Morgan Ford Willingham

Morgan Ford Willingham is Assistant Professor of Photography in the Department of Art at Baylor University's School of Fine Arts, Texas. She is a photographic artist and educator with nearly 15 years of experience in academia and art practice.

Her educational background includes:

• BFA from the University of South Carolina
• MFA in Photography with a minor in Intermedia from Texas Woman’s University

Willingham’s artistic research investigates the impact of pop culture, advertising, and societal norms on women’s identity and self-image. Using photography as a foundation, she integrates mixed media, book arts, and installation to explore beauty ideals, self-representation, and the commodification of femininity. Her work frequently employs self-portraiture as a means of empowerment, vulnerability, and critical reflection on the internal conflict between individuality and social assimilation.

Her artistic themes are deeply informed by Southern cultural upbringing and examine the psychological influence of advertising language on women’s self-perception. She also explores the evolving relationship between mother and daughter, drawing from personal narratives and art historical contexts of femininity and motherhood.

Willingham’s work has been exhibited nationally at venues including Humble Arts Gallery (NYC), Filter Photo (Chicago), and Manifest Gallery (Cincinnati, OH), reflecting her active presence in the contemporary art scene.

There are no listed scientific awards or grants in the provided text.

She advises students in photography and art practice, though specific advisees are not named. Her studio practice is grounded in ritualistic creation processes that connect materiality with identity, often referencing women’s craft traditions within photographic art.

Her office is located at FAC166, HSFAC, Baylor University, Waco, Texas.