Rebecca Morris (b. 1969 Honolulu, Hawaii; lives and works

in Los Angeles, CA) is known for her inventive approach

to composition, color, and gesture. Working primarily with

thin, matte washes of color juxtaposed with shimmering,

metallic impasto, Morris’ practice demonstrates a rigorous

commitment to experimentation, combining seemingly

disparate patterns and motifs to generate exciting new

outcomes and possibilities.

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Morris was recently the subject of a solo exhibition, curated

by Jamillah James, which traveled from the Institute of

Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (2022), to the Museum of

Contemporary Art, Chicago (2023). Other significant solo

exhibitions of Morris’ work have been held at the Blaffer Art

Museum, (2019); Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht, Holland

(2014); and The Renaissance Society, (2005). Her work has

been included in numerous group exhibitions, including

Inherent Structure, Wexner Center for the Arts (2018); Made

in L.A. 2016: a , the, though, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles

(2016); and the 2014 Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum of

American Art, New York.

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Her work can be found in the collection of the Hirshhorn

Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC; Hammer

Museum, Los Angeles; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los

Angeles; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego; Art

Institute of Chicago; Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago;

Sammlung Goetz, Munich, Germany; Bonnefanten Museum,

Maastricht, Netherlands; and DePaul Art Museum, Chicago.