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Olivia Tripp Morrow
otmorrow@gmail.com
Education
2012 BFA cum laude with Sculpture, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
2011 Pont-Aven School for Contemporary Art, Pont-Aven, France (Semester Study Abroad)
2009 George Washington University, Washington, DC (Summer courses: Drawing, Art History)
Solo & Two-Person Exhibitions
2021 Solo Exhibition, Body, Joy, Cage, Scar, Wyatt Gallery, Arlington Art Center, Arlington, VA
2018 Two-Person Exhibition, Within / Between, Wyatt Gallery, Arlington Art Center, Arlington, VA
2018 Solo Exhibition, Nine Patch, IA&A at Hillyer, Washington, DC
2017 Solo Exhibition, Gradient, Blank Space Gallery, Anacostia Arts Center, Washington, DC
2016 Solo Exhibition, Feminicity, Vivid Solutions Gallery, Anacostia Arts Center, Washington, DC
2013 Solo Exhibition, Skin Contention, Point of Contact Gallery, Syracuse, NY
Installations
2021- Clouds, Shop Made in DC (Georgetown), Washington, DC
2019 - Nook, Shop Made in DC (The Wharf), Washington, DC
2018 Stretch, Atrium Gallery at Takoma Park Community Center, Takoma Park, MD
2018 - Feminicity, Shop Made In DC (Dupont Circle), Washington, DC
2018 Stretch, NoMA Business Improvement District HQ, Washington, DC
2017 ROYGBIV, VisionDC: Arts and Urban Innovation Summit, Arena Stage, Washington, DC
2017 - ROYGBIV, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA
2017 Panty Quilt, LATELA Gallery, Washington, DC
2016-17 Stretch, World of Threads Contemporary Fibre Arts Festival, QEPCCC, Oakville, ON, Canada
2016-18 Feminicity, Anacostia Arts Center, Washington, DC
2016 - Untitled, The Clinical Center, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD
2015 Stretch, Jackson Art Center, Washington, DC
2015 Nuit Blanche: Art All Night DC, Carnegie Library, Washington, DC
2015-17 Nook, TechShop, Arlington, VA
Group Exhibitions
2020 Uncommon Goods, Willow Street Gallery, Washington, DC
2019 Character Abstraction, Brentwood Arts Exchange at Gateway Arts Center, Brentwood, MD
2019 Convergence, Arlington Art Center, Arlington, VA
2019 Over, Under, Back, Forward, Arlington Art Center, Arlington, VA
2018 Transformer 15th Annual Silent Auction & Benefit Party, Corcoran School of the Arts & Design, Washington, DC
2018 RAW 2018: 5th Annual Juried Photo Competition, The Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University, Atlantic City, NJ
2018 Northern Virginia Community College Manassas Campus Library, Manassas, VA
2017 Experiment #4: Venus is Venus is Venus, DuPont Underground, Washington, DC
2017 Alchemical Vessels V: The Night Journey, Smith Center for Healing and the Arts, Washington, DC
2016 Figuratively Speaking, Gallery Underground, Arlington, VA
2016 Threads: A Sampling of Fiber Art, Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, Dowell, MD
2016 Art in Motion: 25th Annual Juried Member Show, The Strathmore Mansion, North Bethesda, MD
2015 All-Media Art Show, Art Works, Richmond, VA
2012 Advanced Painting, Shaffer Art Building, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
2011 Cut-Up, Pont-Aven Gallerie D’Art Contemporain, Pont-Aven, France
Grants/Honors/Residencies
2020 Residency, Solo Lab 5, VisArts, Rockville MD (Experimental performance art residency)
2018-- Residency, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA (July 1, 2018-present)
2017-18 Residency, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA (September 9 - June 30)
2016-17 Residency, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA (September 17 - February 28)
2016 Residency, IMMERSION, Anacostia Arts Center, Washington, DC (July 22 - September 16)
(Honorarium funded in part by National Endowment for the Arts)
2016 Selected for SmART Space Program, Alexandria Office of the Arts, Alexandria, VA
2015 Featured Artist, Nuit Blanche: Art All Night DC, Carnegie Library, Washington, DC
(Grant awarded by DC Commission for the Arts and Humanities)
2015 Notable Alumni in Sculpture, Class of 2012, School of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
2009-12 Dean's List (8/8 semesters), School of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse University, Syracuse NY
Presentations, Panels
2021 Artist Talk, Body, Joy, Cage, Scar, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington VA, Oct 16 & Nov 6
2019 Artist Talk, Character Abstraction, Brentwood Arts Exchange, Brentwood, MD, July 20.
2019 Artist Talk, Over, Under, Forward, Back, Arlington Art Center, Arlington, VA, March 30.
2018 Artist Talk, Within/Between, Arlington Art Center, Arlington, VA, September 29.
2018 Artist Talk, Nine Patch, IA&A at Hillyer, Washington, DC, June 23.
2018 Collective Quilting (Project by Julia Kwon), IA&A at Hillyer, Washington, DC, May 17.
2017 Portfolio Presentation, The Strathmore Mansion, North Bethesda, MD, September 15.
2017 Artist Talk, Crochet II, Dupont Underground, Washington, DC, September 16.
2016 Artist Talk, Feminicity, Vivid Solutions Gallery, Washington, DC, August 30.
2016 Artist Talk, Feminicity, Vivid Solutions Gallery, Washington, DC, September 24.
2016 Panelist, From Making to Made It, Gallery Underground, Arlington, VA, May 12.
2016 Artist Talk, Stretch, The Strathmore Mansion, North Bethesda, MD, February 20.
Professional Experience
2019 - present Artist Representative on Board of Directors, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA
Volunteer Artist Representative on the Arlington Art Center’s Board of Directors. In addition, I am the Co-Chair of the board's Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion (DEAI) Committee. In this role, I lead a group of Board and Staff members to identify where the Art Center could make improvements to systemic processes, expand the reach and scope of public programming, and develop sustainable strategies that will enable and empower AAC to adopt ever more equitable, inclusive, and accessible practices.
2018 - present Art & Makerspace Teacher, The Sycamore School, Arlington, VA
My primary role is to curate and teach differentiated art and art history curriculum for 5th to 12th grade students. I also write quarterly narrative progress reports detailing students’ strengths and areas for growth, strategize classroom management strategies for multiple learners, build and maintain relationships with students and families, and support fellow teachers. Additionally, I mentor high school seniors as they research universities, developed an art portfolio, wrote a resume and cover letter, and completed their Senior Capstone projects.
2018 - 2021 Instructor, Arlington Art Center, Arlington, VA
Designed and taught fine art classes for students between 4-18 years old.
2018 Instructor, VisArts, Rockville, MD
Designed and taught summer wood shop classes for students between 6-16 years old.
2015 - 2017 Instructor, TechShop, Arlington, VA
Taught basic safety classes to members and non-members, such as: Basic Laser Cutting and Etching, Advanced Laser Cutting, 3D Printing, MIG Welding, Plasma Cutting, Sandblasting and Powder Coating, PMC Silver Clay, and Lost Wax Casting.
2016 - 2017 Special Projects, TechShop, Arlington, VA
This role was created to match the scope of my many roles and skills in the company. In addition to the Front Desk and Dream Consultant duties I trained new employees on front desk administrative tasks and shop procedures, lead school groups and corporate clients in team-building exercises and events, assisted the education coordinator in managing events and greeting visitors onsite, supported instructors during off-site events and classes, and established new systems for tracking shop and class materials.
2014 - 2016 Dream Consultant, TechShop, Arlington, VA
Assisted shop members by troubleshooting equipment issues and offering creative solutions to creative problems. Proposed and contributed to building out shop improvement projects, maintained machines and equipment, took initiative to organize and develop smarter systems for material management, and developed relationships with shop members by helping them with projects and connecting them to other makers in our community.
