Home Studio -  Williamsburg, Virginia

Contact - Jean.harrison@cox.net

Jean Harrison’s fiber art has evolved from full size quilts to collage like portraits (often matted and framed), clothing, purses and vessels. Color is the first inspiration for Jean’s work and ideas usually develop in an improvisational manner.

EDUCATION

1964: So. Seminary, Louisville, KY = Master of Religious Ed., Clinical Studies

1962: Carson Newman College, TN – Bachelor of Arts in English & Psychology

 EXHIBITS

   On the Hill, Yorktown

   The Artists Gallery – Virginia Beach – “The Cat’s Meow”

   PFAC, Newport News – Invitational – 2002 – “9/11 Remembered”

   Blue Skies Gallery (Current)

   Red Thread Studio, Suffolk

   This Century, Williamsburg (Current)

   Charles Taylor Art Center, Hampton - Invitational - VA. Crafts Today – 2007

             Invitational – Small Works - 2008

 AWARDS

   Best in Show – Golden Thimble Needlework Show – 1984

   Best in Show – Newport News Fall Festival – 1995

   2^nd Place Award – This Century Gallery Members Show – 2004

  Best in Show – This Century Gallery Members Show – 2006 – “Cousins”

  Winner – This Century Gallery “Art in Motion” – 2006 – “The Finish Line”

  First Place – Poetry Interpretation Show, Blue Skies Gallery – 2008 – “Strength”