Education:
2015 BFA, Magna Cume Lade, Sculpture, Georgia State University - Atlanta, Georgia
2012 Florence University of Arts - Florence, Italy
Exhibition History:
Solo Shows:
2024 ** UPCOMING— Tributaries: It’s All Relative, Morgan Lugo**, Keeler Gallery, Metal Museum, Memphis, Tennessee
2024 “As Above, So Below”, Upstate Gallery, University of South Carolina Upstate, Spartanburg, South Carolina
2022 When The World Feels Weightless, Day and Night Projects, Atlanta, Georgia
2015 Headspace - Gæsteatelier Hollufgård - Odense, Denmark
2014 Inside of “Mi Casa, Su Casa” Outdoor Installation, High Museum of Art and Atlanta Symphony Ballet, Atlanta, Georgia
Group Shows:
2023 Offerings, Independent Curation by Jacob O’Kelley, Changing Gallery Locations within downtown Atlanta, Georgia
2023 “Honoring Our Culture: A Reflection of our racies (roots)”, Annual Hispanic Heritage Month Artist Exposition, Crecer Upsers, UPS National Headquarters, Atlanta, Georgia
2023 Something to Declare/Algo Pata Declarar, Steffen Thomas Museum, Buckhead, Georgia
2023 “Frauenkunst”/“Women’s Art”, Ausstellung zeitgenössischer Künstlerinnen/ Exhibition of contemporary Woman Artists, Atelierhaus Hilmsen Association, Mönchskirche Salzwedel, Germany
2023 EngageMINT, Mint Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
2022 “Little Things”, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
2022 “Contrapounto: A Latin American Artist Exhibition”, Freemarket Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
2022 “Eisenwunderwelt”, International Conference of Contemporary Cast Iron Art and Practices, Novilla, Moving Poets, Berlin, Germany
2022 “Squaring the Cube” Invitational, Mid-South Sculpture Alliance Confab, Hall Gallery, Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi
2022 “Contrapunto: Contemporary Latin Artist Collective”, Robert Kent Galleries, Marietta, Georgia
2022 “Something to Declare: Contemporary Latin Art”, Quinlan Visual Arts Center, Gainesville, GA
2021 “Something To Declare”, Marietta Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta, Georgia
2020 Little Things, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
2020 Celebrating Georgia Artists of Hispanic/Latinx Origin Online, Museum of Contemporary Art Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia
2019 South River Arts Open Studios, South River Arts, Atlanta, Georgia
2019 High Rise Show, Showerhaus Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
2019 40 under 40: Next Generation of American Metal Artists, Metal Museum, Memphis, Tennessee
2019 National Conference of Contemporary Cast Iron Art and Practices Steering Committee Show, Sloss Furnaces Historic Landmark, Birmingham, Alabama
2018 Art San Diego, Del Mar Fairgrounds, San Diego, California
2018 Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series Semi-Finals, ZuCot Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
2018 Fest des Feuers, Glaser Studios, Basel, Switzerland
2018 Line of Work, Kunstverein Kreis Gütersloh, Gütersloh, Germany
2018 In the Belly of the Beast: Second Degree, Stephen Smith Fine Art, Birmingham, Alabama
2018 In the Belly of the Beast: First Degree, Stephen Smith Fine Art, Birmingham, Alabama
2017 SPECTRUM MIAMI, Miami Art Week, Art Basel, DH Gallery of International Artists, Miami, Florida
2017 Elysium Exhibition and Performance Iron Pour, Berlin Art Week, Moving Poets, Berlin, Germany
2017 National Conference of Contemporary Cast Iron Arts Steering Committee Show, Sloss Furnaces Historical Landmark, Birmingham, Alabama
2017 Iron Tribe Invitational, Burris Hall Art Gallery of New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, New Mexico
2017 ARTitude Charity Auction and Gala - Atlanta, Georgia
2016 Intern Show - Sculpture Trails Outdoor Museum, Solsberry, Indiana
2016 Makers for Standing Rock Charity Auction - Seattle, Washington
2016 Featured Art, The Night Sitter, Feature Film, Los Angels, California
2015 The Sculpture Garden- The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia
2015 Living Case- Eyedrum Art Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
2015 Intern Show - Sculpture Trails Outdoor Museum, Solsberry, Indiana
2015 (In)Formel- The Low Museum, Atlanta, Georgia
2015 Homer Foundation Charity Auction - Atlanta, Georgia
2015 New Kids on the Block- Mint Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
2015 LadyFest: It's Perfectly O.K. to Kill Someone- Eyedrum Art Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
2015 BFA Exit Show- Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
2015 Intern Show- Sculpture Trails Outdoor Museum, Solsberry, Indiana
2014 Dialog: Material- Further Polycontemporary Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
Public Installations:
2024. Future Memories Triptych, On Loan from The Fulton County Permanent Collection, Emma Darnell Aviation Museum and Conference Center, Fulton County Airport, Atlanta, Georgia
2022 Future Memories- Atelierhaus Hilmsen, Hilmsen, Germany
2017 Future Memories - Elysium Exhibition, Berlin Art Week, Moving Poets, Berlin, Germany
2016 Subconscious Self - Sculpture Trails Outdoor Museum, Solsberry, Indiana
Cast Iron Performance Pour (Molten Cast Iron Performance):
2018 Line of Work, Performance Iron pour with George Beasley, Susanne Roewer, Eden Jolly, Andreas Glaser, Karin Herrmann-Glaser, Lukas Glaser, In conjunction with the "Lange Nacht Der Kunst" and the Kunstverein Kreis Gallery in Gütersloh, Germany
Gallery Representation:
2022 Robert Kent Galleries, Marietta, GA
Permanent Collection:
Fulton County Public Art Program, Atlanta, Georgia
Home Depot Homer Fund, Atlanta, Georgia
Private Collection:
Ben Chestnut, Buckhead, Georgia
Artist Residencies/Fellowships:
2020 Arts and Social Justice Fellowship, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
2016 "Open Studio" Resident Artist, Sculpture Trails Outdoor Museum -Solsberry, Indiana
2015 Resident Artist, Gæsteatelier Hollufgård - Odense, Denmark
Bibliography:
Published:
2018 PIKCHUR Magazine, Second Issue, “Artist Feature Morgan Lugo”, Annapolis, Maryland
2018 Von Rolf Birkholz, " Sprühende Funken, Gedichte im Garten", NW Gütersloh, Gütersloh, Germany
2016 Madison Snelling, "Conversation with Morgan Lugo," MUD Magazine, Austin,Texas http://www.mudmagazine.co/art/#/morgan-lugo/
Online:
2023 New South Finds, “Morgan Lugo”, https://newsouthfinds.com/morgan-lugo/
2022 NPR WABE, “Speaking of the Arts, Morgan Lugo”,https://www.wabe.org/speaking-of-arts-morgan-lugo/
2022 MutualArt, “Morgan Lugo: When the World Feels Weightless”, https://www.mutualart.com/Exhibition/Morgan-Lugo--When-the-World-Feels-Weight/29EFDC8D100BC976
2022 Access WDUN, “Quinlan Visual Arts Center Presents “Something To Declare” Exhibit”, https://accesswdun.com/article/2022/6/1109036/quinlan-visual-arts-center-presents-something-to-declare-exhibit
2022 Day and Night Projects, “Morgan Lugo: When the Wold Feels Weightless”
https://www.daynightprojects.art/current-projects/morgan-lugo-when-the-world-feels-weightless
2019 Fulton County Public Art Program, Future Memories, https://www.artworkarchive.com/profile/fultoncounty/artwork/future-memories-3-pieces
