Joan Harmon

26 Riverside Avenue, Haverstraw, NY  10927

(845) 942-8457    harmon_joan @yahoo.com   www.joanharmon.com

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^{Awards and Grants}

Fifth Prize in New Media- The Fifth Annual International Biennial of Contemporary Art, Florence, Italy,  2005

First prize-  International Competition juried by Barbara Haskell, curator, Whitney Museum of American Art, 1992

^{PS1 Contemporary Art Center- Studio Grant, 1982}

Education

Masters Degree in Fine Art- Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts, 1982

Bachelors Degree in Art- California College of Art, 1980

Solo Exhibitions

^{1992        Pindar Gallery, New York City ,  NY}

Group Exhibitions

2007   River Stone Arts Gallery, Haverstraw, NY

            Sioux Falls Sculpture Walk, Sioux Falls, S Dakota

2006   The Net Gallery, Florence, Italy

            The Ben Shahn Center Galleries, William Patterson University, Wayne, NJ

2005   The Fifth Annual International Biennial of Contemporary Art, 

            Florence Italy

Rockland Center for the Arts, West Nyack, NY, Sculpture Park

Kingston Sculpture Biennial, Kingston, NY

^{2004        Rockland Center for the Arts, Sculpture Park}

^{Rockland Country Day School, Congers, NY, permanent installation}

                ^{Hopper House Art Museum, Nyack, NY,  installation}

^{2003        Islip Art Museum, Islip, NY}

^{2003        GAGA Gallery, Garnerville, NY,  installation}

^{2002        Brooklyn Pier Show, BWAC}

^{2001        Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ}

^{2000        Hopper House Art Museum, Nyack, NY, two person exhibition}

^{Studio Four West, Nyack, NY}

^{1998        Bristol Art Museum, Bristol, RI}

^{Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, New York City, NY}

^{Rockland Center for the Arts, West Nyack, NY}

^{1997        93 South, Nyack, NY,  two person exhibition}

^{1995        Franklin Furnace, New York City, NY}

^{1991        Experimental Glass Workshop, New York City, NY, two person exhibition}

^{1988        Independent Curators Inc., The Puck Building, New York City, NY}

^{1987        Real Art Ways, Hartford, Connecticut, two person exhibition}

^{1986        La Galeria En El Bohio, New York City, NY} 

1985   The Clocktower, New York City, NY

Teaching

Adjunct Assistant Professor- Design, Drawing, Sculpture, Introduction to Art,  Art & Society, LaGuardia Community College, Long Island City, NY, 2001- Present

Adjunct Assistant Professor- Design, Drawing, Installation Sculpture (Upper level), Ramapo College of New Jersey, 2000- Present

Visiting Artist- Mask Making, New York University, Florence, Italy, 2000-Present

Adjunct Assistant Professor- Beginning Sculpture, William Patterson University, Wayne, NJ, 2006

Adjunct Assistant Professor- Integrated Design, SUNY, New Paltz, 2000-20001

Director & Instructor, Drawing & Design in Italy, Ramapo College, 2002

Arts Administration

Founder and Director of Hudson Arts, nonprofit arts organization, Rockland                     Co., NY - 1993-1996