
Teaching Assistantship, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 1990-1991
Residency Fellowship, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Joint Award from Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, and the University of Washington, 1990
Travel Honorarium, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Merit Fellowship, Outstanding Fine Arts Graduate, Graduate Office, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 1990
Linda Nordstrom Fellowship, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 1990

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Articles, Catalogs, Folios
Made out of the Ordinary [Exhibition Catalog], AIR Gallery, New York, NY, curated by Leslie Wright, 2007
MOAK 4-State Regional Exhibition 2006 [Exhibition Catalog], Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO, juried by Katy Geha, 2006
Jerry Cullum. "Diverse Views, From All Over," The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 24, 2006, "Art & Books Section (Review)
A National View at Grandview [Exhibition Catalog], Atlanta Artists Center Gallery, Atlanta, GA, juried by Holly Koons McCullough, 2006
19th National Juried Art Exhibition [Exhibition Catalog], Mable House Arts Center, Mableton, GA, juried by Marcia Goldenstein, 2006
Defining Freedom, [Exhibition Folio], Gallery of Art, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA, juried by Lanny Francis DeVuono, Nancy Hathaway, 2006
Clay, Fiber, Paper, Glass, Metal, Wood: 38th Annual Exhibition, [Exhibition Folio], Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, IA, juried by Peter Pinnell, 2006
Robin Trafton. "River Market Exhibition Finds Common Threads in Diversity of Six-State Region," The Kansas City Star, Friday, July 30, 2004, p. 30 (Review)
11th Biennial Oklahoma: Centerfold, [Exhibition Catalog], Leslie Powell Foundation and Gallery, Lawton, OK, juried by Kristy Deetz, 2004
River Market Regional Exhibition, [Exhibition Catalog], Kansas City Artists Coalition Gallery, Kansas City, MO, juried by Shannon Fitzgerald, 2004
The Artful Woman, [Exhibition Folio], The Banana Factory, Bethlehem, PA, juried by Jeffrey Wechsler, 2003
Dimensions 2003, [Exhibition Catalog], AAWS and Milton Rhodes Galleries, Winston-Salem, NC; juried by Stephen Phillips, 2003
“Brand 32: Thirty-Second Annual National Juried Works on Paper Exhibition,” [Exhibition Catalog], Brand Library Art Gallery, Glendale, CA, juried by Nancy Moure, 2002
Regina Hackett. "Warehouse is Going out with Artistic Flair," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Friday, May 25, 2001, p. 22 (Review)
A Skowhegan Decade, 1987-1997, [Exhibition Catalog], David Beizel Gallery, New York, NY, 1998
Farr, Sheila. "Visual Arts," Seattle Weekly, September 2, 1997
Matthew Kangas. "Art About AIDS: Shock Value," Seattle Times, Thursday, June 18, 1992, Section C, p. 2 (Review)
From Media to Metaphor: Art About AIDS, [Exhibition Folio], Center on Contemporary Art (COCA), Seattle, WA, curated by Carl Smool, 1992
"Bumbershoot 1988 Exhibit Catalogue," Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, 1988
Painting/Sculpture ’87, [Exhibition Folio], Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA; juried by Howard Fox, 1987

CONFERENCES

Session Leader, CAA Annual Conference, Upcoming in Dallas, TX, February 20-23 (2008). Session entitled: Painting AS Mixed Media? Questions of Language, Materials, Illusion and Unconventional Surface.
Pink Tanked or Drunk with Color? In Support of a Multifaceted, Feminist Approach to Chromatic Pleasure. Paper Presented at Southeastern College Art Association (SECAC)/ Mid-America College Art Association (MACAA), Joint Conference, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, Oct. 25-29, 2006. Session title: ChromOrgasm: Chromancing the Color Moshpit. Section Leader: Pete Driessen, Visual Artist, Minneapolis.
Politically Incorrect? The Power and Perils of Using Color, abstract included in CAA Abstracts, College Art Association. Paper presented at CAA Annual Conference, New York, NY, February 22, 2003. Session Title: Beyond Formalism: Teaching Color as Color. Session Chair: Barbara Nesin, Spelman College. Session sponsored by: Foundations in Art: Theory and Education (FATE)

VISITING ARTIST/PUBLIC LECTURES

Visiting Artist, Harper College, Palatine, IL, 2007
Visiting Artist, Dickinson State University, Dickinson, ND, 2006
Gallery Talk (with Elizabeth Walker), Salina Art Center, Salina, KS, 2006
Visiting Artist and Juror, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS, 2006
Artist's Talk, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN. Sponsored by the Visual Arts Committee, The Department of Women's Studies and the Center for Advanced Feminist Studies, 2003
Artist's Talk, Visiting Artists Lecture Series, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS, 2003
Visiting Artist, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA. Portrait Drawing Demonstration/Performance, in conjunction with John Singer Sargent Exhibition, 2001
Guest Lecturer, University of Washington, Advanced Painting Seminar, School of Art, Seattle, WA, 1998
Honors Program Colloquia Public Lecture, Women's Work in Contemporary Art, Highline Community College, Des Moines, WA, 1996
Visiting Artist, Northwest School for Hearing Impaired Children, Seattle, WA, 1995, 1987-1988

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Dickinson State University Art Gallery, Dickinson, ND. Permanent Collection (2006)
Harper College, Palatine, IL, Foundation Permanent Collection (2007)
Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO. Permanent Collection (2006)

ARCHIVES

A.I.R. Gallery Archive in The Fales Library and Special Collections at the Elmer Holmes Bobst Library, New York University, New York, NY
Archive of Women Artists, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC