Hayley Labrum Morrison, "Encircled About with Fire"

Artist Statement

As a seventh-generation Mormon, many faithful women came before me and many men were given power over them. I seek to understand my place in a religious legacy of female submissiveness as I examine the impact a lifetime of gendered “sacred” rituals and ecclesastical patriarchal authority can have on the female mind and body. Using collage-like compositions of mixed media such as paper marbling, spray paint, and watercolor, I draw upon familiar aspects of the natural landscape, architecture, and the human body to depict imaginary environments where questions of identity, power, and perception can freely exist.

Artist Bio

Born and raised in Salt Lake City, UT, Hayley Labrum Morrison is an interdisciplinary artist living and working in Austin, TX. Hayley’s recent group exhibitions include “Saints & Intermediaries” at Vault Stone Shop in Austin (2020), Austin City Hall’s The People’s Gallery (2020), “Via Crucis” (2020) at Writ & Vision in Provo, UT, and “Night Garden” with Young Space online (2019). Hayley was a Navasota Artist in Residence and held her most recent solo show, “Give Me Place”, at Horlock Gallery in Navasota, TX (2020). Hayley confounded and co-runs concept animals (2020) and has collaborated with several fashion and graphic brands on marbling collections (2020-2021). Hayley has been featured in The Exponent II, ArtX Talent, Navasota Examiner, and WTAW Radio.

Drawer 4- "Encircled About with Fire", Watercolor and Acrylic on Marbled Paper, 10x13", 2020, $295.