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Carol Harrison

Carol Harrison
Carol Harrison
Carol Harrison

Carol Harrison

1950 -
BiographyCAROL HARRISON March, 2008
Fine Art Photographer

666 Live Oak Drive, McLean, Virginia 22101-1569
(703) 731-7219
E-mail: photoclh@aim.com

www.carolharrisonfineartphotography.com


Education

University of Maryland
M.F.A., Fine Art Photography
(Studied with John R. Gossage;
Advisors: Sam Gilliam, Anne Truitt, Claudia deMonte) 1983

George Washington University
(Non-Silver Photography) 1983

Georgetown University
School of Foreign Service, B.S., F.S.
(Dean's Citation) 1973

University of Dijon, Dijon, France 1972


Exhibitions

Selected One Person:

“Sam Gilliam & Olivia, 1988 – 2005”
The Kathleen Ewing Gallery October, 2005

"Grand Color Abstracts and Still Lifes"
The 75th Anniversary of the School
of Foreign Service, Intercultural Center,
Georgetown University November, 1994

"Portraits"
Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA January-February, 1989

"Interiors in Old Town"
Gallery 4, Alexandria, VA September-November, 1988

"A Summer Portfolio of Richmond"
Reynolds/Minor Gallery, Richmond September-October, 1987

"The Georgetown Portfolio"
Intercultural Center, Georgetown University March-April, 1985

"The Georgetown Portfolio"
Swidler & Berlin, Inaugural Exhibition January-February, 1985

"Art Circles, Portraits by Carol Harrison"
Martin Gallery September-October, 1984

"Photographs of Washington"
National Strategy Information Center June-August, 1984

"Artists and Their Workplaces"
Crowell & Moring, Inaugural Exhibition February-April, 1984

"Professional Men and Their Cityscapes"
Covington & Burling July-October, 1983

"The Last Key"
Arnold and Porter, Inaugural Exhibition June-October, 1983

"Still Life Photographs"
Rizzoli International Bookstore and Gallery August-October, 1982

"Carol Harrison, Photographs"
Jean Efron Associates June, 1982


Selected Group:

“Portraits” April, 2007
PASS Gallery

“Coffee”
Future Studio, Los Angeles, CA. November, 2006

“Chesapeake Visions”
Reedville Fishermen’s Museum September – October, 2005

“Antietam Review”
Washington County Council Arts Gallery July, 2005

“Dog Days Dog Show”
Kathleen Ewing Gallery, Washington, D.C. July - August, 2004

“The Antietam Review Photography Exhibit”
Washington County Arts Council, MD July – September, 2004

“The Beauty of Aging”
Portraits of Sam Gilliam and Olivia, 1988 - 2003
Marymount University September-October, 2003

“The Antietam Review Photography Exhibit”
Washington County Arts Council, MD July - August, 2003

“MOCA DC’s Annual Show” July - August, 2002
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Washington, D.C.

“20th Anniversary Antietam Review Exhibition”
Washington County Arts Council Gallery July - August, 2002

“Multi-Art Exhibition and Auction”
Southeastern University, Washington, D.C. February, 2002

“Being Connected”
The Swedish American Museum Center, Chicago, IL October, 2001

“International Artist Support Group”
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Washington, D.C. August, 2001

“The Antietam Review Photography Exhibit”
Washington County Arts Council July - August, 2001

“Photography Exhibit 2001”
Joan Kuyper Farver Art Gallery, Pella, Iowa May - June, 2001

“Fundraising for Action”
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Washington, D.C. October – November, 2000

“The Antietam Review Photography Exhibit”
Hagerstown, MD July-August, 2000

“ART SHOW,” All Media Exhibition
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Washington, D.C. December, 1999 - January 2000

“SNAPSHOT”
The Contemporary Museum
Baltimore, MD December, 1999 - December 2003

“ARTSCAPE Annual” Baltimore’s Festival of the Arts
Baltimore, MD July - August, 1999
16th Anniversary of the Antietam Review
The Washington County Arts Council Gallery July, 1999

