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Alex Harsley Bio
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Born
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Lives and works in New York City |
Education |
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Private studies with Lloyd Varden (scientific advisor to photographic
industry) |
Solo Exhibitions |
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2017 |
Alex Harsley: An Overview, June Kelly Gallery, New York |
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2014 |
A Visual History of
the Lower East Side/ East Village, June Kelly Gallery, New York
Alex Harsley: The Comeback of Mohammed Ali, Torch Gallery, Amsterdam,
Netherlands |
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2012 |
50 Years of Fine Art
Images, June Kelly Gallery, New York |
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2005 |
Dualities, 4th
Street Photo Gallery, New York |
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2004 |
44
Years of New York, June Kelly Gallery, New York |
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2002 |
Patchworks,
essay by Dawoud Bey, June Kelly Gallery, New York |
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1997 |
Chiaroscuro,
June Kelly Gallery, New York |
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1973-97 |
4th Street
Photo
Gallery, New York |
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1978 |
Black
History Museum, Hempstead, NY |
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1974 |
Parallels
of Inspiration, Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA |
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1971 |
Optional
Art One; Optional Art Two; Man, Matter & Art, Image Gallery, New
York |
Selected Group Exhibitions |
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2007 |
Celebration: Nine Artists Commemorate the 35th Anniversary of Winston-Salem
Delta Fine Arts,
Winston-Salem, NC; brochure |
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2004 |
A
Universe of Art, organized by Corporate Art Directions, Credit Suisse
First Boston, NY |
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1976 |
Rhythms
of Vision, Contemporary Arts Gallery, New York |
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1973 |
Communications
’73,Union Carbide Gallery, New York
Communications ’73, Long Island University, New York |
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1972 |
Symbols
in the Mind - A Closer Look, Long Island University, New York |
Selected Periodicals & Reviews |
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2013 |
Safran, Yehuda E.,
“Philip Johnson in MoMA’s Garden,” Potlach: A Journal of the
Potlach Lab at
Columbia University GSAPP, Issue #3, Spring, pp. 81-83, one
photograph |
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2012 |
Kley, Elisabeth, reviews:
new york, “Alex Harsley, June Kelly,” ARTnews, September,
pp.110-111
Cotter, Holland, “Alex Harsley,” Art in Review, The New York Times, June 15,
p. C25
Boyd, Herb, “Alex Harsley’s Photos at June Kelly’s Gallery, The Network
Journal,
Friday, June 15 |
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2004 |
Bey, Dawoud, “Into the
Light,” review, art on paper, May/June
Aletti, Vince, review, Village Voice, February 4-10 |
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2002 |
Tabron,
Christopher, "Tiny 'Patchworks' of Art," SoHo Weekly News,
April |
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1997 |
Schjeldahl,
Peter, "Whitney Biennial," video collaboration with installation
artist
David Hammons, Village Voice |
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1985 |
Braff,
Phyllis, "Pictures Worth a thousand Words," The New York
Times, Sunday, April |
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1975 |
Henni,
P., "SWN Discoveries," Soho Weekly News |
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1971 |
Coleman,
A. D., "Latent Image," Village Voice
Coleman, A. D., "Shows We've Seen," Popular Photography |
Public Collection |
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Smithsonian Institution,
National Museum of African American History and
Culture,
Washington, DC |
Public Commissions |
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2000 |
Health and Hospital
Corporation, Woodhull Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY |
Professional Experience |
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2004 |
Artist-in-Residence,
Light Work, Syracuse, New York |
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1975-2003 |
Collaborative work with
Dawoud Bey and David Hammons |
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1991-1999 |
Freelance: Schomburg
Library for Research in Black Culture |
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1991-1992 |
Bedford Stuyvesant
Restoration and Harlem Textiles Works |
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1971 |
Photojournalist,
Relevant Magazine, photographing Muhammad Ali at
training camp, Deer
Lake, PA |
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1970-1971 |
Arverne Photographic
Project |
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1967-1970 |
Supervisor, Color Lab
(Types C&R) |
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1964-1967 |
Freelance for variety of
black publications |
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1961-1963 |
Photographer, U.S. Army |
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1959 |
Photographer, New York
County, District Attorney's Office |
Film/Video |
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1994-2001 |
Collaboration with
choreographer Rod Rogers |
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2000 |
Collaboration with poet
John Farris at Tribes Gallery |
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1996-2000 |
Feature video, “The Life
and Work of Vincent Smith” |
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1999 |
“Circles,” video
collaboration with Candida Alvarez
“Passages,” feature piece for The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York |
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1989-1999 |
Produced video for Harlem
Textiles Works with the late director Kerris
Wolsky |
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1998 |
Produced DVD for David
Hammons |
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1995 |
“Kick the Bucket,” video
collaboration with installation artist David Hammons
“The Plastic Man,” video collaboration with installation artist David
Hammons |
Contributor to the following publications: |
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1976 |
UNICEF Calendar,
UNICEF, New York |
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1975 |
Looking Ahead,
Harcourt Brace Jovanovic, Inc., New York |
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1974 |
Creative Photography,
Eastman Kodak, Rochester, NY |
Achievements |
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1973-present |
Opened the 4th Street
Photo Gallery, as owner and director |
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1971 |
Founded Minority
Photographers, Inc, where he organized work and exhibitions of
emerging photographers and acted as
consultant
Published, “Person, Camera & The Image” newsletter (2,000 readership) to
which he
was a regular contributor with a piece
called “To What Purpose a Leaf”
Organized special collection of photos taken in China, 1927-31by G.W.
Meacham, U.S.
merchant sailor |
Biography |
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2000 |
Dictionary of
International Biography, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge,
England
The Complete Book of Photographers, Macmillan |
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1988 |
Willis-Thomas, Debra,
An Illustrated Bio-Bibliography of Black Photographers, 1940-1988,
Vol. 2, Garland Publishing Company, New
York, 1988 |
Miscellaneous |
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1971 |
Coached and collaborated
with cyclist Patrick Gulanau who won national and
international
races both on track and road. In 2003, Gulanau won the Masters
National Track championship |
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1960 |
Trained and collaborated
with cyclist Herbert Francis, Olympics in Italy |
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1959 |
Photographed the six-day
indoor bicycle races at Madison Square Garden, New York |
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