Zoë
Morsette
Media:
Photography, Multi-Disciplinary
Studio Location:
43-49 10th St, Long Island City, NY 11101
Room/Studio#
306
Website:
Artist Bio:
After finishing a degree in Theatre & Dance at Skidmore College, this native Cape Codder headed straight to NYC at the invitation of director Michael Lessac. Zoë has enjoyed an eclectic half century career working as a model maker, sculptor, and prop and costume fabricator for 61 Broadway shows (LES MIS, PHANTOM, SWEENEY TODD, HAMILTON, PROOF), opera, dance, advertising, TV (SNL, 30 ROCK, JIMMY FALLON), film, display and the Macy's Parade. She has been a visiting theatre artist at several schools including Parsons School of Design, University of Illinois, SUNY Oswego and Allegheny College. Zoë was also the recipient of the George A. Miller Visiting Scholar 1997(U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), three Dimensional Illustrators Awards for sculptures in advertising, The Local Legend Award from the LIC Arts Open (2018), and the Helping Hands Award from Culture Lab LIC (2025). One of her most gratifying projects was being a pro bono designer for the BroadwayCares/EquityFightsAids Bear Auction for 11 years
Artist Statement:
At this point in my life I've worked with a plethora of materials and have begun incorporating them into works of fine art that I've been entering into gallery shows, even as I continue my theatre work. Having studied photography and filmmaking in high school, I have enhanced some of my photos with the addition of paint, objects and epoxy. Having grown up on the Cape and Martha's Vineyard where we started recycling decades ago, my most recent artistic endeavor involves finding old plain glass vases and up-cycling them with paint and metallic leaf, giving them a second and more glamorous life.
