Education
2017-2021 BFA, Painting. Howard University, Washington, D.C.
Residencies
2024 SANMAN Studios, SANMAN Artist Residency Program, Houston, TX.
Awards
2024 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Grant
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Community Artists Collective, When I Think of Home, Houston, TX.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 Aziz Gallerie, Aziz Gallerie Legacies, Los Angeles, CA.
Community Artists Collective, BEAH RIPPLE, Houston, TX.
Community Artists Collective, FREE MAN, Houston, TX.
2020 Howard University, 89th Annual Art Students Exhibition, Washington, D.C.
2019 UnderGround Natives Coalition Exhibition, Washington, D.C.
Howard University, 88th Annual Art Students Exhibition, Washington, D.C.
2018 Howard University, 87th Annual Art Students Exhibition, Washington, D.C.
2016 Pretty Fly Society, Arts, Vibes, and Fashion Showcase, Houston, TX.
Selected Virtual Exhibitions
2022 Folx Gallery, Spring 2022 Open Call.
Heath Gallery and Fable Jones Studios, WHAT NOW?
2021 Heath Gallery and Fable Jones Studios, ARTLOUDLA.
Black Venus, co-founder of a virtual showcase & community for Black and LGBTQ+ artists.
Origins, Feb
Rebirth, Jan.
2020 Black Femme, Sep.
Juneteenth, Jun.
Artist Talks and Panels
2023 Community Artists Collective, BEAH RIPPLE, birthing a sexual healing grief ritual & panel discussion.
Community Artists Collective, When I Think of Home, a conversation with Morgan Newton and Merian Sherrod.
Commissioned Projects
2023 Converse, “Proud to Be,” Pride Month-centered comic book.
Apple TV+, Truth Be Told, Season 3, artwork feature.
2020 Converse, “I Stand For,” ad campaign.
Selected Press & Media
2023 Walker, Aswad. “‘when I Think of Home’ Art Exhibit Celebrates Black Women.” DefenderNetwork.Com, 5 Jan.
Khan, Ana. “‘When I Think of Home.’” Houston Chronicle Preview Pick, 6 Jan.
2022 “Check out Morgan Newton’s Story.” Voyage Houston Magazine, Aug.
The Gallery ATX. Mujer Manifesto Zine, Radical Self Love (Vol. 1), Feb.
2021 Newton, Morgan. “I AM IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME, DOING THE RIGHT THING — End of the Year Review.” Popout Zine, 1 Dec.
Luna Collective Magazine, Issue 14, page 101, Mar.
Surj Magazine, Jan.
2020 Arcanum Magazine, Nov.
2019 Jade Magazine, Nov.
2018 Cirruzzo, Chelsea. “‘This Is Why I’m Here’: Howard U Student Goes Viral for Video Showing 1 Positive Second a Day.” WUSA Channel 9 (Washington, DC), 11 Dec.
Pelletiere, Nicole. “College Student Captures ‘1 Second of Positivity’ Each Day, and the Results Will Win Your Heart.” Good Morning America, ABC News, 18 Dec.