2018 VoyageATL, “Interesting People of Atlanta: Morgan Lugo”
http://voyageATL.com/interview/meet-morgan-lugo/
2018 VoyageATL, "Inspirational Stories of Atlanta: Morgan Lugo of Morgan Lugo Sculpture in East Atlanta."
http://voyageatl.com/interview/meet morgan-lugo-morgan-lugo-sculpture-east-atlanta/
2018 Chelsea, Steverson, "Leading Lady of ATL, Morgan Lugo is a True Jane of All Trades.", C4 Atlanta,
https://c4atlanta.org/2018/03/leading-lady-morgan-lugo/
2017 Sculpture Trails Outdoor Museum, “Subconscious Self”, https:// sculpturetrails.com/artist/morgan-lugo/
2014 Leisa Rich, “Review: Dialog: Material,” Arts Atlanta, www.artsatl.com
Published Literature Written By Artist:
2020 Morgan Lugo, Frontrunner Magazine, “How to Inclusively Change The Landscape of Public Art and Activate Public places”
http://www.members.frontrunnermagazine.com/home/2020/10/06/how-to-inclusively-change-the-landscape-of-public-places/
Video/Audio Interviews:
2023 “Honoring Our Culture: A Reflection of our racies (roots)”, Annual Hispanic Heritage Month Artist Exposition, Crecer Upsers, UPS National Headquarters, Atlanta, Georgia
2022 “Speaking of the Arts, Morgan Lugo”, Radio interview by Lois Reitzes for NPR WABE, https://www.wabe.org/speaking-of-arts-morgan-lugo/
2022 “Something to Declare”, Radio Interview by Luisa Fernanda, La Vision Radio Station, Atlanta, Georgia
2021 “AMPLIFY: Raising Our Voice. Changing Our World.” Chapter 1 , Documentary by Carlton Mackey for The Home Depot Backyard and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, https://thehomedepotbackyard.com/amplify/
2021 “AMPLIFY: Raising Out Voice. Changing Our World.” Chapter 2, Documentary by Carlton Mackey for The Home Depot Backyard and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, https://thehomedepotbackyard.com/amplify/
2020 “Morgan Lugo Atlanta Restoration Project”, Video interview by Conn Jackson for C-TV, https://www.youtube.com/user/ConnTV
Artist Talks/Panels/Lectures:
2024. “As Above, So Below” Artist Talk, University of South Carolina Upstate, Spartanburg, South Carolina
2023 Celebrating Connections, The John Amos Student Art Gallery, University of North Georgia, Dahlonaga, Georgia
2023 Algo para Declarar/Something to Declare, Steffen Thomas Museum, Buckhead, Georgia
2023 Honoring Our Culture: A Reflection of our racies (roots), Annual Hispanic Heritage Month Artist Exposition, Crecer Upsers, UPS National Headquarters, Atlanta, Georgia
2022 When The World Feels Weightless, Day and Night Projects, Atlanta, Georgia
2022 Something to Declare, Marietta Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta, Georgia
2021 “They All Fall Down: A Conversation Around Archiving, Action, Memory, and Momentum in the Wake of the Calls for the Removal of Confederate Monuments.”, The National Conference of Contemporary Cast Iron Art and Practices, Birmingham, Alabama
2021 “Conversation Pieces: Traditional Mold Making and Contemporary Iron Casting”, The National Conference of Contemporary Cast Iron Art and Practices, Birmingham, Alabama
2021 “Abrasives for Metal: Teaching Modern Approaches to Metal Chasing and Finishing for Cast Metal Sculpture”, The National Conference of Contemporary Cast Iron Art and Practices, Birmingham, Alabama
2020 “Arts and Social Justice Fellowship Lecture: Understanding and Exploring the Nuances Faced with Maintaining Public Art and Creating New Public Art Monuments That Can Withstand the Test of Time”, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
2020 “Female Founders: A Women of We Panel Celebrating Female Entrepreneurship”, WeWork, Atlanta, Georgia
2018 "Women of Metal: A Conversation with Some of Todays Leading Female Metal Sculptors", Stephen Smith Fine Art, Birmingham, Alabama
2018 University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
2015 Gæsteatelier Hollufgård, Odense, Denmark
Curator/Juror:
2023 Creating Connections, Selected and presented awards, The John Amos Student Art Gallery, University of North Georgia, Dahlonaga, Georgia
Professional Experience:
2017- Current Owner and Operator of Morgan Lugo Sculpture LLC.
2017- 2023 Metalworker/Welder/Mold Maker, Inferno Art Foundry, Atlanta, GA
2017-2019 Fabrication Welder, Nucleus Sculpture Studios, Atlanta, GA
2017-2019 Steering Committee for The National Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art and Practices Located at Sloss Furnaces in Birmingham, Alabama
2017 Elysuim Exhibition and Performance Iron Pour, Berlin Art Week, Moving Poets, Berlin, Germany
2017 Featured Artist, ARTitude Charity Gala, The Circle for Children, Atlanta, Georgia
2016 Artist Assistant to George Beasley and Susanne Roewer, Elemental Attractions Exhibit, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, Indiana
2016 Art Director on The Night Sitter, Feature Film- Nashville, Tennessee
2016 Work Study Artist, Sculpture Trails Outdoor Museum - Slosberry, Indiana
2016 Featured Artist, Makers for Standing Rock Charity Auction, Seattle, Washington
2015 Intern, Herman Noack Bronze Foundry - Berlin, Germany
2015 Featured Artist, The Homer Fund, Home Depot - Atlanta, Georgia
2015 Artist Assistant to Andrew Marsh and Gerry Masse, National Conference of Contemporary Cast Iron Art - Birmingham, Alabama
2015 Work Study artist at the Sculpture Trails Outdoor Museum- Solsberry, Indiana
2014- 2015 Sculpture Shop Assistant, Georgia State University - Atlanta, Georgia
2014 Artist Assistant to George Beasley and Matt Toole, 7th International Conference of Contemporary Cast Iron Art - Sabile, Latvia
2014 Work Study Artist, Sculpture Trails Outdoor Museum - Slosberry, Indiana
2014 Artist Assistant to Karl Addison, The Atlanta Beltline - Atlanta, Georgia