Reclaiming Our Narrative: History, Identity, and Liberation

BFA Exhibition

VIEW THE EXHIBITION - 11/21/2025 - 12/12/2025

Swift Gallery ι Breidenstine Hall (3rd Floor)
Reception ι  Wednesday, December 3 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Artist Talk ι  Wednesday, December 3 at 6:00 pm

Gallery Hours ι  Monday - Friday from 8:00 am - 4:00 pm.

About the Exhibition ...

Reclaiming Our Narrative: History, Identity, and Liberation is a collection of works consisting of various media, allowing the viewers to gain a perspective of the Black American experience in different aspects. Scott relies on historical context and narrative storytelling to bring forth and challenge socioeconomic and other issues related to race and classism. She specifically works with the figure, bringing the human/individual back into the narrative she is telling. The body of work she has developed at Millersville tends to be more serious and cynical, containing undertones of empowerment and liberation. The figures within her work are more stylistic and referential to Oceanic and African cultures, as well as the “urban” styles Black people have created throughout the last two centuries. These choices elevate black people in a way that society never has, therefore challenging where her people belong in the narrative and canon of Fine Art. In the current socioeconomic climate, it’s important to have the voices of black people being loud and heard to be understood through the use of art. This brings issues and culture into the viewers’ space, therefore challenging preconceived narratives that are held within our culture at large.

About the Artist ...

Morgan Scott is a Baltimore, Maryland born metalsmith and sculptor who currently resides in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She is working through her Bachelor's in Fine Arts as well as a minor in Advanced Manufacturing at Millersville University. Her works have been exhibited in the Annual Juried Exhibition where she received “Best of Metals” award (2023); she won the same award from the exhibit the following year (2024), and in 2025 she received the “Third Place Award”.  Scott was also exhibited in the 2025 Emerging Visions: An Undergraduate Showcase where she was awarded “Best in Show”. Morgan’s intaglio print “We Will Fight Till Hell Freezes Over, Then we Will Fight on Ice” won the Annie Tunis Summy print award. Scott is also the 2025/2026 AHSS Fellow.

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