“Time and Again,” A Juried Photography Exhibition
Rockville Arts Place April - May, 1999

“MOCA-DC,”
Museum of Contemporary Art February - March, 1999

Touchstone Gallery
NATIONAL All Media Exhibition, juried by Senior Curator,
National Museum of American Art, Washington, D.C. February - March, 1999

“Photography Exhibit”
Washington County Arts Council Gallery July-August, 1998

“Juried Photography Exhibition”
Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival May-June, 1998

“Award Winner”
Youngwood, PA. May-June, 1998

Award Winner (Cash award) Westmoreland Art Nationals,
LaTrobe, PA July, 1998

6th Anniversary Opening
The Museum of Contemporary Art April-May, 1998

The Franklin Street Gallery
Hagerstown, Md. July-August, 1997

"The Fine Art of Photography"
The Dallas Museum of Art April, 1997

"Carol Harrison, Alternative Salon Installation of Portraits"
The Museum of Contemporary Art June - July, 1996

"ArtWest Open Competition"
ArtWest Gallery, Jackson, WY August-September, 1990
Gamplex, Gillette, WY October-November, 1990
Sheridan Arts Council, Sheriday, WY December, 1990
University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie, WY January-February, 1991
Sangre de Cristo Art Center, Pueblo, CO March, 1991
Pinedale Fine Arts Council, Pinedale, WY April, 1991
Wyoming State Museum, Cheyenne, WY May-June, 1991
Nicolaysen Art Museum, Casper, WY June-July, 1991
Western Wyoming College, Rock Springs, WY August, 1991

"Open Exhibition 1990"
Fairfax County Council of the Arts March-June, 1990

"Source Theatre Company"
Washington, D.C. November, 1987, 1989

"Artery '89" Juried Multi-Media Exhibition
Strathmore Hall Arts Center
Rockville, Md. October-November, 1989

"Dog Days Dog Show"
Kathleen Ewing Gallery July-August, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989

"Christmas Salon"
The Martin Gallery December, 1987

PORTRAIT: Faces of the 80s" (Catalogue)
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond July-September, 1987

"Current Themes in Photography"
Times Journal Company, Springfield May-August, 1987

"The Beijing Exchange Exhibition"
Willow Street Gallery July, 1987

"In Pursuit of Excellence"
The Southeast Exhibition at Center/Gallery, N.C. April, 1987

"Christmas Salon"
Martin Gallery December, 1986

"Three Rivers Arts Festival"
Art Institute of Pittsburgh Gallery, Pittsburgh June, 1986

"Recent Acquisitions" (April Calendar)
Corcoran Gallery of Art February-June, 1986

"Fine Arts Exhibition"
Tyler Gallery, Alexandria, N.V.C.C. January-February, 1986

"The Beijing Exchange Exhibition," The Cultural Palace
Beijing, China October, 1985

"Tropala," Portraits of International Diplomats
School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University May-June, 1985

"350 Years of Art and Architecture in Maryland" (Catalogue)
The Art Gallery, The University of Maryland
(2-year traveling exhibition) October-December, 1984

"Trees"
Martin Gallery June-August, 1984

"Portraits of Professionals,"
The Art Gallery, The University of Maryland December, 1983

"The Next Juried Show" (Catalogue)
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond July-August, 1983
(Also selected for 2-year traveling exhibition 1985
and cash award for "Excellence in Photography")

"Art of Still Life"
Fendrick Gallery January-February, 1983

"Contrived Objects - A Survey of the Still Life in Photographs"
Kathleen Ewing Gallery November-December, 1982

"Reflections: Personal Visions in Portraiture"
Kathleen Ewing Gallery June-August, 1982

"First Viewing" (Catalogue)
Washington Project for the Arts November-December, 1981

