“My work is largely autobiographical, a continuous archival project. Through a process of recuperation and transformation of objects, images and spaces, I investigate ongoing concerns with internal and external representation, genetics, identity, topography and terrain. My practice is a vehicle through which to heal, and disrupt.”
Solo Exhibitions
| 2019 | Petrona Morrison – New Works, 10A West Kings House, Kingston, Jamaica, curated by Veerle Poupeye |
| 2005 | South African Diary, 198 Gallery, London |
| 1991 | Petrona Morrison, Makonde Gallery, Kingston, Jamaica |
| 1989 | Babylon Jamaica Gallery, Kingston, Jamaica |
| 1983 | Upstairs Downstairs Gallery, Kingston, Jamaica |
| 1981 | John Peartree Gallery, Kingston, Jamaica |
Selected Group Exhibitions
| 2020-2021 | Inter/Sectionality: Diaspora Art from the Creole City, Harvey B. Gantt Center for American Art and Culture,(October 2020 – January 2021) Miami Design District, Miami, Florida (February – May 2021) |
| 2019 | Inter/Sectionality: Diaspora Art from the Creole City, Corcoran School of the Arts and Design, George Washington University, Washington, DC, curated by Rosie Gordon-Wallace and Sanjit Sethi |
| Altar: Ritual, Prayer, Offering, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, School of Art + Art History + Design, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, curated by Berette Macauley, Delphine Fawundu, Laylah Barrayn | |
| 2017 | History and Infinity, A Masters Exhibition (Carifesta XIII); Nidhe Israel Synagogue Gallery, Bridgetown, Barbados, curated by Therese Hadchity (catalogue) |
| Jamaica Biennial 2017, National Gallery of Jamaica, Kingston (catalogue) | |
| 2014 | Jamaica Biennial 2014, National Gallery of Jamaica, |
| 2012 | Contemporary Jamaican Art Circa 1962: Circa 2012, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, curated by Veerle Poupeye (catalogue) |
| 2010 | Rockstone and Bootheel: Contemporary West Indian Art, Real Art Ways, Hartford, Connecticut, curated by Kristina Newman-Scott/Yona Becker (catalogue) |
| 2008 | Atlantide Caraibe, La Fondation Clement, Martinique, curated by Catherine Martin Payen/Aica South Caribbean, (catalogue) |
| 2008-2006, 2004 | National Biennial, National Gallery of Jamaica, Kingston |
| 2004 | Anne-Marie Pena, Dora Bahia, Petrona Morrison, The Bag Factory (Fordsburg Artists Studio), Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 2004 | Curator’s Eye – Install/In The Moment/In Site, 14 Contemporary Artists, National Gallery of Jamaica, curated by Lowery Stokes Sims (catalogue) |
| 2000-2002 | Soon Come – Contemporary Art of Jamaica, Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, (Travelling exhibition organized by the Nebraska Arts Council and toured by Exhibits USA), (catalogue) |
| 2000-2007 | Women of the World – A Global Collection of Art, White Columns, New York, U.S.A., (Travelling exhibition to various cities in the United States; Sweden, Estonia, Iceland, Greece, Jordan, Switzerland, Japan). Curated by Claudia Demonte (catalogue) |
| 1998 | Exclusion, Fragmentacion y Paraiso. Caribe Insular, Museo Extremeno e Iberoamericano de Arte Contemporaneo; Casa de Americas, Madrid, Spain (catalogue) |
| 1997 | Sixth Havana Biennial, Fortaleza de la Cabana, Havana, Cuba, curated by Jose Manuel Noceda (catalogue) |
| 1996 | Petrona Morrison and Veronica Ryan – Sculpture works, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY, curated by Mora Beauchamp-Byrd (catalogue) |
| Thapong International Artists’ Workshop, National Museum and Art Gallery, Gaborone, Botswana (catalogue) | |
| 1995 | From the Studio: Artists-in-Residence, 1994-95: “The Fire Next Time” The Studio Museum in Harlem, NY, curated by Daniel Veneciano (catalogue) |
| 1994 | Home and Away: Seven Jamaican Artists, October Gallery, London, England, curated by Petrine Archer-Straw (catalogue) |
| 1992 | 1st Bienal de Pintura del Caribe Y CentroAmerica, Museo de Art, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (catalogue) |
| Jamaica to Brooklyn, Salena Gallery, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY | |
| Chen Young/Eagle Collection, National Gallery of Jamaica, Kingston (catalogue) | |
| 1991 | Homage to John Dunkley, National Gallery of Jamaica, Kingston (catalogue) |
| 1991 | Aspects III: Eight Jamaican Avant Garde Artists, National Gallery of Jamaica, Kingston (catalogue) |
| 1988-1993 1995-2003 1978-1982 |
Annual National Exhibition, National Gallery of Jamaica Kingston, Jamaica |
| 1987 | Caribbean Art, Office of the Mayor, Washington, DC |
| 1985 | Black Women Artists, Hood College, Frederick, Maryland |
| 1984 | Artists of the Diaspora, Pan-Africa Forum, Washington, DC |
Residencies
| 2004 | The Bag Factory (Fordsburg Artists Studio), Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 2002 | Caribbean Contemporary Arts Center, CCA7, Laventille, Trinidad |
| 2000 | Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, Nebraska, USA |
| 1995 | Thapong International Artists Workshop, Mahalapye, Botswana |
| 1994-1995 | The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York |
| 1991 | Partners of the Americas Artist-in-Residence, Burchfield Art Centre, State University of New York, Buffalo |
Honours and Awards
| 2014 | Gold Musgrave Medal, Institute of Jamaica |
| 2000 | Silver Musgrave Medal, Institute of Jamaica |
| 1999 | National Gallery of Jamaica Purchase Award |
| 1992 | Yamagata Fellowship, Suffern, New York |
| 1984-85 | Fellowship to participate in one-year Exchange to Kenyatta University College, Kenya |
Collections
National Gallery of Jamaica, Kingston
Paul Chen-Young/Eagle Collection, Kingston
Wallace Campbell Collection, Kingston
Michael Manley Collection
The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York
Bank of Jamaica