2014 - 2016 Front Desk, TechShop, Arlington, VA
Built relationships with shop members, instructors, and investors, and a broad range of administrative and customer service duties. Managed customer records, enrolled students in classes, answered phones and emails, scheduled equipment reservations, offered engaging tours of the facility to guests and new members, processed invoices for clients, and kept detailed notes to ensure the smooth transition of changing shifts. I also designed and implemented more efficient systems for completing and tracking everyday duties and initiated a concise digital tutorial with visual aids for new employees, while also helped streamline procedural adjustments for existing employees.
2011 Intern, Art Enables, Washington, DC
Studio assistant/intern for Art Enables studio and gallery. Assisted in facilitating a productive, creative environment where emerging artists with physical or developmental disabilities would create art to be sold to the public. Responsible for maintaining cleanliness and organization of supplies in studio; communicated with related programs across the country to promote an upcoming gallery opening; dismounted work from a previous show in the Art Enables Gallery and curated, hung new works for public display.
2010 - 2011 Youth Enrichment Specialist, Say Yes to Education, Belleview Elementary School, Syracuse, NY
Designed and implemented fine art and creative writing activities for third and fourth grade students, assisted teaching staff in morning lessons and activities, and lead students on off-site and academic explorations. Additionally, I directed and assisted fourth graders in writing a short story book “Has Anyone Seen Harry?” that was later illustrated by Syracuse University Illustration students, and both published and distributed by a Barnes & Noble bookstore in Syracuse, NY.
2010 Volunteer Studio Assistant, Mass MoCA, North Reading, MA
Volunteered studio assistant for artist Katharina Grosse's installation: "One Floor Up More Highly" (2011) at Mass MoCA. Responsibilities included: preparing armatures/understuff of installation, moving materials and pieces of sculpture to site of installation, other tasks assigned by team leader.
Bibliography
2021 Sarah McGavran, PhD., "East City Art Reviews: Olivia Tripp Morrow", East City Art
2021 Mark Jenkins, "In The Galleries: Olivia Tripp Morrow", The Washington Post
2020 Mark Jenkins, "In The Galleries: Uncommon Goods", The Washington Post
2019 Sarah McGavran, PhD., "Character Abstraction at Brentwood Arts Exchange," East City Art
2019 John Anderson, "At the Arlington Arts Center, A Strong Showing of Fiber," Washington City Paper
2018 IA&A at Hillyer, "Nine Patch: Olivia Tripp Morrow," IA&A at Hillyer (blog)
2018 Arlington Arts Center, "Open World," Exhibition Catalogue
2018 Taylor Golden Barden, "East Side News March 2018: The Artful Lobby," Mid City DC (blog)
2017 Michael Loria, "Venus is Venus is Venus at Dupont Underground," On Tap Magazine
2017 Mark Jenkins, "In The Galleries: At annual benefit show, the world goes 'round," The Washington Post
2016 Terence McArdle, "Going Out Guide for the District of Columbia, Aug. 25-31, 2016," The Washington, Post
2016 Beth Shook, "At the Vivid Solutions Gallery, an Exploration of 'Feminicity'" Washington City Paper (Blog)
2016 Editorial Team, "ARCH Development Corporation Presents IMMERSION’s First Installment: Feminicity by Olivia Morrow," East City Art
2016 Kate Taylor Davis, "Hands-On Installation Series, IMMERSION Debuts," Anacostia Arts Center
2016 Fox Hill Residences, "Debuting at Strathmore: Art In Motion," Fox Hill (Blog)
2015 JJ Ramberg, "Celebrating Small Biz: Art All Night by OPEN Forum," Your Business, MSNBC
2015 Cecily Fernandez, “DCN Presents: Art All Night: Nuit Blanche DC, 9/26/15”, Entertain DC (YouTube), DC Cable News
2015 Brendan L. Smith, “Art All Night 2015 Will Have Visual Concerts, a Silent Disco, and Sculptures Made of Fire,” Washingtonian After Hours (blog)
2015 Arthur Wessel, “Artist Profile: Olivia Tripp Morrow,” Arthur Wessel: Professional Photography & Video Production (blog)
2015 Philip Hutinet, “September Mid-City Gallery Exhibitions and News,” Depeche Art: Mid-City DC News
Professional Organizations
Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA
National Museum for Women in the Arts, Washington, DC
Olivia Tripp Morrow
otmorrow@gmail.com
Education
2012 BFA cum laude with Sculpture, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
2011 Pont-Aven School for Contemporary Art, Pont-Aven, France (Semester Study Abroad)
2009 George Washington University, Washington, DC (Summer courses: Drawing, Art History)
Solo & Two-Person Exhibitions
2021 Solo Exhibition, Body, Joy, Cage, Scar, Wyatt Gallery, Arlington Art Center, Arlington, VA
2018 Two-Person Exhibition, Within / Between, Wyatt Gallery, Arlington Art Center, Arlington, VA
2018 Solo Exhibition, Nine Patch, IA&A at Hillyer, Washington, DC
2017 Solo Exhibition, Gradient, Blank Space Gallery, Anacostia Arts Center, Washington, DC
2016 Solo Exhibition, Feminicity, Vivid Solutions Gallery, Anacostia Arts Center, Washington, DC
2013 Solo Exhibition, Skin Contention, Point of Contact Gallery, Syracuse, NY
Installations
2021- Clouds, Shop Made in DC (Georgetown), Washington, DC
2019 - Nook, Shop Made in DC (The Wharf), Washington, DC
2018 Stretch, Atrium Gallery at Takoma Park Community Center, Takoma Park, MD
2018 - Feminicity, Shop Made In DC (Dupont Circle), Washington, DC
2018 Stretch, NoMA Business Improvement District HQ, Washington, DC
2017 ROYGBIV, VisionDC: Arts and Urban Innovation Summit, Arena Stage, Washington, DC
2017 - ROYGBIV, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA
2017 Panty Quilt, LATELA Gallery, Washington, DC
2016-17 Stretch, World of Threads Contemporary Fibre Arts Festival, QEPCCC, Oakville, ON, Canada
2016-18 Feminicity, Anacostia Arts Center, Washington, DC
2016 - Untitled, The Clinical Center, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD
2015 Stretch, Jackson Art Center, Washington, DC
2015 Nuit Blanche: Art All Night DC, Carnegie Library, Washington, DC
2015-17 Nook, TechShop, Arlington, VA
Group Exhibitions
2020 Uncommon Goods, Willow Street Gallery, Washington, DC
2019 Character Abstraction, Brentwood Arts Exchange at Gateway Arts Center, Brentwood, MD
2019 Convergence, Arlington Art Center, Arlington, VA
2019 Over, Under, Back, Forward, Arlington Art Center, Arlington, VA
2018 Transformer 15th Annual Silent Auction & Benefit Party, Corcoran School of the Arts & Design, Washington, DC
2018 RAW 2018: 5th Annual Juried Photo Competition, The Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University, Atlantic City, NJ
2018 Northern Virginia Community College Manassas Campus Library, Manassas, VA
2017 Experiment #4: Venus is Venus is Venus, DuPont Underground, Washington, DC
2017 Alchemical Vessels V: The Night Journey, Smith Center for Healing and the Arts, Washington, DC
2016 Figuratively Speaking, Gallery Underground, Arlington, VA
2016 Threads: A Sampling of Fiber Art, Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, Dowell, MD
2016 Art in Motion: 25th Annual Juried Member Show, The Strathmore Mansion, North Bethesda, MD
2015 All-Media Art Show, Art Works, Richmond, VA
2012 Advanced Painting, Shaffer Art Building, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
2011 Cut-Up, Pont-Aven Gallerie D’Art Contemporain, Pont-Aven, France
Grants/Honors/Residencies
2020 Residency, Solo Lab 5, VisArts, Rockville MD (Experimental performance art residency)
2018-- Residency, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA (July 1, 2018-present)
2017-18 Residency, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA (September 9 - June 30)
2016-17 Residency, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA (September 17 - February 28)
2016 Residency, IMMERSION, Anacostia Arts Center, Washington, DC (July 22 - September 16)
(Honorarium funded in part by National Endowment for the Arts)
2016 Selected for SmART Space Program, Alexandria Office of the Arts, Alexandria, VA
2015 Featured Artist, Nuit Blanche: Art All Night DC, Carnegie Library, Washington, DC
(Grant awarded by DC Commission for the Arts and Humanities)
2015 Notable Alumni in Sculpture, Class of 2012, School of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
2009-12 Dean's List (8/8 semesters), School of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse University, Syracuse NY