"Photographers x Photographers"
Corcoran Gallery of Art July-August, 1981


Work In The Collections Of

The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; The National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.; Arnold & Porter, Washington, D.C.; California Museum of Photography; The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Covington & Burling, Washington, D.C.; Crowell & Moring, Washington, D.C.; Mr. and Mrs. Mark De Fraeye, Rumst, Belgium; Mr. and Mrs. H. Lee Jones, Jr., Natchez, MS; Morrison & Foerster, Washington, D.C.; Morrison & Heker, Kansas City, Missouri; National-Nederlanden, U.S. Corp.; National Strategy Information Center; O'Melveny & Myers, Washington, D.C.; Ms. H. Swann, Scotland; The Honorable and Mrs. Joseph L. Tauro, Boston, MA; Ms. Linda Unger, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico; United States Automobile Association; United Virginia Bank; The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA; The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.; The Williams Companies, Tulsa, OK; School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University; Smithsonian Institution; United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; The American Center of Polish Culture; The Embassy of Poland; The Addison Gallery of American Art, Philips Academy, Andover, MA. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the Smithsonian's Museum of International Modern and Contemporary Art, Archives, Photos of Sam Gilliam. The Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA.


Selected Publications

Dezinformatsia: Active Measures in Soviet Strategy; PORTRAIT: Faces of the '80s, The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; The Photo Review, National Photographic Competition, Summer, 1986; Center for National Policy, Washington, D.C.; Profiles, Portraits of the Art Faculty, The Art Gallery, The University of Maryland; MD - Individual Practice Association, Inc., Rockville, MD; Washington Women's Art Center; Real Estate Today, National Association of Realtors; National Democratic Institute for International Affairs; The Washingtonian; Antietam Review; Time-Life Books, Inc.; Travelogue, Inc.; Georgetown University, The Smithsonian Institution; The Washington Review; The Phillips Collection, The Phillips Musicale, 1995; Lou Stovall, The Art of Silkscreen Printmaking Howard University Gallery of Art.

Work Represented By

Reynolds Gallery
1514 West Main Street
Richmond, VA 23220
(804) 355-6553


Miscellaneous

Judge: DC Short Film Festival, 2007

Visual Arts Faculty, Photography I & II,
Camp Camp Creative, Summer, 2006
The Bullis School, 2005-2006
Portraits, Design & Installation of Photographs for US Gypsy

Judge, The Fine Art of Photography, Waterford, VA, 2001

Who’s Who in the 21st Century, England, 2001

Member, The Women's Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1997-2007

2000 Outstanding Artists and Designers of the 20th Century, International Biographical Centre,
Cambridge, England, 2000

Artist, The Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association, 1998-1999

Artist, “The Tony Williams Bow Tie Collection ’98” to benefit the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, October 1998

Honorarium, the Florida Department of Cultural Affairs, Portraits published in Kalliope, June, 1998

Who’s Who in American Art, 1997 -2009

Who’s Who in the South and Southwest, 1998-2000

Who's Who in the World, 1997-2009

The World Who's Who of Women, 1997-1998

Who's Who of American Women, 1997-2009

Who's Who in America, 1997-2009

Member, Women's Committee for the National Symphony Orchestra, 1997-1998

Artist, Fairfax County Summer Workshop Program, Portraiture/Photography as a Fine Art, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997

Portrait of Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Kainen, The Equitable Center, New York City, July, 1994

Artist, Fairfax County Council of the Arts' Creative Arts Program, 1990-92, 1991-92
Artist-in-Residence, Grant from Mobil Oil Corporation

Lecturer, Portraiture, Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria, 1990

Judge, Greater Washington Council of Camera Clubs, Spring 1990 Competition

Artist Guest Curator, Honorarium, The Middle Street Gallery, June, 1989

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Artist Workshop Program, 1988-89

FotoFest '88, The International Month of Photography in Houston, 1988

Artist Guest Lecturer, Honorarium, George Mason University, October, 1987

Artist Guest Lecturer, Shepherd College, April 1987; April, 1996

Artist Guest Lecturer, Honorarium, George Mason University, October, 1986

Artist Guest Lecturer, Northern Virginia Community College,
Alexandria, January, 1986

Outstanding Young Women in America, 1983
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