Harrison Walker

ARTIST BIOGRAPHY

Harrison Walker (b. Huntsville, AL) received his MFA in Photography at Tyler School of Art, Temple University, in Philadelphia, PA. He currently lives in Rockport, Maine while working at Maine Media Workshops + College. Walker is interested in the visual language created by the chemical components in photography and explores this through abstract forms often containing little to no subject as well as through manipulating found imagery and objects. His work references the otherworldly, questioning our perception of time and our relation to the landscape. His work was recently featured in The Hand Magazine and Light Leaked. Walker has shown at Soho Photo, New York, NY; City Hall, Philadelphia, PA; American University, Washington, D.C.; and Pop Gallery, Brisbane, Australia.

EDUCATION

2016

• Master of Fine Art, Photography, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
• Teaching in Higher Education Certificate, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

2013

• Bachelor of Fine Art, Studio Art, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, Magna Cum Laude

EXHIBITIONS

2017

• UnBound6!, Candela Books + Gallery, Richmond, VA

• Mudras, Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, Kansas City, MO; Curated by Adam Finkelston and James Meara, The Hand Magazine

• Art2017, Harlow Gallery, Kennebec Valley Art Association, Hallowell, ME; Juror: Corey Daniels

• Wayfaring, Maine Media Gallery, Rockport, ME; Curated by Rachel Mcdonald

• Alternative Processes, Southeast Center for Photography, Greenville, SC; Juror Jill Enfield

• Ironic Methods with Sincere Motivations, Archive Collective, Kiosk Gallery, Kansas City, MO

2016

• Last Days of Summer, Lenscratch; Juror: Aline Smithson

• Silence of the Aftermath, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Temple Contemporary, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

• Read Between the Lines, CAA 104 Annual Conference, Regional Exhibition, Rotunda Gallery and Academic Gallery, Katzen Arts Center, American University, Washington, D.C.

2015

• A Print in Time, City Hall, 4 th Floor, Philadelphia, PA; Juror: Amze Emmons

• 11th Annual Alternative Process Exhibition, SoHo Photo Gallery, New York, NY; Juror: Joni Sternbach

• Philalalia, Temple Contemporary, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA; Curated by Jenn Pascoe

• Cast By the Sun, Crane International Project Space, Gallery 105, Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA, (Group Exhibition)

• Real People, Old Courthouse Art Center, Woodstock, IL; Juror: Shelley Smith

• Cast By the Sun, Pop Gallery, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Queensland, Brisbane, Australia,(Group Exhibition)

• Long Hots, 25 East Gallery, Parsons: The New School for Design, New York City, NY (Group Exhibition)

• Rendered: Alternative Processes in Photography, CORE New Art Space, Denver, CO; Juror: Lesha Maria Rodriguez

• All Student Juried Show, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA; Juror: Rockie Toner

2014

• Selection from The Memories We’ve Buried Have Now Taken Seed, Gallery Office, Temple Contemporary, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

• First -Year MFA Photography Exhibition, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

2013

• Who We Are, Senior Thesis, Wilson Hall Gallery, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL,(Solo Exhibition)

• Annual Student Art Show, Wilson Hall Gallery and Salmon Library, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; Juror: Jinsook Kim

• So Close, Exhibition / Installation, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL,(Solo Exhibition)

• Emergence 2013 Exhibition, Chroma Gallery, Nashville, TN; Juror: Janin Otwell

• The Planets Gala, College of Liberal Arts, David C. Smith Concert Hall, Huntsville, AL,(Invitational)

2012

• Cross Disciplinary Summer Exhibition, Wilson Hall Gallery, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL,(Invitational)

• International Photography Exhibition. Spragins Hall, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, Jurors: José Betancourt and Setareh Tajbakhsh

• Large Format Camera Exhibition, Salmon Library Gallery, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL,(Group Exhibition)

• Annual Student Art Show, Wilson Hall Gallery, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, Juror: John Fields

2011

• Global Studies Group Show: London, Union Grove Gallery, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, Group Exhibition

• Annual Student Art Show, Wilson Hall & Salmon Library Galleries, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL,Juror: Stephen Alvarez

AWARDS

2017

• Best in Show, Art2017, Harlow Gallery, Hallowell Maine.
• Semi Finalist, The Print Center 91st Annual International Competition, Philadlphia, PA (Jurors: Kelly Baum & Jennifer Farrell)

2015

• Dean’s Grant Recipient from Dean Hester Stinnet, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
• Third Place Overall, 11th Annual Alternative Process Exhibition, SoHo Photo Gallery, New York, NY

2014

• Dean’s Grant Recipient from Dean Robert Stroker, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

2011

• Best in Show, Juried Student Art Show, University of Alabama Huntsville, Huntsville, AL

2010

• Best of College Photography, Finalist, Photographers Forum, Published by Serbin Communications

2009-13

• Dean’s List, University of Alabama Huntsville

FEATURES AND PUBLICATIONS

2017

• The Hand Magazine, A Magazine for Reproduction-Based Art, Issue #17, July 2017
• Streit House Space, Featured Artist, Winter 2017; Editor: Jordanna Kalman

2016

• The Hand Magazine, A Magazine for Reproduction-Based Art, Issue #14, October 2016
• Black Bar Gallery, Featured Artist, Boise Idaho
• Light Leaked, Features Artist. Editor: Ashley Kauschinger

ARTIST TALKS

2016

• Artist Talk, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
• Gallery Talk with Art Advisory Council, Temple Contemporary, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA