The evolving nature of home and the significance of what this carries for an individual and their identity in a rapidly changing world is the impetus behind the work of contemporary visual artist, Lorena Morales. In her most recent series of works, Lorena Morales expertly translates the elements of line, form, shape, and space into dynamic expressions of place in time. Morales achieves this through the interplay of translucency and light in the geometric structures she meticulously constructs, creating spaces within that evoke different sentiments for each viewer. In the changing light of day and in varying lines of sight, color and shadow are delicately cast into abstract patterns that fill the space and create a sense of movement and ephemerality. With her collective works, Morales seeks to discover what it means to represent a concept that is so multidimensional—whether home is a sensation, a practice, or a state of being in the world. Her series challenges the viewer to further explore the simultaneously positive and negative feelings surrounding home; looking in, nothing may be what it appears from the outside.
Lorena Morales studied painting and sculpture at The Glassell School of Art (Museum of Fine Arts Houston). Her work has been exhibited in Texas, as well as nationally and internationally in art galleries, non-profit organizations, and art museums. She recently finished a large-scale installation, "That Which We Want to Remember", produced during her residency at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (2026). In 2024, Morales had a solo survey exhibition of her work at Beeville Art Museum (Beeville, TX). Her work is held in the permanent collection of Houston’s George R. Brown Convention Center and George Bush Intercontinental Airport, as well as many other public and private collections. Morales was awarded 1st place for the 2024 Fall Trio Creative Grant by the Wendy Wagner Foundation.
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