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09 November 2020
â#QueeringLockdown: A Portrait of George Morlâ, Morl appears in GenderFluidity blog
As part of the â#QueeringLockdownâ blog series exploring queer art projects during the pandemic lockdown, Morl appears in GenderFluidity blog, discussing the intersections of autism, gender identity, and their queer art practice.
Posted 09 November 2020
01 September 2020
Morl guest speaker on âVariance & Voice: Neurodivergence, Gender & Sexual Varianceâ episodes for Birmingham Open Media (BOM)â
Morl takes part in Birmingham Open Media (BOM), Birmingham, UK neurodivergent series. In this they explore their practice in relation to Neurodivergence, gender identity and sexual variance, examanining queer history and politics, albeism and accessibility, and the use of personas under the avenues and opportunity of digital technology. Going live in October (More info to follow).
Posted 01 September 2020
10 August 2020
Morl nominated by Newlyn Art Gallery for âPeer to Peer UK/HKâ
Morl is nominated by Newlyn Art Gallery for Peer to Peer: UK/HK, a new approach to developing international collaboration following a global pandemic. Comprising a series of webinars, a digital platform and an online festival, the Peer to Peer project is part of Hong Kong Cultural and Creative: Visual Arts funded by Arts Council England and the GREAT campaign, and managed and led by the NorthWest Collective (NWC).
Posted 10 August 2020
30 June 2020
Morl writes neurodivergent and sexuality feature in Gay Times
To celebreate Pride and Autistic Pride, Morl writes an account and manifesto for Gay Times discussing the ways in which sexuality and neurodivegrence may be experientially related, exploring the ways in which adjusting our communication can be adopted within queer culture through the guise of their artworks.
Posted 30 June 2020
12 June 2020
Morl writes visual feature essay exploring autism, gender, and sexuality for National Autistic Society
To celebrate the cross overs of Pride and Autistic Pride Morl has published an essay for National Autistic Society exploring the relationship between autism and sexuality, accessibility and representation in queer culture, told through the visual aids of his artworks.
Posted 12 June 2020
01 April 2020
Synapses, Sonnets & Self public outcomes delayed
Following the recent coronoirus pandemic the public outcomes and talk related to the Synapses, Sonnets & Self, research project are delayed until further notice.
Posted 01 April 2020
18 February 2020
Morl appointed for Jerwood Newlyn Residency 2020
Following a national open call, Morl has been awarded the Jerwood Newlyn Residency funded by Jerwood Arts, which aims to support emerging artists with professional development and continuing studio practice.
Posted 18 February 2020
07 February 2020
âSynapses, Sonnets & Selfâ 2020 Project Launched
Following being awarded a Firstsite Bursary Award (2020), which aims to support artists with their professional development, Morl will launch the project âSynapses, Sonnets & Selfâ in spring 2020. This self-initiated independent project will explore the representation of neurodiverse art and pracitioners, examining community engagements across England, whilst investigating how programmes and outputs can be tailored to be inclusive for neurodiverse artists and audiences. The journey of this will follow how the artist can adapt and deliver his work through a series of attending events and delivering talks, becoming increasingly accessible and beneficial to his development, and finally producing a new series of work exploring ASD within the digital context (more to follow).
Posted 07 February 2020
14 January 2020
CVAN âDialogues Towards Change Bursaryâ granted to Morl
Following being awarded a Firstsite Bursary Award (2019), which aims to support artists with their professional development, Morl will launch the project âSynapses, Sonnets & Selfâ in spring 2020. In contribution and further support to this project, Morl has been granted a Contemporary Visual Artwork Network (CVAN) âDialogues Towards Change Access Bursaryâ. This will support his research access in exploring the representation of neurodiverse art and pracitioners, examining community engagements across England, whilst investigating how programmes can be tailored to be inclusive for neurodiverse artists and audiences. This journey specifically will include attending events and seminars to enrich research development and engagements as well as producing a new series of work.
