Biography

HOWARD HARRIS has long been fascinated by both visual perception and design. The Denver native earned a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute and worked in architectural design and space planning before enrolling in Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. There he received a Master of Industrial Design, studying with internationally renowned design theorist Rowena reed Kostellow.
In 1975 Harris returned to Denver, where he spent more than 35 years combining design and technology in the field of direct marketing. Along the way he added to his repertoire with further study in economics, computer sciences, marketing, and graphic arts financial management, and earned prestigious professional awards. His creative energy during this period was in the service of other individuals and companies, but after retiring he turned his attention to his own fine art. This took the form of photography, a lifelong passion. With an iconoclastic streak that had seen him consistently forging new directions in the design and business world, he was bound to approach the photographic image in an unconventional way as well. In 2017 Harris was granted a United States Patent no: 9,753,295 titled Apparatus and Method of Manufacturer for a Layered Artwork proving the uniqueness and inventiveness of his images. He shows internationally, and his work is represented by galleries in the United States and Europe.

Accomplishments: International Prize Raffaello, International Prize Giulio Cesare, Various art exhibition awards, The Kansas City Art Institute – Board of Trustees, United States Patent No: 9,753,295 titled Apparatus/Method for a Layered Artwork, United States Patent No: 4,947,996 titled, Unitary Article Holder-Display, Who’s Who Worldwide Lifetime Achievement, Small Business Person of the Year – U.S. Small Business Administration, Design Professional of the Year – Presidential Who’s Who Marketing, National Association of Print Leadership – Board of Trustees, Printing Industries Association, Rocky Mountains – Board of Directors

Education: Pratt Institute – Master of Industrial Design – 1973, Kansas City Art Institute – Bachelor of Fine Arts – 1971, University of Missouri – Economics and Computer Sciences – 1970, Rochester Institute of Technology – Sublimation Color Research – 1980, University of Utah – Certified Marketing Executive – 1985, Northwestern University – Certified Graphic Arts Financial Management – 1990

Exhibitions: Agora Gallery – Abstraction Show (to be announced) – New York, NY – March 2019
Robert Anderson Gallery – Photography Show – Denver Colorado – January/February 2019
Arte Borgo Gallery at the Vatican Registry – Stay On Art Invitational Show – November 2018
Niza Knoll Gallery – Holy Moly Exhibition – Denver Colorado – October2019
Bauhaus Prairie Art Gallery – Landscapes, Cityscapes & Interiors – October/November 2018
Light Space Time gallery, International Art Competition “Colors” Exhibition – September 2018
Oud Sint Jan Museum, International Biennale of Flanders – Bruges Belgium – November 2018
Light Space Time gallery, Patterns Exhibition – Online Gallery Photography-digital-category – November – October 2018
Art Room Gallery, International Art Competition “City” Online show – August 2018
The Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery, Poetic Perspectives, New York NY – August 2018
Velli Palace, Monumental Gallery – Giulio Cesare Award Showing – Rome Italy- July 2018
Colorida Art Gallery, Gallery Presentation – Lisbon Portugal – June 2018
Rio Gallery New York – Top 60 Masters of Contemporary Art Exhibition – April 2018
Museum of Art & Design in New York. – Top 60 Masters of Contemporary Art – April 2018
Exhibitions Without Walls – Abstractions 2018 – On Line Exhibition Apr 2018
Agora Gallery – Lyrical Abstraction Show – New York, NY – March 2018
Bauhaus Prairie Art Gallery – Abstraction: Theoretical, Conceptual & Intellectual – February 2018
Bauhaus Prairie Art Gallery – Landscapes, Creative Inspiration – Online show – August 2017
Niza Knoll Gallery – Gone to The Dogs 7 – Denver, CO – August 2017
Providence Center for Photographic Arts – Unseen: Photography Beyond the Visible – Providence,
RI – Apr 2017
Exhibitions Without Walls – Free for All 2017 – On Line – Apr 2017
Tomahawk Ridge Community Center – 2017 Art at the Center Exhibition – Overland Park, KS – 
Apr 2017
ViewBug 2016 Image of the Year Photo Contest – Image voted in top 10 – Online
Arvada Center Gallery – 2016 Fine Art Market – Arvada, CO – December 2016
Bauhaus Prairie Art Gallery – Online – Landscapes, Cityscapes & Mindscapes – November2016 2016
Sugarman Peterson Gallery – Double Vision Exhibition – Santa Fe, NM September 2016
Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery – Abstracts 2016 – Online – June 2016
Tomahawk Ridge Community Center – 2016 Juried Exhibition – Overland Park, KS – Apr 2016
Valdosta State University Fine Art Gallery – The Valdosta National Juried All Media Exhibition -
January 2015
Robert Anderson Gallery – Summer Selections – Denver, CO – June 2015
New Hampshire Institute of Art – Looking Out – Peterborough, NH – December 2014
Las Laguna Gallery – Aperture – Laguna Beach, CA – October 2014
Sugarman Peterson Gallery, Solo Exhibition – Santa Fe, NM – June 2014

Publications and Media: Important World Artists 3 – 2018, The Best 2018 Contemporary Art Magazine 10 – 2018, Spotlight Contemporary Art Magazine 10 – 2018, Artists Spectrum Volume 38 – 2018, Art International Contemporary Magazine – May/June 2018, Art International Contemporary Magazine – July/August 2018, Segnalati Rome Book – 2018, ArtTour International Magazine – Top 10 Emerging Artists – Spring Issue, April 2018, ArtTour International Magazine – Best of International Arts – Spring Issue 2018, Current Masters 3 – Select Modern Art – 2018, Artists Spectrum – Volume 37 – 2017, American Art Collector – Sculptural Photography – 2014