Painting by Pol Morton
Painting by Pol Morton
Rainbow Connection (2023) by Pol Morton
Oil paint, colored pencil, iridescent acrylic ink, sequin and beaded patches, resin, fiber paste, polyurethane, quilting thread, laser prints, mylar get well balloon, foam from medical shower chair, bead, plastic gem, cat hair, wooden dowel, balsa wood, and glow-in-the-dark cane tips on canvas
36 in x 26 in
Pol Morton is a chronically ill non-binary artist making assemblage paintings about queerness, transness, and disability. Born in Palo Alto, California, they received their BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore (2009) and their MFA from Hunter College in New York City (2022). In 2022, they were in a two-person show at White Columns and in September of 2024 they had a solo show at Olympia Gallery in NYC. Their work has been exhibited in NYC at White Columns, Klaus von Nichtssagend, Storage Gallery, Shin Gallery, Trestle Gallery, Latitude Gallery, Tappeto Volante, and Field Projects, among others; in China at The Beijing American Center and the Luxun Academy of Fine Art; among others. Their work has been written about in Two Coats of Paint, Hyperallergic, and Interlocutor Magazine. Morton was a recent resident at the Monira Foundation Residency at Mana Contemporary in Jersey City.

