Morley (artist)

Morley is a street artist originally from Iowa City, IA and based out of Los Angeles, CA. He specializes in wheatpaste prints that feature bold text and an image of the artist drawing the words with a sharpie marker. Morley is said to have studied at The School of Visual Arts in New York, NY. In 2011 his work caught the eye of art dealer Steve Lazarides, whose Outsiders division began selling screen prints of his work shortly after.^[1]

In December 2011, Morley was asked to speak at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art as part of their LA Print event.^[2]

Career

Street Pasting

Morley's posts photos of his work along with stories and anecdotes on his blog.^[3]

"Divorced" by Morley in Los Angeles.

"The Curse" by Morley in Los Angeles, CA.

"Waitress" By Morley in Los Angeles, CA.

Exhibitions

Morley's first appearance in a gallery was September 15, 2011 at Post No Bills in Venice, CA. ^[4]

Morley's first solo exhibition "I Don't Make Sense Without You" was in July, 2012 at The Outsiders Gallery in Newcastle, England.^[5]

Press

• Huffington Post Interview
• FatCap Interview
• Vandalog Interview
• According 2 G
• The Paradigm Case Interview

External links

• The Official Morley Blog
• Morley Prints on TheOutsiders.net

References

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