UNIVERSITY TEACHING
Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL. Emeritus Professor, African American Studies/Art History (2007-2019)
Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC. (2000-2007) Assistant Professor, Art History
​​Cottey College, Nevada, MO. (1996-2000) Assistant Professor, Art History/Studio Art
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EDUCATION​
University of California, Los Angeles. (PhD. 1997) American Art History
​​University of Wyoming. (MFA, 1988) Sculpture; (MA, 1987) Painting
Schiller International University, Berlin. (MA) Theatre History
​California College of Arts, Oakland, CA. (BFA) Painting
BOOKS
The Black Arts Movement and the Black Panther Party in American Visual Culture, New York: Routledge (2019).
“Uncle Tom’s Cabin” as Visual Culture, Columbia: University of Missouri Press (2007).
PUBLISHING AWARD
Peter Seaborg Award for Civil War Scholarship, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” as Visual Culture, George Tyler Moore Center, Study of the Civil War, Shepherd University, WV. (2008)
ART AWARDS
Honorable Mention, selections from “News from the Front,” Koger Art Center, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. July 9 – Sept. 15, 2024.
Honorable Mention, “Josecito, Uvalde, Texas,” A Sense of Place, Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA. September 8 – October 13, 2023. Juror: Jeffrey Richmond-Moll, Curator of American art, Georgia Museum of Art; faculty, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia.
Honorable Mentions (2), “Ukrainian Mother” and “Ahmaud Arbery Memorial Run,” Palmetto Hands Fine Crafts, ArtFest, North Charleston, SC. May 1 -7, 2023. Juror: Karen Stock, Professor of Fine Art at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC.
Honorable Mention, “Witness for the Prosecution,” Handcrafted, Maria V Howard Arts Center, Imperial Centre for Arts and Sciences, Rocky Mount, NC. Jan. 20 - April 23, 2023. Juror: Susan Fecho, Dean of the School of Visual, Performing, and Communication Arts, Barton College, NC.
Honorable Mention, “Roses for Angela, 1971,” Artists Who Teach, Fayetteville [NC] State University, Rosenthal Gallery. September 23 – November 12, 2022. Juror: Harris Wiltsher, Facilitator and Associate Professor, Visual Arts Program, Florida A&M University.
Honorable Mention, “Ahmaud Arbery Memorial Run,” A Sense of Place, Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA. September 2 – October 7, 2022. Juror: Erin Dunn, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Telfair Museums in Savannah, GA.
Weyerhauser Juror Award, “Daddy Changed the World,” Great Northern Art Explosion, Grayling, MI. August 28 – September 12, 2021. Juror: Valerie Allen, Curator of Studio 23 in Bay City, MI and artist member of Golden Artist Colors of New Berlin, NY.
GRANTS
2022 Not Real Art Grant, Culver City Arts Foundation, CA. https://notrealart.com/2022-not-real-art-grant-winners/
Cultural Commentary/Social Change Grant, Fiber Art Now (summer/fall 2021)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Cary Arts Center, Cary, NC. January 31- March 23, 2025.
Eric Fischl Gallery, Phoenix College, AZ. January 21, 2025 – February 13, 2025.
University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL. August 12- September 19, 2024
Koger Art Center, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. July 9 – Sept. 15, 2024.
Public Works Art Center, East Gallery, Summerville, SC. May 16- July 7, 2024.
Rosewood Art Center, Kettering, OH. April 22 – May 25, 2024.
Holy Family University, Philadelphia, PA. February 27- March 27, 2024.
Appalachian Center for Crafts, Tennessee Technical University, Smithfield. February 23- March 31, 2024.
Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts, Fond du Lac, WI. January 12- February 23, 2024.
Alma College, Flora Kirsch Beck Gallery, Alma, MI. November 6- December 7, 2023.
Pittsburg State University, Harry Krug Gallery, Pittsburg, KS. September 26—November 8, 2023.
Reboboth Art League, Corkran Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, DE. September 29—October 29, 2023.
Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, OR. February 24 – March 24, 2023.
Park Circle Gallery, North Charleston, SC., November 2 —December 31, 2022.
Dalton Gallery, York County Council for the Arts, Rock Hill, SC. February 7—March 5, 2022.
FUTURE SHOWS
Emerge Art Center, Greenville, NC. March 7 – March 27, 2025.
