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Sally J. Morgan

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Sally Morgan
Morgan in 2005
Born
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Warwick, Sheffield Hallam University, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Ruskin College
Academic advisorsRaphael Samuel
Academic work
InstitutionsMassey University

Sally J. Morgan is a New Zealand artist and historian, and is a Distinguished Professor and Professor Emeritus at the Massey University. Morgan's research focuses on socially-engaged art practices. She was awarded the Massey University Research Medal in 2016, and her novel Toto Among the Murderers won the 2022 Portico Prize.

Academic career

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Morgan was born in Abertyleri in Wales and grew up in Yorkshire.[1][2] She completed a Master of Arts in history at Ruskin College, and also has a Bachelor of Arts with Honours from Sheffield College of Art (now Sheffield Hallam University).[3] Morgan trained further in fine arts at the Royal Academy of Fine Art in Antwerp, and earned a Master of Arts from the University of Warwick.[3][4]

Morgan's research focuses on socially-engaged art practices. She is a performance and installation artist, and her pieces have been exhibited in the UK, USA, Europe, Brazil, Japan, Bulgaria and New Zealand, and at international festivals including the National Review of Live Art, and the Belluard Bollwerk International Festival in Switzerland.[5][6]

Morgan then joined the faculty of Massey University, rising to full professor in 2001 and Distinguished Professor in 2016.[5] From 2004 to 2012 she served as the Pro-Vice Chancellor of the College of Creative Arts.[5]

Awards and honours

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Morgan was awarded Massey's highest research honour in 2016, the Massey University Research Medal.[5]

Morgan's first novel, Toto Among the Murderers, published by John Murray Press in 2020, was inspired by an encounter Morgan had when hitchhiking as a student, although she did not realise until decades later that the people offering her a ride were Fred and Rosemary West. The novel won the Portico Prize in 2022.[1][7]

Personal life

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Morgan lives in Berhampore, Wellington with her wife, British writer and artist Jess Richards.[8][2][9]

Selected works

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References

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  1. ^ a b Youngs, Ian (21 January 2022). "Sally J Morgan wins Portico Prize for novel inspired by a brush with killers". BBC News. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Sally J Morgan". Verb Wellington. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Sally J Morgan Emerita Professor, Toi Rauwhārangi College of Creative Arts". creativestaff.massey.ac.nz. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  4. ^ Sally J. Morgan (2001). "A Terminal Degree: fine art and the PhD". Journal of Visual Art Practice. 1 (1): 6–15. ISSN 1470-2029. Wikidata Q130270727.
  5. ^ a b c d "New Professor Emeritus announced". www.massey.ac.nz. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Key Note Speaker 2 Professor Sally Morgan". Ramp Festival. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Massey fine arts professor to publish first novel". www.massey.ac.nz. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Transformed books and visual arts to spark the imagination". www.massey.ac.nz. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  9. ^ Morgan, Sally J. (29 May 2022). "Sally J Morgan". The Spinoff. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
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