For their 2026 exhibition Story Structure, Pt 2 at the University of Chicago’s Neubauer collegium, artists Mike Cloud and Nyeema Morgan discuss each other’s artistic practice.

The Chicago-based artist couple Mike Cloud and Nyeema Morgan deploy starkly divergent aesthetics. Cloud’s work is steeped in effusive colors and symbols, while Morgan’s tends toward minimalism. Yet despite these formal differences, both artists share an interest in works that explore the complexity of communication. This exhibition will debut a mixed-media installation continuing Morgan’s “Studies for Traps” series alongside Cloud’s signature multi-dimensional paintings and a jointly produced sound work.