College of the Sequoias, Visalia, CA. March 4, 2025 – June 11, 2025.
Crary Art Gallery, Warren, PA. June 7 – July 5, 2025.
Black Creek Art Gallery, Hartsville, SC. August 4 – September 5, 2025.
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PRESS COVERAGE
Reynolds, Jason. “She bought a sewing machine when the pandemic began. Now quilts are her activism.” WYSO (May 20, 2024). https://www.wyso.org/arts-culture/2024-05-20/she-bought-a-sewing-machine-when-the-pandemic-began-now-quilts-are-her-activism
Hogan, Chloe. “Jo-Ann Morgan Provides Comfort, Commentary Through Quilting.” Charleston [SC] City Paper(November 23, 2022).
“Stories Through Quilts” – New Art Exhibit on Display at Art Council of York...” CN2 News, Rock Hill, SC (February 16, 2022).
https://www.cn2.com/stories-through-quilts-new-art-exhibit-on-display-at-art-council-of-york-co/
Jensen, Sarah Brown. “It’s spring! Let’s get out there and appreciate some art!” KLCC public radio, Lane Community College, Eugene, OR (March 22, 2023).
https://www.klcc.org/show/viz-city/2023-03-22/its-spring-lets-get-out-there-and-appreciate-some-art
“Excellence in Fibers VIII,” Fiber Art Now (winter 2023) 58.
“Cultural Commentary, Social Change Grant, Jo-Ann Morgan,” Fiber Art Now (summer/fall 2021) 52.
ONLINE SITES
Lunch Ticket- https://nextissue.wpengine.com/archive/issue-archive/winter-spring-2025/
NYC Phoenix Invitational Exhibition (June 2023)- http://www.phoenix-gallery.com/jo-ann-morgan.html
Studio Art Quilts Juried Artist Member- https://www.saqa.com/art/juried-artists/jo-ann-morgan
Foundwork- https://foundwork.art/artists/jo-annmorgan
PODCASTS
NOT REAL ART 2022 Grant Winner Jo-Ann Morgan: The Fiber Artist Paying Tribute to Victims of Violence [Podcast Interview] (July 4, 2023) https://notrealart.com/jo-ann-morgan/
CAPTAIN HUNTER’S PODCAST Jo-Ann Morgan- Art History and the Black Panthers [Podcast Interview] (February 28, 2021)
VIDEO
Gallery Talk: From the artist with Jo-Ann Morgan, Quilted Chronicles (October 1, 2023)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esVgv_U_JWM
Gallery Talk: Jo-Ann Morgan at Holy Family University (March 27, 2024)
https://holyfamilyartgallery.wordpress.com/2024/03/08/jo-ann-morgan/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_Oje8NtLQI
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GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Florence County Museum, Florence SC, Eastern Carolina Contemporary Biennial, March 2025.
Maria V. Howard Art Center at the Imperial Centre for Arts and Sciences, Rocky Mount, NC. 2025 Handcrafted, January 18 – May 8, 2025.
University of Maine, Farmington, ME. The Thinking Hand, June 21 – September 20, 2024.
Buckham Gallery, Flint, MI. Metaphysiques, April 5 – May 4, 2024.
LaGrange Art Museum, LaGrange, GA. Openings, December 16 – February 11, 2024.
Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA. A Sense of Place, September 8 – October 13, 2023.
Atlanta Quilt Festival, South Fulton, GA. Good Trouble Quilts — Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Congressman John Lewis- Part 2, August 4 – September 2, 2023.
ArtFest, North Charleston, SC. Palmetto Hands Fine Crafts, May 1 – 7, 2023.
QuiltFest, Greenville, “Inspiration,” SAQA Georgia and South Carolina Showcase Exhibit, Palmetto, April 20-22, 2023.
Silver Street Studios, Houston, TX. I Choose Therefore I Am, March 11 – April 30, 2023.
Overture Center for the Arts, Madison, WI. Democracy- A Visual Exploration, March 7- June 4, 2023.
University of North Carolina, Pembroke, NC. Passage of Time, February 2-March 13, 2023.
Florence County Museum, Florence SC. Pee Dee Regional Art Competition, January 26 – April 7, 2023.
Maria V. Howard Art Center at the Imperial Centre for Arts and Sciences, Rocky Mount, NC. 2023 Handcrafted, January 20 – April 23, 2023.
