Biography
In 2006, Morey completed her BFA from the California College of the Arts; she received herMFA from San Jose State University in 2015. Morey has been an artist in residence at The LH Project, Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, and the Penland School of Craft. Her work has been shown in galleries and museums, including the Foundation Bernardaud in Limoges, France, the Frick Pittsburgh Museum and the Scripps College Ceramic Annual. Morey’s work is included in the permanent collections of the Monterey Museum of Art in Monterey, California,
The Crocker Museum of Art in Sacramento, California, and Scripps College in Claremont, California. She lives and works in Oakland, California.
Artist Statement
Our overuse of resources has destroyed our planet’s natural balance. The skies churn, rivers flood, oceans rise, and forests burn. The world is a changed place, and the most vulnerable feel the effects first.
Crystal Morey’s human-animal-plant hybrids are an imagined antidote, like seeds awakened by wildfire that embody adaptations to these disastrous circumstances. They defy science, giving us a hopeful second chance. They plant the precious seeds they carry with them, beginning a journey back to a sustainable, flourishing environment. Yet their fragility and delicacy is a reminder of the struggle of fringe and endangered species that is a consequence of the apocalypse that has been created by rapid industrialization. Through these hybrids, Morey addresses issues like ocean acidification and habitat consumption while drawing attention to nature’s beauty, adaptability, and interconnection. By suggesting that they could change what feels like an inevitable trajectory, she creates empathy for the most vulnerable, allowing us to hope that it isn’t too late.
Recent Shows and/or Exhibitions
2022
Esprits Libres- Céramique affranchie, Fondation Bernardaud, Curated by Anne Richards of Hey: Modern Art and Pop Culture, Limoges, France.
Breaking Ground: Women in California Clay, American Museum of Ceramic Art, curated by Beth Ann Gerstein, Pomona, California.
On the Edge: CCA Clay, Pence Gallery, curated by Nathan Lynch of California College of the Arts (CCA), in concurrence with NCECA, Davis, California.
Seismic State: California Ceramics, Sparrow Gallery, curated by Beth Ann Gerstein, Sacramento, California.
2021
Lucid Dreaming, Corpo Gallery, curated by Beautiful Bizarre, Sherman Oaks, California.
In 2006, Morey completed her BFA from the California College of the Arts; she received herMFA from San Jose State University in 2015. Morey has been an artist in residence at The LH Project, Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, and the Penland School of Craft. Her work has been shown in galleries and museums, including the Foundation Bernardaud in Limoges, France, the Frick Pittsburgh Museum and the Scripps College Ceramic Annual. Morey’s work is included in the permanent collections of the Monterey Museum of Art in Monterey, California,
The Crocker Museum of Art in Sacramento, California, and Scripps College in Claremont, California. She lives and works in Oakland, California.
Artist Statement
Our overuse of resources has destroyed our planet’s natural balance. The skies churn, rivers flood, oceans rise, and forests burn. The world is a changed place, and the most vulnerable feel the effects first.
Crystal Morey’s human-animal-plant hybrids are an imagined antidote, like seeds awakened by wildfire that embody adaptations to these disastrous circumstances. They defy science, giving us a hopeful second chance. They plant the precious seeds they carry with them, beginning a journey back to a sustainable, flourishing environment. Yet their fragility and delicacy is a reminder of the struggle of fringe and endangered species that is a consequence of the apocalypse that has been created by rapid industrialization. Through these hybrids, Morey addresses issues like ocean acidification and habitat consumption while drawing attention to nature’s beauty, adaptability, and interconnection. By suggesting that they could change what feels like an inevitable trajectory, she creates empathy for the most vulnerable, allowing us to hope that it isn’t too late.
Recent Shows and/or Exhibitions
2022
Esprits Libres- Céramique affranchie, Fondation Bernardaud, Curated by Anne Richards of Hey: Modern Art and Pop Culture, Limoges, France.
Breaking Ground: Women in California Clay, American Museum of Ceramic Art, curated by Beth Ann Gerstein, Pomona, California.
On the Edge: CCA Clay, Pence Gallery, curated by Nathan Lynch of California College of the Arts (CCA), in concurrence with NCECA, Davis, California.
Seismic State: California Ceramics, Sparrow Gallery, curated by Beth Ann Gerstein, Sacramento, California.
2021
Lucid Dreaming, Corpo Gallery, curated by Beautiful Bizarre, Sherman Oaks, California.