Pure to Pieces
Pure to Pieces
Morgan McGill
Hi, I'm Morgan and I'm an artist. I'm also recovering from fundamentalist christianity. I will be sitting down with other artists, recovering christians, activists, psychologists, doctors, & friends to explore what we have been taught, how our identities have shifted, and how we will move forward. In year 1, we will hear personal stories about purity culture's effect. In year 2, I will spotlight artists who are answering their own personal, critical questions. I will, in every way possible, open my imagination to the task of staying curious.
Jocelyn Lee
Jocelyn Lee photographs mature women, calling them back into relevance in a society that has deemed them invisible. She photographs to explore what it means to be alive and how we all make sense of the world. Her work has been reviewed by publications like the Boston Globe, the New York Times, and The New Yorker. She has a few more copies of her sold out book, "Sovereign," available for purchase through her website: jocelynleestudio.com. Lee also founded a non-profit called Speedwell Projects to support women and nonbinary people artistically through residency opportunities and gallery exhibitions. Learn more at speedwellprojects.com.
Jul 17, 2022
29 min
Summer Brooks
Summer Brooks is a recent grad from McKendree University, where she completed her senior exhibition, "Black Magic." Brooks is an awardee of NCECA's Multicultural Fellowship and her work won "Best in Undergraduate" at Good Shepherd Arts Center. Summer talks to Morgan about Black hair and its personal, political, and artistic impact on society. She is finishing up her year of residency at Belger Arts and you can connect with her @summer_.jpeg on instagram.
Jul 3, 2022
26 min
Hannah McBroom
Hannah McBroom is an artist who explores themes of transgender identity, materiality, and the body. She graduated from Mississippi State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art with an emphasis in Painting and received her Masters of Fine Arts from the University of Arkansas in 2019. She has attended residencies at the Vermont Studio Center and Chautauqua School of Art. Hannah has also exhibited in shows nationally and internationally and is the recipient of the Artist 360 Grant through the Mid American Artist Coalition. She currently maintains a studio practice in St. Louis. You can see her works on display at “State of Art 2020” at Crystal Bridges and the Momentary, The Museum of Sex in New York, and her website: hannahmcbroom.com.
Jun 19, 2022
30 min
Kaviya Ravi
Kaviya Ravi is an Indian born artist who is drawn to all things colorful. Her whimsical work is inspired by the world around her and is meant to add cheer and happiness to it. Her motto is, "life is too important to be taken setiously." Kaviya describes her history with color and the different meanings it has. You can watch Kaviya create on Season 3 of NBC's "Making It," hosted by Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman and you can check out her store at https://khromophilia.com. Kaviya will have a solo show at Revelry Gallery July 2022. Check it out at https://revelrygallery.com.
Jun 12, 2022
31 min
Julie Longest
For the one year anniversary of the podcast, Julie Longest has a mother-daughter conversation with Morgan. Julie talks about the messiness of family, nuances of modesty, and how she left evangelicalism while her family was still there. She explains what it was like deciding on her own truth and talks about passing on empowerment through the family. Connect with Julie @bentfeatherpottery.
Feb 20, 2022
45 min
Tessi Muskrat Rickabaugh
Tessi is a student researcher on purity culture. She explains how important education and experience are in leading to healthy relationships. She talks about her interest in trauma at the intersection of religion and sexuality and how she is gentle with who she used to be and who she is now. Connect with Tessi at www.thebarefootjourney.com.
Feb 13, 2022
22 min
Dr. Amra Sabic El-Rayess
Dr. Amra Sabic El-Rayess explains what it was like growing up in Bosnia & Herzegovina during the Bosnian Genocide. She talks about the courses she offers at Columbia University that examine social transformation and moral resilience. Her online program, "Reimagine Resilience," teaches educators how to navigate classroom conversations about acceptance and othering. Amra and Morgan talk about how to be religious without being extreme and why her students find her so inspiring. Register for the Reimagine Resilience program for free at: https://reimagineresilience.org (courses start July 2022).
Feb 6, 2022
35 min
ARTIST TALK: Portia Munson
Portia talks to Morgan about gathering objects for her intriguing installations and how the idea started on residency at Fine Arts Work Center. Portia explains how ideals and expectations of women have changed from her viewpoint over her lifetime and how interconnected the environment is with feminism. Portia has exhibited everywhere from Bryant Park Subway Station to Mass MOCA, Art Basel, and PPOW Gallery. Follow Portia @portiamunson on instagram to see when and where her next exhibitions are on view and check out her 21C installation in Louisville through January 2023.
Jan 30, 2022
25 min
o[liv]ia
Liv tells their story of growing up with scoliosis and a lot of faith and the things that helped them believe they could trust their body once they listened to it. As a recent MA graduate, Liv studies and researches the complex nuances in christian and non christian culture and how most things don't have a definitive answer. Reach Liv @livcurved on instagram or livcurved.com.
Jan 23, 2022
33 min
Bradley Onishi
Bradley tells Morgan about his story of growing up evangelical, becoming a pastor, and then realizing that wasn't for him when he got away from home in his travels. The two talk about the forming of new ethics when you no longer rely on the Bible to inform those ethics and the writing of Bradley's new book that will come out January 2023. To see more of Bradley's work, go to straightwhiteamericanjesus.com or https://www.skidmore.edu/religious_studies/faculty/onishi.php.
Jan 16, 2022
31 min
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