James Harmon

Curriculum Vitae

Education

Maine College of Art, Portland, ME. Masters of Fine Art in Studio Art, 2009. The Landing School of Boatbuilding & Design, Arundel, ME. Diploma, 2004. The Art Institute of Boston, Boston, MA. Bachelor of Fine Arts, 2001.

Honors / Grants

2009 Candidate, Joan Mitchell Foundation, Inc. 2007 – 2009 MFA Grant, Maine College of Art 1999 – 2001 Merit Scholarship, Hochest Marion Rousell

Professional Experience

2004 – Present Proprietor of Workshop, a custom fabrication shop located in Red Hook, Brooklyn, specializing in woodwork and cabinetmaking. 2005 – 2007 Lead fabricator at MADE design/build, Brooklyn, NY. 2001 – 2003 Studio Assistant, John Tagiuri, Public Artist, Somerville, MA.
1999 – 2002 Lead Assistant to Mierle Laderman Ukeles for Turn Around/Surroud, Cambridge, MA.

Exhibitions Group

2009 Graduate Thesis Exhibition, Institute of Contemporary Art, Portland, ME. Boston Young Contemporaries, 808 Gallery, Boston, MA. 2002 Burlington Art Hop, Burlington, VT. Cambridge River Festival, Cambridge, MA. 2001 New Art 2001. MPG Gallery, Boston, MA.

2000 Inaugurate. Gallery Fx, Boston, MA. The Drawing Show. Gallery Fx, Boston, MA.
Solo 2006 Castleton State College, Castleton, VT. 2000 Smoke Drawings, Hamilton Street Gallery, Bound Brook, NJ.

Commissions

2002 Cambridge River Festival, City of Cambridge, MA.

Selected Bibliography

2009 Maximilian Goldfarb, Visionary Drawing Building. Mass MoCA.