Paul Matthew Morquecho is an emerging contemporary artist based in Phoenix, Arizona whose work merges unconscious gestural charcoal drawings with self-mythology. Working primarily with charcoal on paper and mixed media, Morquecho constructs psychospiritual fables that transmute shadows into reflection and trauma into inspiration. Influenced by his own lived experiences, his evocative compositions alchemize personal symbolism to explore themes of individuation, healing, and the subconscious.
Education
Memphis College of Art
BFA in Printmaking
Memphis, TN
2017
BFA in Printmaking
Memphis, TN
2017
Solo Shows
2019
Stay Real
The Henderson Gallery
San Francisco, CA
Stay Real
The Henderson Gallery
San Francisco, CA
Group Shows
2026
Lost Cause Art Exhibition
Studio at Wilson
Phoenix, AZ
2019
Nixed Index
George Caleb Bingham Gallery, University of Missouri
Missouri, MO
2017
Thesis Exhibition
Rust Hall, Memphis College of Art
Memphis, TN
2015
Selected Works
Brode Gallery, Memphis College of Art
Memphis, TN
Lost Cause Art Exhibition
Studio at Wilson
Phoenix, AZ
2019
Nixed Index
George Caleb Bingham Gallery, University of Missouri
Missouri, MO
2017
Thesis Exhibition
Rust Hall, Memphis College of Art
Memphis, TN
2015
Selected Works
Brode Gallery, Memphis College of Art
Memphis, TN
Awards, Fellowships & Residencies
2018
Thrive Artist Residency
Thrive Inc.
Helena-West Helena, Arkansas
2017
Memphis Medical District Collaborative
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN
2016
ImagineU Collegiate Accelerator
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN
Thrive Artist Residency
Thrive Inc.
Helena-West Helena, Arkansas
2017
Memphis Medical District Collaborative
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN
2016
ImagineU Collegiate Accelerator
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN