Marjorie Morrow
I needed to make a strong, forceful painting that dealt with my anger at being “sidelined” in a long relationship—one with a partner who, in reflection, squelched and suppressed my opinions and, eventually, undermined my confidence. The hammer struck me (no pun intended) as the perfect metaphor. I built a stretcher exactly my 63″ height. I painted with bold, colorful strokes. In the end, the painting epitomizes a 3-way tool as it represents a woman’s anger and frustration, illustrates the potential for breakout, and symbolizes female tenacity. It is a self-portrait of newfound strength.
Marjorie Morrow is an abstract painter and a graduate of Miami University, Oxford, OH, (painting and printmaking). She participated, under visiting NY artist Richard Anuszkiewicz, in the inaugural Blossom-Kent Art Program, Cleveland, OH.
Recent exhibitions include a 2019 4-person show at the Howland Cultural Center, Beacon, NY, and a 2-person show at Denise Bibro Fine Art in NYC, in 2018. In addition, she shows regularly in New York’s Catskill and Adirondacks regions.
Special projects Morrow has created and developed include the multi-part Response and Reflection: 9/11 Ten Years Later, in collaboration with Drew University, Madison, NJ, and the John Street Church in lower Manhattan, and an online presentation, Art Orbit®, that features her own artwork and collectors.
A permanent part of the 9/11 Memorial Artists Registry, NYC, Morrow’s work is also represented in private, university, and corporate collections including Norton Simon and Mediacom Communications Corp.
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