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Curriculum Vitae
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Education:
University of Wisconsin, Madison
2000 M.F.A. Sculpture
Truman State University, Kirksville, MO
1995 B.F.A. Painting
National Academy of Fine Arts, Slovak Republic
1994 Icon painting technology, art history
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
1994 Interdisciplinary Seminar in American Art at the Reynolda House Museum
Teaching:
Madison Area Technical College
2003 Adjunct Professor of figure drawing
University of Wisconsin
1997 Project Assistant Sculpture Department for
-2000 Aristotle Georgiades, Teaching Assistant: Drawing 101, Current
Issues in Art, Jack Damer, Supervisor
University of Wisconsin Memorial Union
1998 Mini-course instructor: figure drawing, ceramics, watercolor, pastel
-2003 drawing
Madison Schools Community Recreation
1998 Instructor: pottery, drawing
-2002
Viroqua Youth Initiative High School (Waldorf)
1996 Art Teacher
Selected Exhibitions:
2006 Puertas al Pasado: Solo Show, Casa de la Cultura del estado de Chiapas, San Cristobal, Mx
2006 San Cristobal de las Puertas, solo show, Los Talleres Espacio Alternativo, San Cristobal de las Casas, Mx.
2005 Don't Forget to Write: A Farewell to Madison, Solo Show, Artbeat Gallery, 1148 Williamson St. Madison, WI
2005 Plein Aire Artists of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1922 University Avenue, Madison, WI
2004 Non Traditional Self Portraits, Wisconsin Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1922 University Avenue, Madison, WI
2004 Travel log, watercolors from a two month landscape painting expedition to the Yucatan peninsula, A Project Space, Madison, WI
2003 Exxoff Mining Installation, funded by Wisconsin Social Justice Center, Haggerty Museum, Milwaukee, WI
2003 In my Eye, Solo show of Paintings, Artbeat Gallery, Madison, WI
2002 Dumpstar Freestore, a month-long installation and performance, including Garbage Olympics featuring: the garbage hounds, dumpsta divas and dump allstars, lots of media coverage in TV, radio and print.
2001 ArtBeaters - Group Show, Artbeat Gallery, Madison, WI
2000 Wisconsin Potato Research Project: BIOTECH EXPO,
M.F.A. thesis exhibition, 734 University Ave, Madison, WI
Public Projects:
Artbeat Gallery & Studio
2000 One of five founding members of Artbeat Gallery & Studio LLC,
-2005 with gallery space, ceramics studio, and classroom--offering pottery, sculpture, painting,
drawing and other classes.
Dumpstar Free Store
2004 Dumpstar Free Store
2003 Dumpstar Free Store
2002 1st Annual Dumpstar Free Store, Garbage Olympics, two 3-minute TV interviews/event
coverage on local Fox TV 27, ample radio and newspaper coverage to raise awareness
about consumerist excesses.
Wisconsin Potato Research Project
2000 Pseudo scientific laboratory orchestrated to generate thought and discussion about genetic -2002 engineering. Biotech Conference Boston, Mass. Countless appearances at the Farmer's Market and various speaking engagements, Food For Thought Festivals, Madison, 2001, 2002
Freelance:
2004 Weary Travel Freehouse, oil on canvass, 1.5m x 1m
2004 Friends of Starkweather Creek, logo design, Madison, WI
2004 Community Garden Mural project, Madison, WI
2004 Madison Area Community Supported Agriculture Coalition, book cover
2003 Workers Rights Center, Sign, Madison, WI
2003 Weary Traveler Sign, Madison, WI
2002 Peacemeal Vegetarian Restaurant, Sign, Madison, WI
Published Illustrations:
2005 Cover for Farm Fresh Atlas
2004 Cover for Farm Fresh Atlas
2003 Cover for Farm Fresh Atlas
2003 Corporate Logo for Farm to School
Feature Articles:
2004 Hope Magazine, “Treasuring Trash” by Kathryn Kingsbury,
September 2004
2002 Isthmus: “Remains of the day, the Dumpstar lifts the lid on Madison’s week of waste”, by
Tenaya Darlington, August 9, 2002
2003 The Capital Times: "Waste Not Want Not, Student move brings free store”, by Nathan Leaf,
August 15, 2003
2002 Hour Magazine: “Introducing Dumpstar Dollars”, by Mark Harmon, August 2002
2001 Isthmus, "Wanted: Space for Artists" by Susan Kepecs, July 20,
2001 Wisconsin State Journal: “Exclusive Garbage to be had at Store” by George Hesselberg,
August 1, 2002
2000 Wisconsin State Journal: "Art, theater, politics wrapped up in a potato" by George
Hesselberg, August 2000
2000 The Capital Times: "Super Spud: Activism can be fun" by Doug Moe, August 22, 2000
Web Pages:
http://www.MarkHarmon.org
http://www.nottingham.org/potatopage/
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