Saint Vincent College, McCarl Coverlet Gallery, Latrobe, PA. Through the Mask: Conversations about Culture and Covid, November 9 – February 3, 2023.
Fayetteville State University, Rosenthal Gallery, Artists Who Teach, Fayetteville, NC. September 23 – November 12, 2022.
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD. Southeastern College Art Conference Members Show, October 21 – 28, 2022.
Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC. The Shape I’m In, Tri-State Sculptor’s Exhibition, August 3 - October 8, 2022.
ArtPrize 2022, Grand Rapids, MI. September 15 – October 2, 2022.
Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA. A Sense of Place, Sept. 2 – Oct. 7, 2022.
Floris United Methodist Church, Herndon, VA. Sacred Threads, July 14 – 24, 2022.
Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA. Connectivity, June 15 – July 18, 2022.
ArtFields 2022, Lake City, SC. April 21 – 30, 2022.
Embracing Our Differences, Bayfront Park, Sarasota, FL. January 15 - April 10, 2022.
University of North Carolina, Wilmington, NC. Protest Signs, February 24 – April 1, 2022.
Norfolk State University, James Wise Gallery, Norfolk, VA. “No Justice, No Peace”: Global Protest, Unrest, and Conflict, October 15 - December 10, 2021.
View Center for Arts and Culture, Old Forge, NY. Quilts Unlimited, October 2 – Dec. 4, 2021.
Terrain Biennial, installation in Tallahassee, FL. October 2 - November 15, 2021.
University of Incarnate Word, Kelso Art Center, San Antonio, TX. The Language of Fiber Art, October 8 - November 12, 2021.
Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, NY. Threads that Bind (When the Fabric of Social Culture Unravels), September 12 - October 17, 2021.
Coastal Carolina University, Rebekah Bryant Gallery, Conway, SC. Current and Former Faculty Show, September 1 – October 3, 2021.
Great Northern Art Explosion, Grayling, MI. August 28 – September 12, 2021.
Ellington-White Contemporary, Fayetteville, NC. Art and Social Justice: Art for the People, By the People II, May 1 - June 19, 2021.
Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY. Fantastic Fibers 2020, April 1 - May 29, 2021.
d’Art Center, Norfolk, VA. Persistence III, March 13 - 31, 2021.
311 Gallery, Raleigh, NC. Your Place at the Table, November 2020.
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TEACHING AWARDS​
“Excellence in Diversity Education,” Western Illinois University (2019)
​​“Outstanding Teaching for Undergraduate Research,” College of Arts/Sciences, WIU (2012)
​“Excellence in Teaching,” President's Diversity Council, WIU (2011)
​​“Provost’s Award for Multicultural Teaching,” WIU (2010)
​“Outstanding Faculty Multicultural Teaching,” College of Arts/Sciences, WIU (2010)
​“Excellence in Service,” President’s Diversity Council, WIU (2009)
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ART HISTORY ARTICLES
“Huey P. Newton Enthroned--Iconic Image of Black Power,” Journal of American Culture 37:2 (June 2014) 129-148.
“Thomas Satterwhite Noble’s Mulattos--From Barefoot Madonna to Maggie the Ripper,” Journal of American Studies,41:1, Cambridge University Press (2007) 83-117.
“Winslow Homer Visits Aunt Chloe’s Old Kentucky Home,” Southeastern College Art Conference Review 14:5, (2005) 439-451.
“Picturing Uncle Tom with Little Eva--Reproduction as Legacy,” Journal of American Culture, 27:1, Blackwell Publishing (Feb. 2004) 1-24.
"Mammy the Huckster--Selling the Old South for the New Century," American Art, 9:1, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC, (Spring 1995) 87-109.
ART HISTORY ESSAYS
“Angela Davis, Ronald Reagan, and the Shaping of an Icon.” Resisting Injustice: Contemporary Views on Angela Davis, edited by Sharon Lynette Jones, (in process, University Press of Mississippi).
“Uncle Tom’s Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly.” Books to Film: Cinematic Adaptations of Literary Works, edited by Barry Keith Grant, vol.1, Gale (2018) 379-383.
“From ‘Free Speech’ to ‘Free Huey’—Visual Ephemera and the Collaboration of Black Power with White Resistance,” Conflict, Identity, and Protest in American Art, Makeda Best and Miguel de Baca, editors, Cambridge Scholars Publishing (2015) 75-98.