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SOLO EXHIBITS
2005 Jemez Series; JMTC, Jemez Springs, NM
The Laughing Lizard, Jemez Springs, NM
2002 The Laughing Lizard, Jemez Springs, NM
2001 Watercolors; JMTC, Jemez Springs, NM
2000 Sea Cliff, Long Island, NY
1993 Oils & Watercolors; Bryant Gallery, Long Island, NY
1985 Heroines; Discovery Art Gallery, Long Island, NY
1984 Caves and Cathedrals; Brooklyn College, New York, NY
1983 Large Watercolors; Rena Fortgang Interiors, Old Brookville, NY
1982 Village Square Gallery, Long Island, NY
1980 Cafe Harlequin, Sea Cliff, NY
1978 Sea Cliff Village Library, Long Island, NY
Transitions II; Great Neck House, Long Island, NY
1971 Plastics; Graham Gallery, New York, NY
PROFESSIONAL EXHIBITS
2007 Group Exhibit; Salon Margraff, Santa Fe, NM
2006 American Impressions: Contemporary American Printmaking 2006; William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ
Braided Lives; Berkeley Studios, Berkeley, CA
2005 DFAS Members Show, Albuquerque, NM
War & Peace Between Mind and Body; VSA arts and Governor's Commission on Disability, Santa Fe, NM
ArtFirst; Princeton, NJ
Snap to the Grid: Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA
2004 Jemez Folk; SomArts, San Francisco, CA
2003 ArtFirst; Princeton, NJ
2002 A Collective; JMTC, Jemez Springs, NM
2001 Art Ability; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Pier Show 9; BWAC, Brooklyn, NY
Bridging Art and Ability 2; WAHC, Williamsburg, NY
UCP/NYC's Window Gallery, New York, NY
2000 SMFA Exhibition and Sale; SMFA, Boston, MA
Bryn Mawr Rehab, Malvern, PA
LIU Salena Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Catherine Street Gallery; Staten Island, NY
Small Works on Paper; Kentler International Drawing Space, Brooklyn, NY
Pier Show; BWAC, Brooklyn, NY
Millennium Perspective; Marlen Gallery, New York, NY
Bridging Art and Ability 2; WAHC, Williamsburg, NY
1999 SMFA Exhibition and Sale; SMFA, Boston, MA
Interior Views; Belsky House, Brooklyn, NY
Joan Harrison: Artist and Friends; Sea Cliff Gallery, Long Island, NY
Selections:Collage; Anthony Giordano Gallery, Dowling College, Long Island, NY
Hearts for Children; Sea Cliff Gallery, Long Island, NY
1998 Awkwardology; Open Space Gallery, Allentown, PA
Group Show; VSA Gallery West, Beverly Hills, CA
1997 The Altered Image; Islip Art Museum, Long Island, NY
Fresh Perspectives; VSA Gallery, Washington, DC
1996 A Large Show of Small Works; The Cooper Union, New York, NY
Still Life; Islip Art Museum, Islip, Long Island, NY
Group Show; Very Special Arts Gallery
1995 APA Benefit; Mary Anthony Galleries, New York, NY
Group Show; Gallery 31A, Long Island, NY
1994 Group Show; Galleries 321A and 31A2, Long Island, NY
1993 Group Show; Galleries 31A and 31A2, Long Island, NY
1992 In Search of Meaning; Discovery Gallery, Long Island, NY
Visions of Angels; Nancy Driscoll Gallery, Long Island, NY
(WHAT IS?); Ambassador Galleries, New York, NY
1991 Spirit and the Mind; Discovery Gallery, Long Island, NY
1990 Younger Members & Their Friends Exhibition; The National Arts Club, NYC, NY
Group Show; Avanian Gallery, New York, NY
The Larger Print; Midge Karr Art Center, Long Island, NY
International Women’s Exhibit of Contemporary Art; Weatherholt Galleries,Washington, DC
The Last Round-Up; Discovery Art Gallery, Long Island, NY
1989 First Fine Arts Exhibit; Sid Jacobsen Y, Long Island, NY
1988 Electronic Art; Discovery Art Gallery, Long Island, NY
2 Person Show; Discovery Art Gallery, Long Island, NY
1987 Group Show; Discovery Metro Gallery, Long Island City, NY
Paintings & Sculpture; Towards the 90’s; Discovery Art Gallery, Long Island, NY
1986 At Liberty with Liberty; Bryant Gallery, Long Island, NY
