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MICHAEL C. MORGAN (1955- )
Friends and Lovers. Three colored pencils on paper. 45 mm; 10¾ diameter, full margins (each sheet). 2023.
Provenance: private collection, Georgia.
Michael Morgan's fine art practice is inspired by his life as an HIV-positive black man living in Atlanta, GA. He strives to shed light on the human drama he sees every day. A native of North Carolina, he attended the North Carolina School of Performing Arts. Michael earned a BFA, with a concentration in painting, in 1987 from Atlanta College of Art. Since then, he has taught in the Department of Adult Education at the High Museum of Art and conducted gallery talks. In 1988, he received a grant from the City of Atlanta Bureau of Cultural Affairs. Michael Morgan received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting from the Atlanta College of Art in 1987 and has since then exhibiting his work at numerous venues in the Atlanta area, including the National Black Arts Festival, New Visions Gallery of Contemporary Art, Gallery 100 at Woodruff Fine Arts Center, and the Piedmont Park Art Festival. Recent exhibitions include "Incendiary Exposure: The Works of Daryl Harris & Michael Morgan," Hammonds House Museum, Atlanta, GA.
