Exhibits & Events

This exhibition of drawings and paintings on paper by Philadelphia-based artist Quentin Morris (b. 1945) features 37 examples from a 5-decade practice dedicated to the production of monochromatic works. Executed in a range of black mediums and supports, including commercial wrapping paper and mailers, these previously unexhibited works were selected from the artist’s studio and date from 1977 to 2013.

“I’m exploring monochromatic painting, exclusively black…to present black’s intrinsically enigmatic beauty and infinite depth [and] to relentlessly refute all negative cultural mythologies about the color, and ultimately to create work that innately expresses the all-encompassing spirituality of life.”– Quentin Morris

Please see our website for details about public programs scheduled in conjunction with the exhibition on July 13 and September 6. Quentin Morris is represented by Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia and Blum & Poe, Tokyo, Los Angeles, and New York. Quentin Morris has been featured in six previous juried “Works on Paper” shows, which were held biannually at Arcadia Exhibitions until 2009. For more information regarding these exhibitions, please visit our Exhibitions Archive.