Petrona Morrison

Petrona Morrison (born 1954) is a Jamaican sculptor and media artist.

Her work is largely inspired by African art;[1] she uses found objects in assemblages that have both personal and broader social themes.

[3] She began training as an artist at McMaster University in Canada, graduating in 1976.

In the mid-1980s she studied for her MFA at Howard University in Washington, DC, during which time she spent a year in Kenya.

She divided her time between the United States and Jamaica before returning home for good in 1995; she continues to travel for residencies.