Curated by Amanda Jirón-Murphy

Wyatt Resident Artists Gallery, Upper Level

MoCA Arlington is proud to present (Un)tethered, a solo exhibition by multidisciplinary Resident Artist Olivia Tripp Morrow.

In (Un)tethered, Morrow draws upon her personal experience of caring for her mother during a short battle with cancer, and the void that remained after her death. The exhibition is Morrow’s meditation on the fragmentary nature of memory, and the enduring connections that bind us to loved ones who have passed on.

Through embroidery, fiber-based installations, and sculptural works, Morrow creates an environment in which vibrant colors, soft forms, and airy, lightweight materials abound, evoking a sense of peacefulness and serenity. Images of flowers, windows, and bodies at rest are prominently featured throughout the exhibition, at once recalling the celebration of life, marking absence, and mourning the dead.

The act of embroidery itself is significant for Morrow: it was a skill her mother taught her while she was recovering from major spine surgery in 2020, and which the artist revisited after her mother’s passing in December 2023. Additionally, many of the materials used to create the works in (Un)tethered were inherited from the artist’s mother after she passed, offering a means for a posthumous artistic collaboration.

In (Un)tethered, Olivia Tripp Morrow transforms grief into a tactile, shared experience, inviting viewers to reflect on their own relationships, and the legacies that keep us tethered to loved ones after they have passed on.

Olivia Tripp Morrow holds a BFA in Sculpture from Syracuse University. She has exhibited her work in group exhibitions nationally and internationally, and in solo exhibitions in Virginia, Maryland, Washington, DC, and Syracuse, NY. She lives and works in Northern Virginia.