Holli Harmon: Musings of Califia and Beyond
Holli Harmon, Pacific Disposition, 2020, Oil on silver leaf on panel, Courtesy the Artist.
Holli Harmon, Chilly River, 2018, Gouache, Courtesy the Artist.
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
4 - 5 p.m.
The Wildling Museum is thrilled to welcome artist Holli Harmon for our next Zoom presentation on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 4 p.m.
Harmon previously exhibited at the Wildling Museum as part of The River’s Journey in 2018 and on July 31st, she opens a new exhibition at Santa Barbara's Sullivan Goss Gallery featuring her most recent body of work, Califia, referencing the mythical female warrior who became the state of California’s namesake.
Layers of regional flora, fauna, and culture make their way throughout Harmon’s work, as she explores California landscapes and subject matter, often using the female figure as a storyteller through her vivid compositions.
“My work revolves around human experiences that are connection points between different cultures and generations set in iconic California imagery,” says Harmon. “My paintings are material records of these places and people.”
We'll talk to Harmon about her artistic process and enjoy an up-close look at her many different techniques, including monoprinting, oil painting, mixed media, and more.
Please email info@wildlingmuseum.org or call (805) 686-8315 with any questions.
Admission to this event is free. If you wish to donate to support the Wildling Museum’s digital programming efforts, click here to donate what you wish. Support at all levels is greatly appreciated.
Explore more of Holli Harmon’s work at: www.holliharmon.com and www.sullivangoss.com. Harmon's exhibition Califia is on view at Sullivan Goss Gallery from July 31- September 21, 2020.
Artist Holli Harmon with her work, Before They Came, 2020, Courtesy the Artist.
About Holli Harmon
Holli Harmon earned her master’s degree from San Diego State University. She has attended Santa Barbara City College for life drawing and printmaking classes as well as the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, MA and Sedona Arts Center in Sedona, AZ.
In 2016, she had a major exhibition of portraiture at the Elverhøj Museum in Solvang and in 2017, the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History acquired one of her works. Harmon joined artists Nicole Strasburg, Connie Connally, Nina Warner, Libby Smith, and Pamela Zwehl-Burke to create The River’s Journey project documenting the Santa Ynez watershed in 2018 at the Wildling Museum, Sullivan Goss Gallery, the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art, and Santa Barbara City Hall. She currently resides in Santa Barbara, CA.
For more information, visit: www.holliharmon.com.