April 14 - May 21, 2022
From Camiba Gallery:
“Camiba Gallery presents the exhibit Lorena Morales: im/perfect home, on view from April 14th through May 21st. Come visit with Lorena during the artist reception on Thursday, April 21st from 6:30pm – 8:30pm.
Lorena Morales’ artistic practice is concerned with the idea of home, specifically our memory of home. Until now, the majority of her explorations of this theme have considered Home as a place and have often been filled with a sense of nostalgia and longing, sometimes addressing the loss of memory or loss of home. Now, with “im/perfect home” we see Lorena broadening her idea of home to not just a physical place, but a concept and condition. And in a significant way, she is facing
the reality that home is not always perfect – some are imperfect. Perhaps a home is full of stress, perhaps it feels like a prison that you long to get out of (i.e., pandemic lockdown), and perhaps it is even abusive – these are all still home to someone, but perhaps not ideal.
the reality that home is not always perfect – some are imperfect. Perhaps a home is full of stress, perhaps it feels like a prison that you long to get out of (i.e., pandemic lockdown), and perhaps it is even abusive – these are all still home to someone, but perhaps not ideal.
In the artist’s own words:
Collectively, these works ask what it means to represent a space that is such a multidimensional concept. Is it a place, a feeling, a practice, or a state of being in the world? How we, as individuals, think about home is charged with emotion, and may evoke feelings of safety, comfort, privacy, healing, connection and intimacy; just as it may evoke feelings of isolation, loss, melancholy, anxiety, or terror.
About the artist:
Lorena Morales is a multidisciplinary visual artist currently based in Houston, Texas. Born in Maracaibo, Venezuela, Morales holds certificates in painting and sculpture from the Glassell School of Art at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, as well as a degree in Business Administration.
Lorena Morales is a multidisciplinary visual artist currently based in Houston, Texas. Born in Maracaibo, Venezuela, Morales holds certificates in painting and sculpture from the Glassell School of Art at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, as well as a degree in Business Administration.
She completed the Block XIX Program at the Glassell School of Art, and was also awarded a grant by the Carlos Cruz-Diez Foundation and the Glassell School of Art for participation in an Advanced Seminar in Contemporary Art. She is one of the selected 2020/21 Artists-in-Residence at the L’AIR
Arts Drawing Research Residency in Paris, France.
Arts Drawing Research Residency in Paris, France.
She is an active member of the non-profit organizations Visual Arts Alliance of Houston (VAA) and Latin American Women Artists of Houston (LAWAH). Her work is held in the permanent collection of the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston (since 2016), City of Houston’s Civic Art Collection, Hobby Airport (2021) as well as in many other public and private collections. The exhibition “im/perfect home” is Lorena’s fourth solo exhibit with Camiba Gallery.”
Reception: April 21, 2022 | 6:30–8:30 pm
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