NORA HARRISON
AN ARTIST + WRITER BASED IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FL.
Nora Harrison (B. 1997) is an artist currently based in Fort Lauderdale, FL. She studied Fine Art at theSavannah College of Art and Design, graduating Summa Cum Laude in 2019. After graduating, Harrison lived and worked in New York City where she developed the series and brand, Fuck, I think I love you. Through a mixture of street art, written poetry, and abstract paintings, she sought to find human connection during the nation-wide shut down of 2020.
Through incredibly intimate writings and abstract paintings, her work investigates desire, heightened emotion, being a woman, and ‘self’ through personal experience. She openly approaches topics of love, grief, sex, and brokenness in the hope of creating intimate conversations among strangers. Her work is a self-portrait referencing her childhood, trauma, and experiences as a young woman, attempting to heal while finding herself.
As her practice evolves, Harrison seeks to use her paintings as an approachable lens to topics that aren’t quite as digestible. Through serene abstract landscapes, and a balance of delicate and vigorous line-work, she dares the viewer to come closer - dares one to look beyond the surface of the work, and themselves.
Harrison’s work has exhibited in New York, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and Georgia. She is also a curator and consultant - Harrison has curated for the LA Art Show and worked at Patrick Painter Gallery in Los Angeles. She now lives and works in Miami.
EDUCATION
2019 - SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN // SAVANNAH, GA
B.F.A. in Painting, Minor in Business Management and Entrepreneurship
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021 / Sometimes I miss you, RO3 Gallery, Savannah, GA
2019 / Hollow, FAB’RIK, Savannah, GA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020 / Summer Exhibition - featured Artist, La Casa Art House, Brooklyn, NY
2020 / SCAD OPEN STUDIO - digital exhibition, Alexander Hall Gallery, Savannah, GA
2019 / B.F.A. Senior Exhibition, Alexander Hall Gallery, Savannah, GA
2019 / Grand Opening, Cedar House Gallery, Savannah, GA
2019 / 3rd Annual Salon Exhibition, FAB’RIK, Savannah, GA
2019 / Winter Showcase, Alexander Hall Gallery, Savannah, GA
2018 / Open Studio Exhibition, Alexander Hall Gallery, Savannah, GA
2018 / Salon, Non-Fiction Gallery, Savannah, GA
2018 / SCAD Painting Winter Showcase, Alexander Hall Gallery, Savannah, GA
2017 / Fall Painting Showcase, SCAD Hong Kong, Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong
2017 / Call Mom, Oglethrope Gallery, Savannah, GA
2017 / Wednesday’s, El’ Rocko, Savannah, GA
AWARDS
2019 / Artist of the Year, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
2019 / Summa Cum Laude, Savannah College of Art and Design
PUBLICATIONS
2021 / SavannahNow, Interview with Rob Hessler for Do Savannah
2020 / Monday’s, Interview by Rocky Clark
2019 / Under The Bridge, Zine, Published by Leia Genis
2019 / Connect Savannah, 5/1/2019 Issue, Interview & Article written by Rachael Flora
2019 / Hollow, Self-Published Book
2019 / Desert Zine, Created by Michelle Parry
2019 / Hollow, The Manor, Article by Hannah Harris