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American textile artist
Sharon Kerry-Harlan
Born1951 (age 72–73)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Known forTextile artist
Websitesharonkerryharlan.com

Sharon Kerry-Harlan (b. 1951) is an African-American artist active in Hollywood, Florida and Wauwatosa, Wisconsin who is known for her textile art.

Life

Kerry-Harlan was born in Miami, Florida in 1951. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Marquette University and studied at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design. She went on to work at Marquette University as an Academic Coordinator and to teach textile courses at University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee as an adjunct professor.

In 2022, her work, Portrait of Resilience, from the Flag Series, was acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum as part of the Renwick Gallery's 50th Anniversary Campaign.

Exhibitions

  • July-August 2019: solo exhibition at the James Watrous Gallery at the Overture Center for the Arts.
  • August 2019: And Still We Rise: Race Culture and Visual Conversations exhibit at the Mariposa Museum & World Cultural Center in Oak Bluff, Massachusetts.
  • 2021
    • Textile Center and Women of Color Quilters Network’s juried exhibit Racism: In the Face of Hate We Resist.
    • Museum of Wisconsin Art's Claiming Space Exhibition.

References

  1. ^ "Sharon Kerry-Harlan". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Quilt Museum showcases Smithsonian textile artist's collection". news.unl.edu. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  3. Brown, Patricia Leigh (2020-12-16). "Gone but Never Forgotten in a Quilt". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  4. ^ "Sharon Kerry-Harlan". Art in Embassies. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  5. Savig, Mary; Atkinson, Nora; Montiel, Anya (2022). This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World. Washington, DC: Smithsonian American Art Museum. pp. 228–238. ISBN 9781913875268.
  6. "Portrait of Resilience, from the Flag Series". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  7. Roger, Catlin (11 January 2022). "Twenty-Two Smithsonian Shows to See in 2022". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  8. Troshinsky, Lisa (2022-07-26). "Renwick Gallery's Exhibit Explores Concept of 'Home'". Washington Diplomat. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  9. "Contemporary Craft in Focus: Portrait of Resilience | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  10. "Sharon Kerry-Harlan". James Watrous Gallery. Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  11. Pretsky, Holly (1 August 2019). "Weaving a Narrative of Resilience". The Vineyard Gazette - Martha's Vineyard News. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  12. "Racism: In the Face of Hate We Resist – Virtual Exhibition". Textile Center. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  13. Muckian, Michael (2021-07-12). "MOWA's "Claiming Space" Exhibition Celebrates Women Artists". Shepherd Express. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  14. staff, Madison365 (21 April 2022). ""Ain't I A Woman?," highlighting Black women artists in Wisconsin, opens Saturday at MMoCA". Madison365. Retrieved 2023-01-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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