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The After Party

Persona, Perception, and the Alter Ego

In our final exhibition of 2024, we take a moment to relax and reflect before jumping headfirst into a new year. The works in The After Party offer a window into the quiet, sober moments that sink in once the party’s over and everyone’s gone home.

Morgan Laurens

Morgan Laurens (she/her/hers) is NOT REAL ART’s editor in chief. Morgan is an arts writer from the Midwest who enjoys saying “excuse me” when no actual pardon is needed. She specializes in grant writing and narrative-based storytelling for mission-driven artists and arts organizations. With a background in printmaking, pop culture, and classic literature, Morgan believes a girl’s best friend is the pile of books on her bedside table.

Persona, Perception, and the Alter Ego

Welcome to First Friday Exhibitions, a curated monthly series featuring leading lights of the creative world. Curated by NOT REAL ART Editor in Chief Morgan Laurens, our final exhibition of 2024 includes work from Aazam Irilian, April Bermudez, Cydney M. Lewis, Erik Parra, Gisèle Giraud, Jay Lee, John Sproul, Joyce Polance, Kendall Laurent, Kim Marra, Kim Kyne Cohen, Lisa Waud, Max Puchalsky, Morgan Syring, Olivia Pedigo, Shanice Johnson, Sharon Havelka, and Svetlana Dubkova.