Letters; Clocktower, New York, NY
Women Artists on Long Island; Hutchins Gallery, Long Island, NY
Oversize Graphics; HHAA, Long Island, NY
Group Show; Forefront Gallery, Long Island City, NY
1985 Fold of Cloth; HHAA, Long Island, NY
1984 Wood Show; HHAA, Long Island, NY
Invitational; Great Neck Library, Long Island, NY
Group Show; Wunsch Arts Center, Long Island, NY
Invitational; Birch Hill Gallery, Long Island, NY
1983 FAMLI Annual; FAMLI, Long Island, NY
Group Show; HHAA, Long Island, NY
S.O.S., Protest Show; Long Island, NY
1982 Sea Cliff Photograph Co, Sea Cliff, NY
1981 Small & Tiny Artworks; 79 Wall Street, Long Island, NY
Drawings/Works on Paper; 79 Wall Street, Long Island, NY
Pratt Pond, Social Awareness Show; HHAA, Long Island, NY
Martha Lincoln Gallery, Vero Beach, FL
American Legion, Amagansett, NY
Kips Bay Designers Showcase, New York, NY
1980 Five Artists; Studio School of New York, New York, NY
Fire House Gallery Annual; Nassau Community College, Long Island, NY
Tulip Connection; Gallery 36, New York, NY
1979 Odin Gallery, Long Island, NY
3 Artists; Glen cove Gallery, Long Island, NY
1977 27th Annual New England Exhibit; The Silvermine Guild, Silvermine, CT
1972 Unmanly Art; Suffolk Museum, Stony Brook, NY
1971 Water as Art; Everson Museum, Syracuse, NY
Women Artists; International House, New York, NY
21st New England Exhibit; The Silvermine Guild, Silvermine, CT
1970 Birds and Beasts; Graham Gallery, New York, NY
Collectors Show; Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Annual Exhibit; Ramaz School, New York, NY
1969 Five Artists; Graham Gallery, New York, NY
Summer Show; Chelsea Gallery, New York, NY
Art on Paper; Weatherspoon Annual; Greensboro, NC
Watercolors Exhibit; Boston Museum; Boston, MA
1968 Light as Art; Newark College of Engineering, Newark NJ
Group Show; Allan Stone Gallery, New York, NY
1967 Art in Process; Finch College Museum, New York, NY
Group Show; East Hampton Gallery, New York, NY
XXII American Drawing Biennial; Norfolk, VI
Weatherspoon Annual; Greensboro, NC
Group Show; Alan Stone Gallery, New York, NY
1966 Group Show; Stamford Museum, Stamford, CT
Silvermine Exhibition, Silvermine, CT
XXI American Drawing Biennial, Norfolk, VI
1965 Southeastern Exhibit; Savannah, GA
1963 Boston Fine Arts Festival, Boston, MA
1962 Annual Juried Show; Parrish Museum, Long Island, NY
HONORS AND GRANTS
2000 NCRPA, Grant for Solo Exhibit
1999 Grant, CHANGE, INC.
1995 Grant, Estelle and Leon Gottlieb Foundation
Grant, Artists’ Fellowships
1982 OCD Grant for Solo Exhibit
1962 First Prize in Painting, Parrish Museum
LECTURES AND INTERVIEWS
2007 Art for Living Gallery, HD for TV
2000 Featured Artist, Studio 211 Website
1989 Interview, WCWP, Artist and Teacher, CW Post College
Interview, Channel 12, First Fine Art Exhibit, Long Island
1987 Lecture, Heckscher Museum, September 22
Lecture, The Gallery-Oyster Bay Salon, Nassau Community College, June 12
Interview, WHPC, The Philosophers of Art Series, Nassau Community College, June 5
1986 Interview, WCWP, Artists Talk Series, CW Post College, June 6
1985 Lecture, Heroines Show, HHAA, April 12
1982 Lecture & Videotaping, Ragtime Exhibit, HHAA, April 18
EDUCATION
Cooper Union School of Art & Architecture, New York, NY
Academia di Belle Arte, Florence, Italy
Boston Museum School, Boston, MA
Brooklyn College (BS), Brooklyn, NY
MAJOR COLLECTIONS
Mr. & Mrs. R. Rothschild
Mr. & Mrs. E. Clarke, Jr.
NY Mortgagee Corp.
Morgan Stanley
Allan Stone
Mr. & Mrs. W. Flaherty
David Herbert
Eve Propt
Dr. & Mrs. M. Handlers
Dr. Caroline Stern
Chicago Art Museum
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Mr. & Mrs. E. Krasner
Michael Graves Design
Mr. & Mrs. N. Scott Momaday