Of the 20 works displayed, five of the pieces have been completed in the last year, and the Simpson show will represent the first time they have been shown in public. I start out with a color field, which becomes obliterated with muted hues, tones and texture. This gives me an area on which to investigate spatial dimensions, to create a new environment.
Morales is one of Iowa's best known artists.
Among area businesses that collect her work are American Mutual Life Insurance Company, Brenton Banks, Pioneer Hi-Bred International and Principal Financial Group. Morales received her bachelor of science from Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York, and her master of fine arts from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.