Joseph Morris is a transdisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn. He is an
expert craftsman and coder who believes in the possibilities enabled through the
integration of technology in the arts. His emotive machines have been on exhibition
in New York, Chicago, Brazil, New Haven, New Mexico, and Arizona by galleries and
organizations such as Harvestworks, Chazan Family Gallery, Creative Arts Workshop,
Gibney Dance Center, 4heads, ACRE Projects, Oi Futuro and more. Joseph Morris has
been working with electronics in his art since 2006. He began by taking things apart
and putting them back together to make sculptural collages with gears, motors, and
moving parts. He started experimenting with software and coding in 2007 and has been
integrating technology into his craft ever since. Joseph is a self-taught
programmer, technologist, and prototyper. He is a recipient of the 2017 New York
Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in Electronic and Digital Media, as well as a
2017 New York State Council on the Arts Electronic Media grantee. In 2015, Joseph
was a Harvestworks New Works Resident and recipient of Pratt Institute’s Faculty
Development Grant. He holds an MFA in Art and Technology Studies from The School of
The Art Institute of Chicago and a BFA in Sculpture from SUNY Purchase College. He
is currently an assistant professor and works in rapid prototyping at Pratt
Institute, Industrial Design, and teaches classes in physical computing,
prototyping, and digital fabrication processes (laser cutting, 3D printing and CNC
milling) and interdisciplinary making.