Presentations, Panels
2021 Artist Talk, Body, Joy, Cage, Scar, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington VA, Oct 16 & Nov 6
2019 Artist Talk, Character Abstraction, Brentwood Arts Exchange, Brentwood, MD, July 20.
2019 Artist Talk, Over, Under, Forward, Back, Arlington Art Center, Arlington, VA, March 30.
2018 Artist Talk, Within/Between, Arlington Art Center, Arlington, VA, September 29.
2018 Artist Talk, Nine Patch, IA&A at Hillyer, Washington, DC, June 23.
2018 Collective Quilting (Project by Julia Kwon), IA&A at Hillyer, Washington, DC, May 17.
2017 Portfolio Presentation, The Strathmore Mansion, North Bethesda, MD, September 15.
2017 Artist Talk, Crochet II, Dupont Underground, Washington, DC, September 16.
2016 Artist Talk, Feminicity, Vivid Solutions Gallery, Washington, DC, August 30.
2016 Artist Talk, Feminicity, Vivid Solutions Gallery, Washington, DC, September 24.
2016 Panelist, From Making to Made It, Gallery Underground, Arlington, VA, May 12.
2016 Artist Talk, Stretch, The Strathmore Mansion, North Bethesda, MD, February 20.
Professional Experience
2019 - present Artist Representative on Board of Directors, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA
Volunteer Artist Representative on the Arlington Art Center’s Board of Directors. In addition, I am the Co-Chair of the board's Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion (DEAI) Committee. In this role, I lead a group of Board and Staff members to identify where the Art Center could make improvements to systemic processes, expand the reach and scope of public programming, and develop sustainable strategies that will enable and empower AAC to adopt ever more equitable, inclusive, and accessible practices.
2018 - present Art & Makerspace Teacher, The Sycamore School, Arlington, VA
My primary role is to curate and teach differentiated art and art history curriculum for 5th to 12th grade students. I also write quarterly narrative progress reports detailing students’ strengths and areas for growth, strategize classroom management strategies for multiple learners, build and maintain relationships with students and families, and support fellow teachers. Additionally, I mentor high school seniors as they research universities, developed an art portfolio, wrote a resume and cover letter, and completed their Senior Capstone projects.
2018 - 2021 Instructor, Arlington Art Center, Arlington, VA
Designed and taught fine art classes for students between 4-18 years old.
2018 Instructor, VisArts, Rockville, MD
Designed and taught summer wood shop classes for students between 6-16 years old.
2015 - 2017 Instructor, TechShop, Arlington, VA
Taught basic safety classes to members and non-members, such as: Basic Laser Cutting and Etching, Advanced Laser Cutting, 3D Printing, MIG Welding, Plasma Cutting, Sandblasting and Powder Coating, PMC Silver Clay, and Lost Wax Casting.
2016 - 2017 Special Projects, TechShop, Arlington, VA
This role was created to match the scope of my many roles and skills in the company. In addition to the Front Desk and Dream Consultant duties I trained new employees on front desk administrative tasks and shop procedures, lead school groups and corporate clients in team-building exercises and events, assisted the education coordinator in managing events and greeting visitors onsite, supported instructors during off-site events and classes, and established new systems for tracking shop and class materials.
2014 - 2016 Dream Consultant, TechShop, Arlington, VA
Assisted shop members by troubleshooting equipment issues and offering creative solutions to creative problems. Proposed and contributed to building out shop improvement projects, maintained machines and equipment, took initiative to organize and develop smarter systems for material management, and developed relationships with shop members by helping them with projects and connecting them to other makers in our community.