Posted 14 January 2020
24 December 2019
Morl awarded Firstsite Collectors Group Bursary Award (2020)
Following his debut solo work at Southend Museum: Beecroft Art Gallery exploring male-body image in South Essex, Morl has been awarded the Firstsite Collectors Group Bursary Award (2020), which aims to support artists with their professional career development. The award is presented to proposed projects demonstrating ambition and a commitment to developing current practice for the purposes of exhibition production, professional development and studio bursaries (details to follow).
Posted 24 December 2019
25 October 2019
Morl shortlisted for Jerwood Bursary (2019)
Following a national open call, Morl has been shortlisted for the Jerwood Bursary by Jerwood Arts, which aims to support emerging artists with professional development and continuing studio practice.
Posted 25 October 2019
14 July 2019
Disposition of Digital Youth, 2018 Enters Orange Orient Foundation Collection
George Morlâs painting exploring the plight of youths seeking affection on online platforms under the pressures of body image and loneliness enters the Joan & Joyce Collection as part of the Orange Orient Foundation.
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Posted 14 July 2019
04 March 2019
George Morl guest speaker at Reading International; Graduate Mobility symposium at Tate Modern
This panel discussion, in association with the Platform Alumni network and CVAN South East, explores questions of location and mobility for early career artists in the South East of England. How do they situate themselves in the orbit of Londonâs visual arts community and cultural infrastructure? What are the sustainable conditions needed to attract artists to a location, and where can they be found? Artists who have exhibited through the Platform Graduate Award in recent years will be invited to share their own journeys.
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Posted 04 March 2019
03 February 2019
Morl to appear as guest speaker at Tate Modern for Graduate Mobility symposium
This panel discussion, in association with the Platform Alumni network and CVAN South East, explores questions of location and mobility for early career artists in the South East of England. How do they situate themselves in the orbit of Londonâs visual arts community and cultural infrastructure? What are the sustainable conditions needed to attract artists to a location, and where can they be found? Artists who have exhibited through the Platform Graduate Award in recent years will be invited to share their own journeys.
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Posted 03 February 2019
29 September 2018
Symptomology of a Basildon Boy acquired by Southend Museums
Symptomology of a Basilldon Boy 2018, Morlâs painting featured in the exhibition âPrecious Boysâ (14 July - 08 September 2018) at Southend Museum, Essex, UK is acquired by the Beecroft Gallery Trust and Southend Museums.
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Posted 29 September 2018
01 September 2018
Precious Boys final week at Southend Museums
George Morlâs first public solo exhibition âPrecious Boysâ (14 July - 08 September 2018) opens at Southend Museum, Essex, UK.Exploring and assessing the vulnerabilities of young men, Morl reveals how body image and sexuality are entwined with the masculine nature of 'performance', particularly within Southend and Basildon. Displayed with works from Southend Museum's Art collection, this show investigates the representation of men within the historical canon of art, examining how social concepts of masculinity have manifested.
Precious Boys acts as a testament to the emotional stability of adolescent men, as a voice for our isolated and lonely men in which they are free to expose their vulnerable selves.
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Posted 01 September 2018
24 August 2018
In Search of Validation, 2018 features in UCA MA Degree Show
Group show at University for the Creative Arts displaying the final MA Degree Show work, featuring George Morlâs collection In Search of Validation 2018 exploring male body images across digital media and mobile devices
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Posted 24 August 2018
19 July 2018
Morl guest writer for series of blogs for Southend Museums
As part of the âPrecious Boysâ programme, the artist has been commissioned by Southend Museums to write a series of blogs exploring the curatorial process and themes surrounding the works in the exhibition. In addition to this, he explains the reasons and sociological methodologies related to masculity, both in representation of the body through the canon of art history and present notions of performance in South Essex across physical and online environments informed by the Museumâs own collection.
Texts including, âDisposition of Digital Youthâ & âPrecious Boysâ featuring poems, Basildon Boys#2, Wishing Wells, and Plight of the Sensitive Child from his debut poetry collection Pubescent Plumesc (2018) published to coincide with the exhibition.
