Naomi Harris [email protected]
BOOKS 2011 California Dreaming, Editions Intervalles a collection of photos by Naomi Harris and interviews by Yann Perreau of immigrants who moved to LA in search of their American dream, published by Editions Intervalles
2010 America Swings, TASCHEN Books (trade edition) Edited by Dian Hanson and interviewed by Richard Prince
2008 America Swings, TASCHEN Books (limited edition) Edited by Dian Hanson and interviewed by Richard Prince
2007 Image Makers, Image Takers, Thames & Hudson written by Anne-Celine Jaeger
The New Erotic Photography, TASCHEN a collection of erotic photographers edited by Dian Hanson and Eric Kroll
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS SOLO 2015, “EUSA,” Curated by Claire Sykes, Circuit Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2015, “EUSA,” Athens Photo Festival, Athens, Greece
2015, “EUSA,” Fotofestiwal, International Festival of Photography in Lodz, Poland
2013, “Oh Canada,” Francophonie Festival, Alliance Française, High Commission of Canada, Pretoria, South Africa
2012, “Shaping Canada: Exploring Our Cultural Landscapes,” Canadian Immigration Museum at Pier 21, Halifax, Canada
2012, “Oh Canada,” Month of Photography 5, Cape Town, South Africa
2010, “We Are All Fanatics,” Levi’s Photo Workshop, New York, NY, USA
2010, “America Swings,” GetxoPhoto Festival, Getxo, Spain
2009, “America Swings,” Galleri Kontrast, Stockholm, Sweden
2008, "America Swings," M+B Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2008, "America Swings," Phillips de Pury, New York, NY, USA
2005, “White Picket Fences – Swinging in Suburbia,” Fotofestiwal, Lodz, Poland
2004, “American Swinger,” Jack the Pelican Presents, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2004, “Haddon Hall Hotel,” Pikto Gallery, Toronto, Canada, Feature in the Contact Photo Festival
GROUP 2014, “The Taste of Seduction,” Curated by Catherine Johnson-Roehr, The Kinsey Institute, Bloomington, IN, USA
2011, “You are Making Me Uncomfortable,” Curated by Kimberly Thomas, Eisentrager-Howard Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, USA
2011, “Fuck Pretty,” Curated by Angela Featherstone, Bermans Gallery C2, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2011, “No Direction Home,” Curated by Stacy Arezou Mehrfar, Depot II Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2010, “The Naked Truth,” Curated by Ruben Natel-San Miguel. Hous Projects, New York, NY, USA
2010, “NOW Auction,” Phillips de Pury, New York, NY, USA
2009, “Fresh! Silent Auction,” Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2008, “Yard Sale!,” Sara Tecchia Roma New York, New York, NY, USA
2008, “Click Chicks + : mostly women photographers,” Dallas Contemporary, Dallas, TX, USA
2007, “Kinsey Confidential,” The Kinsey Institute, Bloomington, IN, USA
2006, “Woman: Self Portrait,” Kashya Hildebrand Gallery, New York, NY USA
2005, “Schweppes Photographic Portrait Prize 2005,” National Portrait Gallery, London, UK
2004, “World Press Photo – Joop Swart Masterclass,” Foam, Fotografiemusem Amsterdam, NL
GRANTS & AWARDS 2012 Recipient of New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Fellowship in the category of Photography
2012 Recipient of the Canada Council for the Arts Long-Term Career Advancement Grant
2012 Artist in Residence at Terra Nova National Park in Newfoundland, Canada awarded by The Rooms Gallery and Parks Canada
2009 Recipient of Canada Council for the Arts Grant, Visual Arts Section
2009 Short listed for Photo Book Award at New York Photo Festival for “America Swings”
2005 Finalist for Schweppes Photographic Portrait Prize at the National Portrait Gallery in London, England
2005 Participated in CENTER’s Review Santa Fe
2004 Participant of the World Press Joop Swart Masterclass in Amsterdam
2003 Received the Gold Award in Photojournalism from the National Magazine Awards Foundation (Canada)
2002 One of the “30 Emerging Photographers To Watch” as selected by Photo District News
2001 Winner of the International Prize for Young Photojournalism presented by Agfa -Das Bildforum, Germany
2001 Finalist for the W. Eugene Smith Award for Huministic Photography, USA
2001 Honorable Mention for Yann Geffroy Award presented by Grazia Neri Agency, Italy
EDUCATION International Center of Photography, New York, NY, USA September 1997 - June 1998 Photojournalism and Documentary Photography
York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 1993 - April 1997 BFA (Honours), Double major - Visual Arts and Psychology