Artist statement

Amayi Morales uses abstract landscapes as somatic representations to reflect her inner world and its connectedness to our natural environment. This visual archeology draws from the networks and fascia of the collective and individual nervous systems. Using gestures ranging from micro to macro, she works to position the body and its biomes as a metaphor for the physical and energetic environments one inhabits, moves through, and relies on for survival. Engaging in a multimedia painting and sculpture practice, Morales imagines futures where the environment’s physiological effects on human relationships are revered as a resource for collective resilience and freedom.

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Morales was born in San Diego, CA and currently lives and works in Atlanta, GA. She received her BFA from San Francisco Art Institute in 2020. During her time at SFAI she was awarded an Ivan Majdrakoff Materials Award and Honors Studio at the Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture in 2019 and 2020. She has been featured in exhibitions that include Avatars// Ghosts at Nave Gallery// Somerville MA, Mayors Pride// Mayors Office//Atlanta GA, Story Telling, Poetry as Critical Form, and curated Corporeal Prison at Diego Rivera Gallery// San Francisco Art Institute.