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Artist Joan Harmon’s otherworldly objects encourage us to explore the connection between history, our bodies, and the Earth. GARNER Arts Center will present a selection of new work by Harmon in a captivating solo exhibition in the Ned Harris Gallery at Building 35.
"Interconnection and underlying patterns are qualities of chaotic systems which then find ways to self-organize. This reflects my process as an artist. I will often begin new work with quick, free drawings with floating forms, and from that chaos, I search for an organization of form and material that can create new meaning. Fluidity is an important theme in my work. The circulatory system, nervous system, rivers, and streams are a recurring vocabulary. My intention is to create visceral, sensory experiences that are at once universal and intimate. They rely upon the intangible qualities of our human experience like memory, dream, and connection." – Joan Harmon, Artist
Joan Harmon works in ceramics, installation, sculpture, and drawing. She is a resident of the Dutchtown neighborhood of Haverstraw, NY. Formerly a tenant studio artist in Garnerville’s GARNER Historic District, Harmon is a longtime supporter, colleague, volunteer, and exhibiting member of GARNER Arts Center.
Joan Harmon has been awarded an Artist Residency near Naples, Italy from Kultursciok Arts
Collective and a Fellowship from the Creative Glass Center of America and has received numerous other International and National awards. Harmon earned her BFA from the California College of Art and an MFA in Drawing and Sculpture from Rutgers University.
Her work has recently been shown at the BAU Gallery, the Epperson Gallery of Ceramic Arts, the
Loveland Museum Gallery, Richmond Art Center, the Lewis Art Gallery, Millsaps College, and the Governors Island Art Fair, NYC.
She currently teaches at the City University of New York and is an instructor in mask making at
NYU, Florence, Italy.
JOAN HARMON
Chaos/Light
Solo Exhibition
Curated by James Tyler
Exhibition Run: January 11 - February 23
Gallery Hours: Fridays, 2-5PM, Saturdays and Sundays 1-5PM
WHERE: The Ned Harris Gallery at Building 35, GARNER Arts Center
ADDRESS: GARNER Historic District, 55 West Railroad Avenue, Garnerville, NY 10923
CONTACT: Jesse Heffler, Programs & Operations Director, (845) 947-7108;
jesse@garnerartscenter.org
About GARNER Arts Center:
Mission
GARNER Arts Center is an interdisciplinary arts center that advances the creation and presentation of contemporary, experiential art within a repurposed 19th-century textile mill complex. By providing access to a wide range of art forms, the organization strives to enrich, educate, and connect diverse audiences.
GARNER Arts Center is committed to igniting and realizing artistic ideas that emerge as a response to societal, economic, historic and environmental stimuli.
Vision
GARNER Arts Center’s vision is an enduring and inclusive artisan settlement that fosters a thriving arts, business, and cultural district, and encourages collaboration between makers and the creative sector. GARNER seeks to be a catalyst for just and sustainable economic growth in its Hudson Valley host community.
GARNER Arts Center is a tax-deductible 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
