Stand for Nothing Fall for Anything

Intaglio Print

12"x12" framed

2025

ARTIST BIO

Morgan Scott is a Baltimore, Maryland born metalsmith who currently resides in Lancaster, PA. She is working through her Bachelor's in Fine Arts as well as a minor in Advanced Manufacturing at Millersville University. Her art has been exhibited In the Annual Juried Exhibition where she received "Best of Metals" award (2022). Her works consist of black figures who tell a story for the viewers to gain perspective of the black experience.

ARTIST STATEMENT

My work centers on representations of Black figures, allowing viewers to engage with the Black American experience through historical context and narrative storytelling. By working primarily with the figure, I aim to reinsert the human and individual presence into narratives that have often been erased or marginalized. The body of work I developed at Millersville carries a serious and at times cynical tone, while also containing undertones of empowerment and liberation, with each piece functioning as a form of political and social commentary. The figures within my work are highly stylized and draw reference from Oceanic and African visual traditions, as well as the "urban" aesthetics Black communities have developed over the past two centuries. Influenced by the art and craftsmanship of my ancestors, I present figures in a godlike or angelic manner, often removing the pupils and corneas to suggest transcendence beyond physical sight.

I use craftsmanship and technique as a visual language to create a more accessible and engaging dialogue between the viewer and the work. These material and formal choices serve to elevate Black bodies in ways historically denied within the canon of fine art, challenging entrenched ideas of where Black people belong within cultural and artistic narratives.

In the current socioeconomic climate, it is essential that Black voices are present, visible, and unapologetically heard through art. I further reinforce this intention through scale, frequently working at a large scale to confront the viewer physically and conceptually. By bringing these narratives directly into the viewer's space, the work challenges preconceived assumptions and invites a reconsideration of history, culture, and identity.