2014 - 2016 Front Desk, TechShop, Arlington, VA
Built relationships with shop members, instructors, and investors, and a broad range of administrative and customer service duties. Managed customer records, enrolled students in classes, answered phones and emails, scheduled equipment reservations, offered engaging tours of the facility to guests and new members, processed invoices for clients, and kept detailed notes to ensure the smooth transition of changing shifts. I also designed and implemented more efficient systems for completing and tracking everyday duties and initiated a concise digital tutorial with visual aids for new employees, while also helped streamline procedural adjustments for existing employees.
2011 Intern, Art Enables, Washington, DC
Studio assistant/intern for Art Enables studio and gallery. Assisted in facilitating a productive, creative environment where emerging artists with physical or developmental disabilities would create art to be sold to the public. Responsible for maintaining cleanliness and organization of supplies in studio; communicated with related programs across the country to promote an upcoming gallery opening; dismounted work from a previous show in the Art Enables Gallery and curated, hung new works for public display.
2010 - 2011 Youth Enrichment Specialist, Say Yes to Education, Belleview Elementary School, Syracuse, NY
Designed and implemented fine art and creative writing activities for third and fourth grade students, assisted teaching staff in morning lessons and activities, and lead students on off-site and academic explorations. Additionally, I directed and assisted fourth graders in writing a short story book “Has Anyone Seen Harry?” that was later illustrated by Syracuse University Illustration students, and both published and distributed by a Barnes & Noble bookstore in Syracuse, NY.
2010 Volunteer Studio Assistant, Mass MoCA, North Reading, MA
Volunteered studio assistant for artist Katharina Grosse's installation: "One Floor Up More Highly" (2011) at Mass MoCA. Responsibilities included: preparing armatures/understuff of installation, moving materials and pieces of sculpture to site of installation, other tasks assigned by team leader.
Bibliography
2021 Sarah McGavran, PhD., "East City Art Reviews: Olivia Tripp Morrow", East City Art
2021 Mark Jenkins, "In The Galleries: Olivia Tripp Morrow", The Washington Post
2020 Mark Jenkins, "In The Galleries: Uncommon Goods", The Washington Post
2019 Sarah McGavran, PhD., "Character Abstraction at Brentwood Arts Exchange," East City Art
2019 John Anderson, "At the Arlington Arts Center, A Strong Showing of Fiber," Washington City Paper
2018 IA&A at Hillyer, "Nine Patch: Olivia Tripp Morrow," IA&A at Hillyer (blog)
2018 Arlington Arts Center, "Open World," Exhibition Catalogue
2018 Taylor Golden Barden, "East Side News March 2018: The Artful Lobby," Mid City DC (blog)
2017 Michael Loria, "Venus is Venus is Venus at Dupont Underground," On Tap Magazine
2017 Mark Jenkins, "In The Galleries: At annual benefit show, the world goes 'round," The Washington Post
2016 Terence McArdle, "Going Out Guide for the District of Columbia, Aug. 25-31, 2016," The Washington, Post
2016 Beth Shook, "At the Vivid Solutions Gallery, an Exploration of 'Feminicity'" Washington City Paper (Blog)
2016 Editorial Team, "ARCH Development Corporation Presents IMMERSION’s First Installment: Feminicity by Olivia Morrow," East City Art
2016 Kate Taylor Davis, "Hands-On Installation Series, IMMERSION Debuts," Anacostia Arts Center
2016 Fox Hill Residences, "Debuting at Strathmore: Art In Motion," Fox Hill (Blog)
2015 JJ Ramberg, "Celebrating Small Biz: Art All Night by OPEN Forum," Your Business, MSNBC
2015 Cecily Fernandez, “DCN Presents: Art All Night: Nuit Blanche DC, 9/26/15”, Entertain DC (YouTube), DC Cable News
2015 Brendan L. Smith, “Art All Night 2015 Will Have Visual Concerts, a Silent Disco, and Sculptures Made of Fire,” Washingtonian After Hours (blog)
2015 Arthur Wessel, “Artist Profile: Olivia Tripp Morrow,” Arthur Wessel: Professional Photography & Video Production (blog)
2015 Philip Hutinet, “September Mid-City Gallery Exhibitions and News,” Depeche Art: Mid-City DC News
Professional Organizations
Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA
National Museum for Women in the Arts, Washington, DC
