STEPH HARRISON
Email:stephharrisonartist@gmail.com
www.stephharrisonartist.com
Education:
University of Ulster 1984- 1987 BA (Hons) Decorative and Applied Arts, Ceramics.
Rupert Stanley College. Belfast. 1983 Foundation degree Art and Design.
NVQ 2 with Distinction General printmaking SERC. Bangor 2013.
Steph was born in Belfast, and now lives and works as an Artist in Bangor, Northern Ireland. Steph is a member and former board member of Seacourt Print Workshop a large printmaking collective in Bangor. In addition to her own purpose built home studio the artist uses this facility as her studio space, and facilitates classes in Cyanotype, Textile heat press, Screen Printing and Photo Intaglio techniques.
Steph exhibits nationally and internationally and was the recipient of many Individual and disabled artist awards. The Artist is involved in voluntary support for well being in the arts, she is a member of University of Atypical, and Visual Artists Ireland.
The Artist explores and returns to themes concerning “A sense of place”; The relationship to the land, identity, history and ancestry.
Through printmaking, mixed media and photographic references, she expresses these traces of memories through construction and deconstruction of colour, line and mark making in search for the essence of a place in time, the connection to the past and a sense of belonging. Steph's practice is rooted in landscape.
" I paint what I find as an artefact, documenting as a reimagined memory of a place in time: the emotion, the oneness. Remembering allows concentration, my physical limitations loose importance and I am free to "walk" for miles in my imagination"
SOLO SHOWS
2021
Unearthing. Ards Arts Centre. Newtownards
2019
Resilience. Seacourt Print Workshop. Bangor
2017
Environmental Baggage. Seacourt The Centre For Contemporary Printmaking. Bangor.
GROUP SHOWS
2022
Creative Peninsula. Ards Arts Centre
Seacourt Members Exhibition. The Ulster Bank. Bangor.
2021
Seacourt collective group show. The Ulster Bank. Bangor.
Creative peninsula Christmas show . Ards Arts Centre.
Ulster bank Bangor, Seacourt Print Workkshop fundraiser.
With Heart and Hand. Basilica Notre-Dame de Brebieres, Albert. France
Making the Future. Ulster Museum. Belfast
My Lockdown Sanctuary. Seacourt Print Workshop. Bangor
2020
International Mini print Biennale 2020. Seacourt Print Workshop. Bangor
2019
Creative Peninsula. Ards Arts Centre
Bangor Castle Museum
2018
Shape Arts Open. “The Social Model of Disability” The Pavillion Gallery. London.
Creative Peninsula. Ards Heritage Arts centre.
Bangor Castle Museum.
International Mini Print Biennale. Seacourt Gallery Bangor.
That was then, this is now. Seacourt Gallery Bangor.
2017
Creative Peninsula. Ards Arts Centre
Arizona group show. Seacourt Gallery Bangor
Restoration. The National Trust. Mount Stewart.
Guest 2. ADF Gallery, Belfast.
Marking Identity. Belfast International Airport.
2016
Members Show. Seacourt Gallery. Bangor.
Symbiosis. Bothnia Biennale. The Cultural Centre, Vanha Paukku, Lapua. Finland.
Peoria City Gallery. Arizona, USA.
Pyramid Atlantic Gallery . Washington D.C.
Edens Blueprint. The Oriel Gallery. Antrim, N.I.
Peoria Gallery. Arizona. USA.
Belfast International Airport.
First and Deputy 1st Ministers Office, Brussels.
20×20. Hot Bed Press
Neo Artists Gallery. Bolton.
West Yorkshire Print.
The Art House. Wakefield.
Blue Coat Print. Liverpool.
Oceanographic. Seacourt Gallery. Bangor.
Portaferry Visitor Centre.
2015
AIMPE. Awagami. Tokushima. Japan.
Members Show. Seacourt Gallery. Bangor.
First and Deputy 1st Ministers office. Brussels.
F.E McWilliams Gallery, Banbridge.
20×20. Hot Bed Press.
2014
Members Show. Seacourt Gallery. Bangor.
Printmakers. SERC Bangor.
PUPLICATIONS
Visual Artists Ireland, 2017, 02/March/April, Guest 2, critique by; Ben Crothers, Naughton Gallery, Belfast.
