Joanne Samantha Morgan

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Gender Female
Industry Arts
Occupation Painter-writer-performer
Location London, United Kingdom
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Introduction This started as an evolving collection of my own observations of characters I have met and impersonate. Double Door Norma---a Tennessee barfly who accidentally killed her first husband. Lila The Ex-Pat Polish Princess who has a poodle that speaks Chinese, and Wilma Tedworth of the Gated Community, a lover of bunt cake. Some have been performed as stand-up comedy or monologues at various venues. There are also pages from my illustrated diaries 1986 to the present. MFA from School of the Art Institute of Chicago. I have performed,lectured, or have artwork in the following: Cafe Royale, Tate Modern, Glasgow School of Art, SAIC, Exmouth Arms,Victoria and Albert Museum, Area 10, Atlier Vis a Vis Marseille, Liceo Artistico, Napoli, Europartrain-Amsterdam Krakow, Benton Harbor Art Centre, Columbia College Chicago, Lake Forest Academy ,Rockford College, Rock Valley College, Sejong University-Seoul,Hong-Ik and Seoul City University,Seven Dials Club, London, Mississippi Museum, Denmark, Kuku Art Centre-Spain.
Interests Biking, swimming, travel, writing, comedy clubs, The Place--dance theatre, art openings, Visits from Dr. Seuss
Favorite Movies The Thief, Betty Blue, Unbearable Lightness of Being, The Painted Veil, A River Runs Through It
Favorite Music Justyna Steczkowska, Gypsy Kings, Kate Bush, Suzanne Vega, Deep Forest, Jan Gabarek, klezmer, Ryuchi Sakamoto, Elvis Costello, Eminem, REM, Yann Tierson, The Police, Sade, Chango Spasiuk
Favorite Books Wild Swans--historic China, Shantaram, Gommorah--true Mafia life in Napoli, The Prophet--Kahil Gibran tells you all you need to know, Harlan Coben-No Second Chance--love his characters and twisting plot

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