Artist Andrea Harris
Faces intrigue me. If the eyes are the windows to the soul, then what is the face? Perhaps faces are the windows to the world -- a connection to humanity.
-- Andrea Harris (self-portrait)
When you first view the portaits in Chicago artist Andrea Harris's Women of Courage: Beyond Boundaries series, most of her subjects seem demur, almost vulnerable. You wonder who's there to protect them.
Blink and your perspective may change. You'll see in these faces strength beyond boundaries, indeed. Environmental heroines, adoptive mothers, sex trade victims, civil rights icons, drug abusers, Christian ministers. With bold strokes of her painter's brush, Andrea Harris opens a window to their world, helping us explore, learn, and grow.
Women of Courage: Beyond Boundaries
Paintings celebrating the strength of women around the world
Solo Exhibition: Andrea Harris
Concordia University Chicago
Ferguson Art Gallery
7400 Augusta Street
River Forest, IL 60305
phone: 708.209.3013
Exhibition Dates:
February 9 - March 15, 2009
OPENING RECEPTION
Sunday, February 15, 2009
2-4 PM
ARTIST'S TALK
"Women's History Month"
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
4 PM
About: FACE
1. the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
Diane and Veja first met at an orphanage in Dzerzhinsk, Russia, where they began the journey of parent and child. Both have felt connected, as if they belong together. Both are strong willed; Veja is like an indefinable, strangely wonderful part of Diane; musical, creative, independent and fearless.
2. a look or expression on this part: a sad face.
Bangladesh Woman... Over the last decade, 200,000 Bangladeshi girls were lured under false circumstances and sold into the sex industry in nations including Pakistan, India and the Middle East.
3. an expression or look that indicates ridicule, disgust, etc.; grimace: The child put on a face when told to go to bed.
Mary Magdelene... She evokes strength, crossing religious boundaries and beyond. She remains a spirited soul and an everlasting inspiration, and in the midst of swirling controversy, a mere whisper of her name transcends us to a special place in time.
4. cosmetics; makeup: Excuse me while I go to the powder room to put on my face.
Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell was born in England in 1868 and was renowned as the "Uncrowned Queen of Iraq." Her knowledge of the region led her to become involved with the British Intelligence during World War I; in 1915 she gathered information to mobilize Arabs against Turkey.
5. impudence; boldness: to have the face to ask such a rude question.
Rosa Parks, "mother of the civil rights movement" is truly a "Woman of Courage." Her act of courage in 1955, of refusing to give up her seat on a city bus to a white passenger, fueled a citywide boycott by blacks of the bus system, lasting more than a year.
About: The Artist
Andrea Harris (Chicago, Illinois)
- Global Alliance of Artists (board of directors)
- Chicago Women's Caucus for Art
- Chicago Artists Coalition
- Art in the Environment Curator: Swedish Covenant Hospital, Chicago, IL
- Deerpath Art League, Lake Forest, IL
- Artist-Representative, Gamblin Artists Colors Company, Chicago area
- Swedish Covenant Hospital
- Intermezzo Salon
- Lyric Opera (Operathon)
- Midwest Environmental Service Group, Inc., corporate collection
- Texas Secretary of State Roger Miller
- Artist Paul Benjamin, private collection
- Artist and curator Raub Welch, private collection
- Artist Suzanne T. Isaacs, private collection
- Nancy Hoffman, Gallery H owner and director, private collection
- Kimberly Weiner, private collection
- Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago, permanent collection
Andrea Harris and "Facing the Earth"Public art installed at Field Museum entrance
Exhibiting along Chicago's lakefront through September 2007, "Cool Globes" is a public art initiative featuring 123 huge, artist-made orbs themed with easy solutions to help curb the effects of climate change.
Recent Awards
- 2007 -- "Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cool Planet" public art design award for "Facing the Earth"
- 2007 -- "Cool Globes" replica exhibited at the United Nations "Summit for Climate Change"
- 2006 -- Acquisition purchase award, Illinois Institute of Art, "Autumn's Mosaic"
Climate Change @ Delicio.us
- 350.org
- the impact of a gloabl rise temperature in 4 degrees - interactive map
- Interactive: Climate map shows world after 4C rise | Environment | guardian.co.uk
- Living Climate Change | Actionable Ideas About Our Future
- Fewer Americans See Solid Evidence of Global Warming: Overview - Pew Research Center for the People & the Press
Limited Edition Art Books by Andrea Harris
"Behind each of my paintings there is a story, and upon completion of a series a book is created. Each limited edition book is a small treasure that allows the viewer to enjoy the entire body of work, and also serves as a connection among collectors who have purchased a painting from a particular series."
-- Andrea Harris
by andreaharris
Artist and writer Andrea Harris is passionate about humanitarian concerns.
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