Khleo Morris

Chicago based artist, Khleo Morris, studied Commercial Art at Chicago Vocational Career Academy and earned her Bachelors in Fine Art at Harrington College of Design. She has worked in the fields of interior and event design before stepping back to pursue her true calling in Fine Art. Inspired by the nature of duality, she paints portraits of strong contrast in inverted imagery and bold accents of color to explore the strengths drawn from both good and bad aspects within her subjects. Her art has been selected for the Black Creativity exhibition in Chicago, The Other Art Fair in Los Angeles, and Hairachy exhibition in Detroit and has been featured in Block Club Chicago March 2020

ARTIST STATEMENT

My work encapsulates the intricate nature of human existence, where light and darkness coexist. It celebrates duality in all its shades of grey. Our unique life experiences, both good and bad, positions us for our own personal growth. My inspiration was originally found in the negatives of film processing that I found to have a subtle exposure of attributes not quite captured in the developed image. Putting both phases of the image at play captures a wider range of emotion and connects opposing sides of the subject. The aim is to explore...

Chicago Vocational Career Academy
Commercial Arts

Harrington College of Design
Bachelors in Fine Art

The Other Art Fair LA 2019
Magic Box at The Reef
Los Angeles, CA

Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition 2019
Museum of Science & Industry
Chicago, IL

"HAIRACHY" Exhibit 2020
Norwest Gallery of Art
Detroit, MI

"JUICE" art exhibit 2020
Fulton Street Collective
Chicago, IL

"I AM WOMAN" Exhibit 2020
Dragonfly Gallery
Chicago, IL

BAC 9th Annual Art Competition, 2021
Bridgeport Art Center
Chicago, IL

Black Girl Art Show 2022
Zhou B Art Center
Chicago, IL

Rostrum 312 art exhibit 2022
Roosevelt Collective
Chicago, IL