Niara Morrison (b. Miami, FL) is currently based in Atlanta Georgia. Morrison studied Motion Media Design at SCAD and is known for her versatility in art forms and vibrant color combinations.
While precision is evident in most of her subject matters her color palettes are usually improvisational. Each piece is created through a fusion of techniques that typically begin with a symphony of line-work. Creating with Adobe since 2015 and drawing since she could grip a crayon Morrison has always known art was her calling. With a name that translates to “of high purpose” she strives to ensure her aesthetic vision surpasses expectation.
Titled “More 2 U,” this acrylic painting began as a one-line drawing of two faces. The inspiration was to capture the sense of energetic balance- how spirituality moves through and around a person, creating harmony within and between them.
This piece is my 2023 self portrait, and it's faceless to represent ego death. (created with Adobe Photoshop)
Titled "Rockstar Clown," this is a high-functioning sad clown meant to highlight mental health. It was featured in the Miami Herald NFT Mania issue. (created with Adobe Illustrator + Photoshop)
I had the pleasure of creating this oil painting for Chris Brown to coincide with his 11:11 theme. My inspiration for this piece was how yin and yang might look on a portrait, while incorporating the client's love for color and jewelry.
A gamer requested to be transformed into an emoticon. This piece is titled "Jade" after her. (created with Adobe Illustrator)
This piece portrays an artists duality - his sharp focus shown through lasers, his deep emotion through falling tears, and the beauty of his music revealed as those tears transform into a rainbow.
Exploring the bounds of minimalism with a vintage flare, this is the beginning of a new series incorporating those two art styles. (created with Adobe Photoshop)
This piece reflects the duality in my personality, expressed through blue, green, and pink- colors from different sides of the spectrum that show I'm not confined to one way of being.
These are my lips that I've digitally cloned, I have always spoken through my art so this is a more literal representation of that phenomenon. This piece has since become one of my logos. (created with Adobe Illustrator)
Titled "Kida", here's my take on cubism using the movie cover for Atlantis the Lost Empire for inspiration. (created with Adobe Photoshop)
Inspired by an African artist, this mask painting symbolizes how Black people have been conditioned to code-switch in order to navigate and be accepted in certain spaces. Red was used to signify the blood shed in this struggle.
Titled "Flower Child" (created using Prismacolors Pencils)
Titled "Majestueux", this painting is based off of a panoramic photo I took at the top of Seattle's Columbia Center. (created using acrylic paints)
Titled "Perception", this painting was meant to raise awareness to how much attention is placed on women for our bodies how that correlates to the influx of surgical procedures for body modification that are being performed. (created using oil paints)
This was my first self portrait in 2019. This piece was also a finalist in SCAD's Drawing Works of 2022. (created using Prismacolors Pencils)
Titled "Siren", this piece was meant to be both enticing and eerie simultaneously. (created using spray paints + acrylic paints)
Titled "Go Mustangs", this piece was used as my high school's planner design in my senior year. This was the first time I combined my physical art with digital attributes. (created using a pencil + Adobe Photoshop)
Titled "Who", this a holiday piece created with Dr. Suess' 'The Grinch' in mind. (created using charcoal pencils)
HGTV Reconception
I love the idea of the HGTV channel, I just wish their execution were more striking and modern, so here’s my take on an edgier DIY network.
(created using Adobe Illustrator + Adobe After Effects)
My logo is my mouth, to represent my voice that speaks through my art. I thought syncing my lips to this song would be cute for Valentine’s day!
(created using Adobe Illustrator + Adobe After Effects)