Bea Morrow is a visual artist. Her practice spans photography, bookmaking, and poetry, culminating in artist books. Volunteering with queer and trans teens in an important part of Bea’s life and art practice. She leads speaking engagements and workshops for her hometown high school Gender and Sexuality Alliance clubs. Being an Eagle Scout, she also is an assistant scoutmaster for a local Scouts BSA troop comprised of gender diverse scouts. Her current art project connects to these values as she makes portraits of trans adults in their homes to share examples of the next steps in life with trans teens.
Academically, she is a photography BFA student with a teaching artist minor at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Bea makes the Dean’s List every semester and receives her school’s Presidential Scholarship. Her most recent book The Heat Death of Our Suns was successfully crowdfunded on Kickstarter and has been represented in the Minnesota Center for Book Art’s New Editions show and the Hennepin County Library’s artist book collection.
Resume
Visual Poet
Minneapolis, MN
www.beamorrowphoto.com
Education
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN
Bachelor of Fine Art in Photography
Minor in Teaching Artist
3.8 GPA
Expected Graduation May 2025
MCAD Deans List
2020-present
MCAD Presidential Scholarship Recipient $64,000
2020-present
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
Photojournalism Coursework
4.0 GPA
Skills
Design
Bookmaking
Book Binding
Hardcover Construction
Page Layout
Digital Photography
DSLR and Mirrorless Cameras
Digital Asset Management
Color Processing
Analogue Photography
4x5 Cameras
Developing B&W Film
Scanning Negatives
Retouching Film Scans
35mm SLR and Rangefinder Cameras
Teaching Artist
Lesson Plan Development
Classroom Instruction
Classroom Management
Activity Facilitation
Critique Facilitation
Software
Lightroom
InDesign
Microsoft Office Suite
Google Suite
Zoom
@bea.morrow
(507)254-4590
beamorrowphoto@gmail.com
Experience
National Camera Exchange, Golden Valley, MN
Photography Lab Technician
November-March 2023
Scanned slide film and negatives and printed
customer’s photography to lab standards.
Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, MN
Teaching Artist Intern
May-August 2022
Facilitated in-person and online educational book art
workshops alongside teaching artists.
Exhibitions
Minneapolis Media Artists, Minneaoplis, MN
On Portraiture
May 2024
Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, MN
New Editions
October-November 2023
Eagan Art House, Eagan, MN
Potrayal: Represent
January-March 2022
(Sense of) Belonging
July-October 2021
Collections
Hennepin County Library System, Minneapolis, MN
“Mourning Son, Morning Daughter”
“My Hot, Queer Summer”
“The Heat Death of Our Suns”
Achievements
Assistant Scoutmaster with St. Paul Scouts BSA troop
2023-present
Keynote Speaker for Fall Rochester, MN Cross-Town
High School Gender and Sexuality Alliance
2022 & 2023
Workshop Artist for Century High School
Gender and Sexuality Alliance
2022
Workshop Artist for OutFront’s Annual Youth Summit
2021
Earned Eagle Scout Rank
2017