Residencies

SANMAN Studios, SANMAN Artist Residency Program, Houston, TX

Awards

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Grant

Solo Exhibitions

SANMAN Studios, The South Got Somethin’ to Say, Houston, TX

Community Artists Collective, When I Think of Home, Houston, TX

Selected Group Exhibitions

Aziz Gallerie, Aziz Gallerie Legacies, Los Angeles, CA

Community Artists Collective, BEAH RIPPLE, Houston, TX

Community Artists Collective, FREE MAN, Houston, TX

Howard University, 89th Annual Art Students Exhibition, Washington, D.C.

UnderGround Natives Coalition Exhibition, Washington, D.C.

Howard University, 88th Annual Art Students Exhibition, Washington, D.C.

Howard University, 87th Annual Art Students Exhibition, Washington, D.C.

Selected Virtual Exhibitions

Heath Gallery and Fable Jones Studios, WHAT NOW?

ARTLOUDLA
Black Venus, co-founder of a virtual showcase & community for Black and LGBTQ+ artists

Origins (Feb)
Rebirth (Jan)

Black Femme (Sep)
Juneteenth (Jun)

Artist Talks and Panels

SANMAN Studios, The South Got Somethin’ to Say — In Conversation with Bria Lauren

Community Artists Collective, BEAH RIPPLE, birthing a sexual healing grief ritual & panel discussion
Community Artists Collective, When I Think of Home, a conversation with Morgan Newton and Merian Sherrod

Commissioned Projects

Converse, “Proud to Be”, Pride Month-centered comic book

Apple TV+, Truth Be Told, Season 3, artwork feature

Converse, “I Stand For”, ad campaign

Selected Press & Media

Nudo, Meredith.Morgan Newton Knows “The South Got Somethin’ to Say.” We Should Listen. Houstonia Mag, 14 Jan.

Jamerson, Nadira. “How Coming Out Helped This Black Queer Artist Embrace Their Creativity”, Word in Black Media, 11 Oct.

Walker, Aswad. “‘When I Think of Home’ Art Exhibit Celebrates Black Women”, DefenderNetwork.Com, 5 Jan.
Khan, Ana. “‘When I Think of Home.’”Houston Chronicle Preview Pick, 6 Jan.

“Check out Morgan Newton’s Story.”Voyage Houston Magazine, Aug.
The Gallery ATX. Mujer Manifesto Zine, Radical Self Love (Vol. 1), Feb.

Newton, Morgan. “I AM IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME, DOING THE RIGHT THING — End of the Year Review.” Popout Zine, 1 Dec.
Luna Collective Magazine, Issue 14, page 101, Mar.
Surj Magazine, Jan.

Arcanum Magazine, Nov.

Jade Magazine, Nov.

Cirruzzo, Chelsea.“‘This Is Why I’m Here’: Howard U Student Goes Viral for Video Showing 1 Positive Second a Day.” WUSA Channel 9 (Washington, D.C.), 11 Dec.
Pelletiere, Nicole.“College Student Captures ‘1 Second of Positivity’ Each Day, and the Results Will Win Your Heart.”Good Morning America, ABC News, 18 Dec.