A Tender Spirit, A Vital Form
Arlene Burke-Morgan & Clarence Morgan
Howard Oransky, Editor
A Tender Spirit, A Vital Form is prolifically illustrated with reproductions of works by nationally and internationally acclaimed artists Clarence Morgan and Arlene Burke-Morgan and features essays on their personal histories and artistic practices. It is the catalog for an exhibition at the Katherine E. Nash Gallery at the University of Minnesota in 2023.
Clarence Morgan and Arlene Burke-Morgan are the epitome of an artist-couple: in love with each other and their family, in love with their art, and devoted to faith, values, and culture that encouraged their artistic development, leading to national and international acclaim and recognition. Originally from Philadelphia, the couple lived and worked side by side throughout their long careers, contributing significantly to each other and to the art communities of the Twin Cities, the University of Minnesota, and beyond.
For thirty years, Clarence Morgan was a member of the art department at the university; his art, directed toward abstraction, focused on painting, drawing, and printmaking. Arlene Burke-Morgan also taught at the university, and, after early work with textiles, eventually evolved to an approach of abstraction, especially working with clay, drawing, and installations.
The catalog for an exhibition at the Katherine E. Nash Gallery at the University of Minnesota in 2023, A Tender Spirit, A Vital Form is prolifically illustrated with reproductions of works by the artists and features essays on their personal histories and artistic practices.
Contributors: Robert Cozzolino, Minneapolis Institute of Art; Tia-Simone Gardner, Macalester College; Bill Gaskins, Maryland Institute College of Art; Nyeema Morgan, interdisciplinary artist.
$34.95 ISBN 978-1-5179-1390-8
168 pages, 131 color plates, 9 3/4 x 11 3/4, February 2023
Howard Oransky is director of the Katherine E. Nash Gallery at the University of Minnesota. He is cofounder of Form + Content Gallery in Minneapolis.
Contents
Foreword
A Legacy of Mutuality
CHRISTINE BAEUMLER
Preface
Where the Spirit Works with the Hand
HOWARD ORANSKY
From—Philadelphia
BILL GASKINS
Love Rituals
NYEEMA MORGAN
In Her Light
ROBERT COZZOLINO
A Profound Curiosity
TIA-SIMONE GARDNERIN CONVERSATION WITH CLARENCE MORGAN
Notes
Exhibition History
Contributors