Morgan Ton (2000, NL) is the visual artist and filmmaker behind
grotkind.com ; a portfolio for all her creative endeavors.
With a multidisciplinairy approach to her ideas, Morgan explores visual narratives that blur the boundaries between reality and imagination.
Equally inspired by the mundane and the existensial, Morgan conducts playful visual researches to reflect on the curiosities and questions that arise with her existence. To reflect on her surroundings and her role in this.
Next to her own art making, Morgan is active through co-creation in Asylum Seeking Centers in The Netherlands.
Education
Bachelor in Fine Arts - cum laude // Minerva Academy // Groningen, The Netherlands (2017-2021)
Exchange semester, School of Film // University of the Arts // Philadelphia, USA (2019)
Orientationyear // Gerrit Rietveld Academy // Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2016-2017)
Group exhibitions:
'Zie de mens' Arts in Health pilot // UMCG, Groningen (Upcoming 2025)
'Heartfelt' and 'By Bus' during Kunst. Magazine #3 launch // Kunstpunt., Groningen(2025)
'Dooda' (caterpillar) // Stichting De Vrolijkheid, AZC Assen (2025)
Emerging Artists Unveiled during TEFAF // Gallery PontArte, Maastricht (2024)
Unfair23 // Unfair Art Foundation, Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam (2023)
Sound and portrait // Waterford gallery, Ireland (2022)
Best of Graduates 2021 // Galerie Ron Mandos, Amsterdam (2021)
Detour 2021 Graduation show // Academy Minerva, Groningen (2021)
Residencies / trajectories / assignments:
New Wave #4 // New Noardic Wave, Leeuwarden (2025)
'Zie de mens' Arts in Health pilot // Beatrix Childrens Hospital UMCG, Groningen (2025)
'Heartfelt' Kunst. Magazine #3 // Kunstpunt., Groningen (2025)
Nominations:
Artist in Space – Noordenaars, Groningen (2025)
Young Blood Awards 2021 – Galerie Ron Mandos, Amsterdam (2021)
Fine Arts Awards 2021 – Minerva Academy, Groningen (2021)
Co-creation:
Workshop leader// Stichting de Vrolijkheid // Heerlen, Assen, Ter Apel, Drachten, Emmen, Burgum (since 2024)
Workshop teacher during the Childrens Biennale // Groninger Museum (2021)
Publications:
Kunst. Magazine #3 // Kunstpunt., Groningen (2025)
Unfair23 // Unfair Amsterdam (2023) : https://unfair.nl/morgan-ton/?all
Gallery Viewer (2021) : https://galleryviewer.com/en/article/760/best-of-graduates-2021
Dagblad van het Noorden (2021) : https://dvhn.nl/cultuur/Afgestudeerd-en-veelbelovend-26894408.html