HARRY FOLSOM
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Portrait of Harry, 2011, by Georgia Nuzzo
                                       ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
1967                (Age 12)   Exhibited paintings in a formal gallery for the first time

1968                (Age 13-15)    Employed painting 15’x45’ billboards

1969                (Age 15)  Enrolled in Gifted Artist program, Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL

1973                Received 4-year scholarship in Fine Art to Limestone College, Gaffney, SC
                        Studied under Andy Cox.

1979                Received BA Fine Arts
                        Opened first studio in Washington, D.C.
                        Produced animated film for Nuclear Utilities Services, Washington, D.C.

1980                Group Show, New Artist’s, New Works, Zenith Gallery, Washington, D.C.

1981-1985       Group shows in Washington, D.C.

                        Travel, both continental and abroad

1986-1989       Continued fine art career and worked independently as a graphic artist

1990                Attended private function with James Rosenquist at his Arepko Studio, Arepko, FL

1991                Solo show, Original’s Gallery, Longboat Key, FL

1992                Solo show, Hang-up Gallery, Sarasota, FL

1993                Solo show, Kristopher Lindsey Gallery, Saint Armand’s Circle, FL

1994                Group show with artists James Rosenquist, Milton Avery, and Emile Nolde, 
                        Donn Rolle Gallery, Sarasota, FL

1995                Artist-in-Residence, Performing Arts Center of California, Palm Springs, CA

1996                Group show, Marisa Toubal Gallery, Paris, France

1997                Group show, Bibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC
                        Solo show, Gallery 35, Charleston, SC
                        Solo show, The New Gallery of Contemporary Art, Charleston, SC
                        Group show, Saffron House, Birmingham, England

1998                Relocated studio to Boston, MA

1999                2 Solo shows, Space 12 Gallery, Boston, MA
                        Listed as “Must-See Solo Exhibition” by the Gallery Guide, Museum of Fine Art, Boston, MA

2000                Exhibition with students Aram Stith and McLean Stith, New Life Gallery, Charleston, SC
                        Exhibition, William-Scott Gallery, Provincetown, MA
                        Featured artist, Tippy Stern Fine Art Gallery, Charleston, SC
                        Exhibition, Max Gallery of Contemporary Art, Prague, Czech Republic
                        *The first American artist to obtain continuous representation since the 1989 revolution.

2001                Group exhibition, Media Gallery, Boston, MA
                        Guest exhibitor, Spoleto Art Festival, Charleston, SC
                        Group exhibition, William-Scott Gallery, Provincetown, MA
                        Solo exhibition, William-Scott Gallery, Provincetown, MA
                        Solo exhibition, Media Gallery, Boston, MA
                        Group exhibition of large works, Media Gallery, Boston, MA
                        Silent auction charitable contribution, for children in need organization

2002                Solo exhibition, Space 12 Gallery, Boston, MA
                        Documentary film, assemblage of “Remnant,” PBS Studios, Allston, MA
                        Salon show, William-Scott Gallery, Provincetown, MA
                        Guest exhibitor, Spoleto Art Festival, Charleston, SC
                        Group exhibition, Summit Gallery, Fairhope, AL
                        Listed as “Must-See” 2002-2003, Art in America, Annual Gallery Issue
                        Open Studios exhibition, Space 12 Gallery, Boston, MA
                        Solo exhibition of small works, Space 12 Gallery, Boston, MA

2003                Solo exhibition, Summit Gallery, Fairhope, AL
                        Guest artist, Spoleto Art Festival, Charleston, SC
                        Season preview show, William-Scott Gallery, Provincetown, MA
                        Solo exhibition, William-Scott Gallery, Provincetown, MA
                        Listed as “Must-See” 2003-2004, Art in America, Annual Gallery Issue
                        Solo exhibition, Southside Gallery, Oxford, MS
                        Salon show, William-Scott Gallery, Provincetown, MA
                        Solo exhibition of small works, Fairhope, AL
                        Solo exhibition, William-Scott Gallery, Provincetown, MA

2004                Solo exhibition, Marisa Toubal Gallery, Paris, France
                        Solo exhibition (held over), William-Scott Gallery, Provincetown, MA
                        Listed as “Must-See” 2004-2005, Art in America, Annual Gallery Issue

2005                Solo exhibition, Mercaldo Gallery, Boston, MA
                        Group exhibition, Principle Gallery, Washington, D.C.
                        Listed as “Must-See” 2005-2006, Art in America, Annual Gallery Issue
                        Group exhibition, William-Scott Gallery, Provincetown, MA

2006                Solo exhibition (6 month engagement), Hotel Commonwealth, Boston, MA
                        Listed as “Must-See” 2006-2007, Art in America, Annual Gallery Issue
                        Group exhibition, Pierre Menard Gallery, Cambridge, MA
                        Group show, Principle Gallery, Washington, D.C.

2007                Group exhibition, Pierre Menard Gallery, Cambridge, MA
                        Group show, Principle Gallery, Washington, D.C.

2008                Solo exhibition, Southside Gallery, Oxford, MS
                        Group show, Principle Gallery, Washington, D.C.
                        Solo exhibition, William-Scott Gallery, Provincetown, MA

2009                Guest Artist, Spoleto Festival, Charleston, SC
                        Solo show, Pierre Menard Gallery, Cambridge, MA
                        Solo show, Gallery 18, New York, NY
                        Solo show, William Scott Gallery, Provincetown, MA

2010                Solo installation, Gallery 301, New York, NY
                        Group show, Principle Gallery, Washington, D.C.
                        Group show, Pierre Menard Gallery, Cambridge, MA

2011                Hutson Gallery, Provincetown, MA

                        Lilly Branch Galleries, New York, NY

2012                Solo show, K Haus Gallery, Brooklyn, NY                        
                        Hutson Gallery, Provincetown, MA

2013                Duo exhibit, Hutson Gallery, Provincetown, MA        

2014                Solo Retrospective, 45 Selected Works 1971- 2014, Museum of Visual Arts (CAVA), Gaffney, SC
                        Solo Show, Hutson Gallery, Provincetown, MA
                        Solo Show, Salon 427, New York, NY

                        Fall Chelsea Open Studios, New York, NY

2015                Winter Chelsea Open Studios, New York, NY
                        Spring Chelsea Open Studios, New York, NY
                        Show, Ground Floor Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
                        Solo Show, Salon 427, New York, NY
                        Solo show, Elder Gallery, Charlotte, NC 
                        Solo show, Salon 427, New York, NY

                        Solo show, tour de force, Hutson Gallery, Provincetown, MA
                        Solo Show, Salon 427, New York, NY

2016                Solo Show, at Salon 427, New York, NY 
                        Selected Works, Hutson Gallery, Provincetown, MA
                        Solo Show at Salon 331, New York, NY

2017                Solo Show at Salon 331, New York, NY

                        Solo show, from me to you, Hutson Gallery, Provincetown, MA

2017 - 2018     Selected Works, Nuzzo Gallery, Rome, Italy







                        

Chelsea,  NY, NY  10001       * Image above: detail from 'five men standing'