Revisiting the Photographs of Marvin Morrison
Opening Reception: Friday, November 17, 5:30 - 7:30 PM 
Exhibition Dates: November 16, 2023 - May 20, 2024

Marvin Morrison was a lifelong Arizona farmer and a vernacular photographer. An early member of the successful Morrison Farms, alongside his brother, Kenneth, he also worked with community leaders to improve farming operations nationally.

 For years, while working the land and serving in local business, Marvin carried his camera – shooting the everyday and significant events in his daily life. Marvin’s images give a unique insight into a life most do not experience in today’s fast-paced world and they reveal his overwhelming dedication to the people, activities, and details of his family’s farmland.

This work, courtesy of Howard Morrison and the Morrison Family, was created when artist, Gina DeGideo, was commissioned to sift through hundreds of photographic prints, negatives, and color slides to create a series of prints representative of Marvin Morrison’s unique voice.

See more about this project here.

Memento Mori: Memento Vivere

September 9 - October 9, 2021
Opening Reception: Friday, September 17, 6 - 9 PM
First Friday Reception: Friday, October 1, 6 - 9 PM

"Memento mori memento vivere" is a latin phrase which translates to “remember you must die, so remember to live,” a sentiment which affirms that facing the certainty of our own mortality has the perhaps unexpected effect of embracing life more fully. We live in a death-denying culture, but while the western philosophy around death has been buried into social obscurity, the prevalence of serious contemporary artwork about death has been expanding. Created in conjunction with ASU's online Death and Photography class, Memento Mori: Memento Vivere is a group exhibition showcasing image-based works, including historic photographers from the Northlight Gallery’s Solari Collection, as well as contemporary artists, each approaching the theme of death in their own unique way, spanning from literal to symbolic, from deeply personal to broader cultural interpretations.

Gallery Hours: Thursday - Saturday, 12 - 5 PM
Located at: Northlight Gallery, 605 E Grant St, Phoenix, AZ 85004
See more at: https://art.asu.edu/galleries-and-facilities/northlight-gallery

Memento Mori: Exhibition on Photography and Death
Opening Reception: Third Friday, September 20, 6 - 9 PM
Exhibition Dates: September 19 - 29, 2019

We live in a death-denying culture. We fear the unknown and what could be more unknown than what exists beyond our living reality?So, we have created mythology around it, fabricated a number of stories to help us cope, but in daily life, we typically ignore it. However, times are changing, and there is a growing need to come to terms with our own mortality.

Artists historically are the cultural disseminators, particularly of difficult to digest ideas, and the subject of death is not new. One simply need to look to the 17th century vanitas paintings, or the Victorian post-mortem photography to find historic examples. While the western philosophy around death has been buried into social obscurity, the prevalence of serious contemporary artwork about death has been expanding. Memento Mori will showcase a collection of works from contemporary artists, each approaching the theme of death and photography in their own unique way, spanning from literal to symbolic, from deeply personal to abstract cultural interpretations.

Gallery Hours: Thursday - Saturday, 12 - 5 PM
For more information visit: https://asuevents.asu.edu/content/memento-mori