Rebecca Morris is an abstract painter who is known for quirky, casualist compositions using grid-like structures. In 1994 she wrote Manifesto: For Abstractionists and Friends of the Non-Objective, a tongue-in-cheek but sincere response to contemporary criticism of abstract painting. She has been a professor of painting and drawing at Pasadena City College since 2000. Prior to that, she lectured at numerous colleges including Columbia University, Bard College, UCLA, USC's School of Fine Arts, and the University of Chicago.