Photo by: Frank Ishman
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Beverly Morrison is a Los Angeles-based sculptor whose work embodies a deep reverence for nature, movement, and raw materiality. With over 20 years of expertise in clay, she creates sculptural works that evoke both tranquility and dynamism, drawing inspiration from organic forms, natural textures, and Eastern philosophies of imperfection.
Morrison’s process is a dialogue between material and maker, an intuitive "sculptural dance" where each piece develops its own presence. Her signature aesthetic—defined by expressive gestures, tactile surfaces, and evocative lines—seeks to capture fleeting moments of energy and contemplation. She meticulously crafts her own clay bodies, allowing her to form a personal connection with the medium from inception to completion. Her works, often described as Modern Day Relics, offer a meditation on time, earth, and impermanence, inviting viewers to engage in quiet reflection.
Morrison’s work has been featured in LUXE Interiors + Design, the Kips Bay Decorator Show House, and the Pasadena Showcase House. Her pieces are held in private and public collections across the globe and regularly appear in high-end interiors through her collaborations with the design trade.
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Beverly Morrison’s relationship with making began in childhood, nurtured by a home steeped in both artistic creativity and analytical thinking. Her parents’ unique blend of talents fostered an environment where resourcefulness, observation, and handcraft were part of everyday life.
It was her mother, in particular, who taught her the art of seeing—of noticing subtle patterns, textures, and movements in the world. This quiet practice of observation became a lifelong meditation, shaping how she experiences and responds to her surroundings.
As a young artist, Morrison was captivated by the natural world, perceiving it as one endlessly evolving sculpture. This early fascination laid the foundation for a career rooted in reverence for raw materials, organic form, and elemental transformation.
She earned a B.A. in Studio Arts with an emphasis in sculpture from California State University, Long Beach, and later studied with renowned artists such as Peter King, Stan Bitters, and Gwen Heeney. While her love for clay emerged after college, it felt inevitable. The material’s vitality and voice echoed her own—it was a medium through which she could fully express rhythm, texture, and energy.
Her aesthetic sensibilities were shaped by the minimalist strength of Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore, the visceral textures of Rodin and Giacometti, and the emotional intensity of Bernini. These influences continue to echo through her work—not as imitation, but as shared values: gesture, presence, and emotional resonance.
What began as a childhood practice of observation has evolved into a sculptural language defined by tactile relationships, intuitive gesture, and a quiet dialogue with the earth.
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Beverly Morrison - (b. 1975)
Exhibitions2022 Vessels + Sticks - Online Exhibit
2022 Ricky Martin Video - “Otra Noche en LA”
2021 Pattern In Nature - WoArt - Online Exhibit
2021 Housing Works - Design on a Dime Benefit with designer Younghye Hwang
2020 Evolved Resolve - InCollect - Female Design Council with the LA Design Festival
2020 Pulse of LA - Southern California Women’s Caucus for Art - Online Exhibit
2019 Made in California - Brea Gallery - Brea, Ca
2019 Clay Matters - Epperson Gallery - Crockett, CA
2017 Visions in Clay - LH Horton Jr Gallery - Stockton, CA
2017 International Ceramic Exhibition - Blue Line Gallery - Roseville, CA
2016 Petite Beauty - Jed Malitz Gallery V2 - New Orleans, LA
2014 Group Show - Keystone Art Gallery - Los Angeles, CA
2014 Master Blasters of Sculpture VI - The Hive Gallery - Los Angeles, CA
2014 Generate Group Show - Keystone Art Gallery - Los Angeles, CA
2011 Illusions of Reality - Sedona Artist Coalition - Sedona, AZ
2010 Faculty Art Exhibition - Verde Valley Community College - Clarkdale, AZ
1998 Puno do Fusione - Galleria Via Larga - Florence, Italy
Education
1999 B.A. Studio Arts, CSULB - Long Beach, CA
1997 Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze - Concentration in Sculpture - Florence, Italy
1995 AA Studio Arts - Raritan Valley Community College - Raritan Valley, NJ
Press
2022 LUXE Interior + Design Magazine - “Raw and Refined”
2021 Obsessed with Art - 27 “NEW” Mid-Century Modern Artists to Watch -
2020 Shout Out LA - Meet Beverly Morrison - Sculptor
2020 WALLPAPER - The Female Design Council launches grant for Black Womxn in design
2020 40 Innovative Womxn Designers Debut Spectacular New Works At "Evolved Resolve"
2018 VoyageLA - Inspiring Stories - December 2018
2018 LA/HOME Magazine - Spring/Summer Edition
2017 Ceramic and Pottery Arts Resource - Venice Clay Artist.com
2014 Erica Nicohls - Artist Feature: Beverly Morrison, Ceramic Sculptor - 30MilesEast.com
Production
2019 Tanya Bonakdar Gallery - Ernesto Neto - ‘Children of the Earth’ Installation
Collections
Various private collections throughout the United States, Maldives, Singapore, South Korea, Europe and the United Kingdom.
Organizations
2022 - Female Design Council
2022 BOH - Business of Home
2021 - Current ArtAxis
2020 Women’s Caucus for Art - Los Angeles Chapter
Teaching
2019 Blue Roof Studio Summer Festival: Clay Workshop
2018 Craft Contemporary Museum: From Earth, to Farm, to Grain, to Table Workshop