Lorena Morales
Artist’s Statement:
Art has always been relevant in my life; however, it was in 2003 when I moved to Houston from Venezuela that I believe my art practice became grounded. Even though, or maybe especially because, over time my perception of home has changed, all of my artworks relate to the journey of finding my way home. Recollections of familiar sounds, everyday scents and reoccurring images, from both my birth home and my adoptive home, become abstract as they interweave within me and bubble to the surface in my mind. Through the use of vivid colors and geometric shapes over transparent surfaces, my works propose a visual passage evoking memories, emotions, and expectations.
Nostalgia and joy are intrinsic in my work; they are on display in my use of color and in the relationship between lines and shapes; they appear and disappear as light changes or the viewer moves; they may shift positions, but their presence is still perceived in each piece through the relationship between the materiality of the media choices and the immateriality of the dynamic relationship of light and shadows.
Abbreviated Biography:
Lorena Morales is a contemporary visual artist currently living and working in Houston Texas. Born in Maracaibo, Venezuela, Lorena holds certificates in painting and sculpture from the Glassell School of Art at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, as well as a degree in Business Administration from Rafael Urdaneta University. She recently completed the Block XIX Program at the Glassell School of Art, and was also awarded a grant by the Carlos Cruz-Diez Foundation and the Glassell School of Art for participation in an Advanced Seminar in Contemporary Art.
Lorena Morales’ artworks have been exhibited nationally in Florida, North Carolina, and extensively in Texas. Her artworks have also been exhibited internationally in Venezuela and Germany. In 2016 the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston commissioned “Flight Plan”, a 50’ x 200’ site specific artwork by Loren Morales, as part of their permanent collection. Most recently Lorena has been selected as one of 18 international artists to attend the prestigious L’AiR Arts Drawing Research Residency in Paris France for the 2020/2021 season.
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Artworks by Lorena Morales are included in the following Camiba Gallery exhibits:
Lorena Morales: im/perfect home 2022
INSIGHT: CAMIBAart Artists’ Perspectives on 2020
Lorena Morales: Embracing - August 2020
Lorena Morales ~ artist
Houston, Texas ~ Photo: David D. Bailie
Lorena Morales ~ Anywhere ~ 2018
$3,200.00 ~ 32” x 32” ~ enamel on plexiglas
Lorena Morales ~ Nowhere ~ 2018
$3,200.00 ~ 32” x 32” ~ enamel on plexiglas
Lorena Morales; Home; 2016
$2,800.00; 28” x 28” mounted; Enamel on plexiglas