Lorena Morales, Venezuela / United States / Angola
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“Art has always been relevant in my life; however, it was when I moved away from my homeland Venezuela that my art practice became grounded. Even though, or especially because, over time my perception of home has changed. It was when I left my homeland that I became aware of the relevance of home and cultural identity.
For me, home is identity because there is where you learn from your surroundings, create experiences and memories, and becomes an extension of self. Then, I found myself with a necessity to embrace a new cultural identity in a new home while protecting the one I brought. I create drawings, paintings, sculptures and installations that vary depending on the lighting in the room and the angle of the viewer using mostly transparent and/or translucent materials as surfaces. All my artwork relates to personal issues of home and cultural identity” |
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A native of Venezuela, Lorena Morales graduated from Rafael Urdaneta University with a degree in Business Administration before immigrating to the United States in 2003. She obtained certificates in painting and sculpture from the Glassell School of Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. In 2011, she was awarded a scholarship from The Carlos Cruz-Diez foundation and the Glassell School to participate in the Advance Seminar in Contemporary Art: The Doors or Perception.
Lorena Morales’ artworks have been exhibited nationally and internationally including extensively in Texas. Winning many awards and recognitions, she has also completed numerous public and private commissions. She has been an active member of the Visual Arts Alliance of Houston (VAA) and of Latin American Women Artists of Houston (LAWAH) both all-volunteer-run non-profit art organizations. Also, she had organized and curated various exhibitions in Houston. She is currently working and living in Houston, Texas, USA and Soyo, Angola, Africa.
Her artworks’ can be find in Hooks-Epstein Galleries in Houston, TX, Camiba Art Gallery in Austin, TX, Contemporaneo Gallery in Asheville, NC, Art Nouveau Gallery in Miami, Florida and 700 Arte y Antigüedades in Maracaibo, Venezuela.
Lorena Morales’ artworks have been exhibited nationally and internationally including extensively in Texas. Winning many awards and recognitions, she has also completed numerous public and private commissions. She has been an active member of the Visual Arts Alliance of Houston (VAA) and of Latin American Women Artists of Houston (LAWAH) both all-volunteer-run non-profit art organizations. Also, she had organized and curated various exhibitions in Houston. She is currently working and living in Houston, Texas, USA and Soyo, Angola, Africa.
Her artworks’ can be find in Hooks-Epstein Galleries in Houston, TX, Camiba Art Gallery in Austin, TX, Contemporaneo Gallery in Asheville, NC, Art Nouveau Gallery in Miami, Florida and 700 Arte y Antigüedades in Maracaibo, Venezuela.