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ERICA HARNEY ARTIST THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
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Erica Harney (b. Westchester County, NY, 1984)
holds a BFA in Drawing and Painting from the New
York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University,
Magna Cum Laude (2006), and an MFA in Drawing
and Painting from The Pennsylvania State University
(2010). She has also studied at the Santa Reparata
International School of Art in Florence, Italy.
Harney’s work has been exhibited across
the United States and internationally. Major solo
exhibitions have taken place at The Pennsylvania
State University, Penn State Harrisburg, VARGA
Gallery (Woodstock, NY) and the Estate Yard Gallery
in Castlecomer, County Kilkenny, Ireland. Notable
group exhibitions include several New York City
galleries, such as the Coleman Burke Gallery, Sara
Meltzer Gallery, Kathleen Cullen Fine Art Gallery,
James Cohan Gallery and Claire Oliver Gallery. Her
sketchbook, “I’m A Scavenger” is set to go on tour
with the Brooklyn Art Library’s 2011 sketchbook tour
beginning in the winter of 2011. A small solo show of
her paintings is anticipated at Milkboy Coffee in Bryn
Mawr, PA in the upcoming months, as well as a
drawing performance at the Pennsylvania State
University in April.
Her work belongs to the collections of
Albany Damien Center (Albany, NY), the Brooklyn Art
Library, the Maria Fareri Medical Home for Children
at the Westchester Medical Center (Valhalla, NY), Erica Harney discussing her work at the Coleman Burke
the Dental Office of Lewis R. Morrison (Clifton Park, NY), Gallery in New York City in 2010
the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
(Bennington, VT), the Pennsylvania State University
and private collections in twelve states, Ireland and
Canada.
Harney is the recipient of numerous
awards, such as a Graham Endowed Fellowship, a
Daniel J. Murphy II Award for Creativity, and two
partial fellowships from the Vermont Studio Center.
She has been featured in several publications which
include Studio Visit Magazine, ALT Magazine, Stone
Canoe Journal, Kalliope Literary Magazine, Artscope
Magazine, and various exhibition catalogues.
In addition to independent projects, Harney
has worked collaboratively with visual artists,
musicians, and writers, and choreographers. She has
worked professionally in various educational and
museum capacities, including the New York State
Summer School of the Arts, Shenendehowa Central
School District Community Educational program, and
The Francis Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art
Gallery. Harney currently lives in Bellefonte,
Pennsylvania, and is a Visiting Instructor of Art at
The Pennsylvania State University.
has worked collaboratively with visual artists,
musicians, and writers, and choreographers. She has
worked professionally in various educational and
museum capacities, including the New York State
Summer School of the Arts, Shenendehowa Central
School District Community Educational program, and
The Francis Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art
Gallery. Harney currently lives in Bellefonte,
Pennsylvania, and is a Visiting Instructor of Art at
The Pennsylvania State University.
About Erica Harney, Artist
The Pennsylvania State University
Penn State Artist
The Pennsylvania State University
Penn State Artist
About Erica Harney, Artist, The Pennsylvania State University