About

 
 
 

Natasha Harrison is a native Rhode Islander who graduated with a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design Glass Department in 1991. She went on to co-found and run a nonprofit arts organization with Lisa Randall,  in Newport RI.  For 16 years Island Arts served the community through two locations that included a 1200 sq. foot donated exhibition space, classrooms, darkroom, year round outreach programs for at-risk youth and countless art exhibitions and events. 

Harrison continued to pursue her work in glass and graduated from The Vermont College of Fine Arts in 2007 to receive her MFA. 

Harrison lives and works in Newport, RI.

 

Education


Rhode Island School of Design
BFA : Glass / 1991

Vermont College
MFA : Visual Art / 2007

 

Experience


Executive Director 2019- present Newport Tree Conservancy Newport, RI.

Executive Director 2007- 2019
Norman Bird Sanctuary Middletown, RI

Co-Founder and Director 1991-2007
Island Arts Newport, RI
A non-profit community arts organization with two locations, classrooms and darkroom.

 

Selected Exhibitions


The Fuller Craft Museum
Bridgewater, MA  
Biennial Members Exhibition
May-Sepember 2018

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The Jamestown Art Center
Jamestown, RI  
Two person exhibition
September 2017 

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The Newport Art Museum
Newport, RI
Juried Members Show
February 2017

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The Jamestown Art Center
Jamestown, RI
“White on White”
July 2016 

The Wheeler Gallery
Providence RI
Two person exhibition
September 2006  

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Habatat Gallery
Boca Raton, FL
“Artist's Choice”- chosen by Toots Zynsky
May 2006 

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Hera Gallery
Wakefield, RI
“Forces at Work”
December 2005  

 

Publications & Reviews


The New Glass Review #27
The Corning Museum of Glass / 2006

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Bill Van Siclen “Art Scene”
The Providence Journal / April 2006

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Marilyn Bellemore “A Feast for the Eyes”
Newport This Week / March 2006

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Cynthia Farnell “Six Rhode Island Artists”
The Newport Mercury / June 2005