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Posted 19 July 2018
14 July 2018
Precious Boys opens at Southend Museums
George Morlâs first public solo exhibition âPrecious Boysâ (14 July - 08 September 2018) opens at Southend Museum, Essex, UK.Exploring and assessing the vulnerabilities of young men, Morl reveals how body image and sexuality are entwined with the masculine nature of 'performance', particularly within Southend and Basildon. Displayed with works from Southend Museum's Art collection, this show investigates the representation of men within the historical canon of art, examining how social concepts of masculinity have manifested.
Precious Boys acts as a testament to the emotional stability of adolescent men, as a voice for our isolated and lonely men in which they are free to expose their vulnerable selves.
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Posted 14 July 2018
14 July 2018
Poetry collection Pubescent Plumes, 2018 published by Orange Orient Books
Pubescent Plumes, 2018, Morlâs first poetry collection exploring masculinity, intimacy, isolation, alienation and queer politics in post-industrial South Essex landscape is published by Orange Orient Books.
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Posted 14 July 2018
14 May 2018
George Morlâs first solo show Precious Boys, coming to Southend Museum, UK
The artistâs first solo exhibition (14 July - 08 September 2018) will open at Southend Museum, UK. The show will be exploring and assessing the vulnerabilities of young men, revealing how body image and sexuality are entwined with the masculine nature of 'performance', particularly within Southend and Basildon. Displayed alongside works from Southend Museum's Fine Art collection.
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Posted 14 May 2018
31 August 2016
Precious Boys#2 to tour the South East region 2016-2018
Following on from being previewed at the Herbert Read Gallery in Canterbury and being nominated for the CVAN Platform Award 2016, Precious Boys#2 will tour to Turner Contemporary (04 August - 25 September 2016) and then further afield in Essex in 2018. More details to be released.
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Posted 31 August 2016
29 August 2016
Morl becomes recepient of Darren Henley Scholarship 2016
Following on from featuring at the Platform 2016 show at Turner Contemporary (04 August - 25 September 2016) Morl has been awarded the Arts Council and UCA Darren Henley Scholarship for 2016. This was in joint application and proposal for funding towards exploring the relationship between masculinity and suicide in landscapes of poverty and social deprivation. As part of and in relation to this, particular assessment will be made in South Essex, the artistâs home region. Further announcemnts and progress with this project will be published on this site in the future.
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Posted 29 August 2016
04 August 2018
Following on from being nominated for the Contemporary Visual Artwork Network, Graduate Platform Award 2016 for Morlâs Precious Boys Installation at the Herbert Read Gallery in Canterbury, Precious Boys#2 will tour to Turner Contemporary (04 August - 25 September 2016). More details to be released.
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Posted 04 August 2016
Precious Boys#2 featured in Turner Contemporaryâs âPlatform 2016â
Following on from being nominated for the Contemporary Visual Artwork Network, Graduate Platform Award 2016 for Morlâs Precious Boys Installation at the Herbert Read Gallery in Canterbury, Precious Boys#2 will tour to Turner Contemporary (04 August - 25 September 2016). More details to be released.
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Posted 04 August 2016
25 June 2016
George Morl nominated for Platform Award 2016
For Morlâs installation Precious Boys 2016, exhibited at the UCA BA Degree Show, he has been nominated for the Cotemporary Visual Artwork Network (CVAN) Graduate Platform Award 2016. As part of this Morlâs work will be exhibited at Turner Contemporary, Margate, UK. More details to be released.
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Posted 25 June 2016
25 June 2016
George Morl awarded UCA Vice Chancellor 2016
For Morlâs installation Precious Boys 2016, exploring masculinity, body image, and lonliness in coastal towns, which was exhibited at the UCA BA Degree Show, he has been awareded the UCA Vice Chancellor Award 2016.
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Posted 25 June 2016