Morgan Stokes

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Black Matter
Richeldis Fine Art
Calle Sant Pere Mes Baix 64
Barcelona
October - December 2025

Virgin
Oigåll Projects, Melbourne
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Morgan Stokes
b. 1990, Sydney (Darug/Kurringgai land)


Morgan Stokes is an artist based in Sydney/Gadigal land, Australia. Stokes’ practice delves into the mediums of painting and sculpture, deconstructing them to their fundamental elements. Beginning with the traditional building blocks of each; pigment, cloth, stretcher bars, stone, he embarks upon a process of reinterpretation, interrogating the supposed value of each part and its role within the widely understood formula of what makes an artwork. By creating formal studies into material, he examines what he calls the ‘virtual gaze’: the shifting mode of perception as our lives become increasingly mediated by screens. The painting is no longer merely an object; it is an image endlessly reproduced online and consequently, Stokes views painting as a metaphor for personhood. Coupled with his exploration of the objecthood of painting, he seeks to create works that are simultaneously and paradoxically literal and philosophical.


Solo Exhibitions2025
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2020Black Matter
Virgin
Skeleton
Gæst
Skin
Virtual Gaze
Concerning Existence
PortraitsRicheldis Fine Art, Barcelona
Oigåll Projects, Melbourne
Curatorial+Co, Sydney
Pakhusetgalleriet, Nykøbing Sjælland, Denmark
Curatorial+Co, Sydney
Curatorial+Co, Sydney
Curatorial+Co, Sydney
Tête Gallery, Berlin

Selected Group Exhibitions2025
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2023
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2022
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2021
2020
2019 Lester Prize
Minimal
Monuments
Gosford Art Prize
Fisher’s Ghost Art Prize
Darling Portrait Prize
Mosman Art Prize
Daring
Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize
Omnia Art Prize
Sydney Contemporary
Mosman Art Prize
Into The Dark
Darlings
Perspectives Berlin
Halle113
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
JAHM Museum, Melbourne
Audo, Copenhagen
Gosford Regional Gallery, Gosford
Campbelltown Arts Centre, Campbelltown
National Portrait Gallery, Canberra
Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney
Curatorial+Co, Sydney
Woollahra Gallery, Sydney
St Kevins, Melbourne
Curatorial+Co, Sydney
Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney
Let’s Pretend Gallery, Melbourne
Curatorial+Co, Sydney
Tête Gallery, Berlin
Oberschöneweide, Berlin

Education & Residencies


2013 - 2014
2009 - 2011
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2023
2019Master of Design
Bachelor of Arts
R.M. Williams Residency
Kunstkollektivet 8B
Berlin Art InstituteUNSW Art & Design (College of Fine Arts)
Charles Sturt University
Sydney
Unnerud, Denmark
Berlin
 Awards2025
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2022Lester Prize, Finalist
Mosman Art Prize, Finalist
Gosford Art Prize, Finalist
Fisher’s Ghost Art Prize, Finalist
Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize, Finalist
Mosman Art Prize, Finalist
Darling Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, Finalist
Omnia Art Prize, Finalist
Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize, Finalist
Omnia Art Prize, Finalist
Mosman Art Prize, Finalist


Press & Publications2025
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2020 Open Journal (Neometro), Feature Article
Lester 25 Exhibition Book
Aesence, Interview & Feature
Sjællandske Nyheder (Zealand News), Feature Article
Aesence, ‘Minimalist Artists To Watch In 2023’
Aesence, Feature Article
Assembly Label, Interview & Feature
Art Wank Podcast
Ignant, Interview & Feature
Art Edit Issue #26, ‘Ones to Watch’ Artist
Saint Maison Issue #2, Feature Artist
Sand Journal Issue #21 ‘Archaeology of Water and Air’, Cover Artist and Feature Artist


Representation
Curatorial+Co (Sydney/Gadigal land)
Richeldis Fine Art (London/Barcelona)

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