Morgan Overton is a multidisciplinary figurative artist who lives and works in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Through watercolor, graphite, cyanotype, and layered mixed mediums, Morgan creates meditative compositions of figures in states of psychological and emotional freedom, embodying sovereignty and self-determination.
Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including the United States Capitol Russell Senate Building in Washington, D.C., Carnegie Museums, Erie Art Museum, Spectrum Miami Art Fair, Arts Council Fayetteville, August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Paris-New York Heritage Festival, and the London Art Biennale. She had held artist residencies including the School of Visual Arts in New York City, University of Pittsburgh's Frederick Honors College Democracy in Focus, and the August Wilson House.
Overton holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in Studio Arts and a Master of Social Work from the University of Pittsburgh. Previously, she has held leadership roles in government and social impact, including serving as the first Black woman Vice Chair of the Allegheny County Democratic Party.
Her work can be found on www.MorganOvertonArt.com.