WORKSHOPS
Course facilitator at Seacourt Print Workshop
Photo intaglio
Cyanotype
Heat press textiles
Screen printing
A level Schools general printmaking
Volunteer work. Chest, Heart and Stroke
AWARDS
DDASF award 22/23
Chris Ledger Bursary 2021 Ards and North Down Borough Council.
DDAF award 2021/22
Arts and Business Awards commission 2021
Northern Irish Screen, Digital Film Archive commission 2021
DDAF award commission of work 2021
Ards and North Down Council Artist award 2020
University of Atypical Arts Council NI emergency funding 2020/21
IDA ADF artist award 2020/21
IDA ADF artist award 2018/2019
Ards and North Down council Artist award 2017/2018
IDA ADF Artist award 2016/2017
RESIDENCIES
Vannah Pakkua Cultural centre. Lapua, Finland. September 2017
Tyrone Guthrie. Chris Ledger Bursary 2022
New York and Connecticut residency DDASF 2023
COLLECTIONS
Bill Riddall collection. Centre for Independent Living NI 2023
Awagami. Tokoshima, Japan. 2015
Civil Service N.I collection, Arts Council. 2019
GALLERIES
Wallhangers. High Street, Bangor
The Yard Gallery. Holywood.
STEPH HARRISON
Email:stephharrisonartist@gmail.com
www.stephharrisonartist.com
Education:
University of Ulster 1984- 1987 BA (Hons) Decorative and Applied Arts, Ceramics.
Rupert Stanley College. Belfast. 1983 Foundation degree Art and Design.
NVQ 2 with Distinction General printmaking SERC. Bangor 2013.
Steph was born in Belfast, and now lives and works as an Artist in Bangor, Northern Ireland. Steph is a member and former board member of Seacourt Print Workshop a large printmaking collective in Bangor. In addition to her own purpose built home studio the artist uses this facility as her studio space, and facilitates classes in Cyanotype, Textile heat press, Screen Printing and Photo Intaglio techniques.
Steph exhibits nationally and internationally and was the recipient of many Individual and disabled artist awards. The Artist is involved in voluntary support for well being in the arts, she is a member of University of Atypical, and Visual Artists Ireland.
The Artist explores and returns to themes concerning “A sense of place”; The relationship to the land, identity, history and ancestry.
Through printmaking, mixed media and photographic references, she expresses these traces of memories through construction and deconstruction of colour, line and mark making in search for the essence of a place in time, the connection to the past and a sense of belonging. Steph's practice is rooted in landscape.
" I paint what I find as an artefact, documenting as a reimagined memory of a place in time: the emotion, the oneness. Remembering allows concentration, my physical limitations loose importance and I am free to "walk" for miles in my imagination"
SOLO SHOWS
2021
Unearthing. Ards Arts Centre. Newtownards
2019
Resilience. Seacourt Print Workshop. Bangor
2017
Environmental Baggage. Seacourt The Centre For Contemporary Printmaking. Bangor.
GROUP SHOWS
2022
Creative Peninsula. Ards Arts Centre
Seacourt Members Exhibition. The Ulster Bank. Bangor.
2021
Seacourt collective group show. The Ulster Bank. Bangor.
Creative peninsula Christmas show . Ards Arts Centre.
Ulster bank Bangor, Seacourt Print Workkshop fundraiser.
With Heart and Hand. Basilica Notre-Dame de Brebieres, Albert. France
Making the Future. Ulster Museum. Belfast
My Lockdown Sanctuary. Seacourt Print Workshop. Bangor
2020
International Mini print Biennale 2020. Seacourt Print Workshop. Bangor
2019
Creative Peninsula. Ards Arts Centre
Bangor Castle Museum
2018
Shape Arts Open. “The Social Model of Disability” The Pavillion Gallery. London.
Creative Peninsula. Ards Heritage Arts centre.
Bangor Castle Museum.
International Mini Print Biennale. Seacourt Gallery Bangor.
That was then, this is now. Seacourt Gallery Bangor.
2017
Creative Peninsula. Ards Arts Centre
Arizona group show. Seacourt Gallery Bangor
Restoration. The National Trust. Mount Stewart.
Guest 2. ADF Gallery, Belfast.
Marking Identity. Belfast International Airport.
2016
Members Show. Seacourt Gallery. Bangor.
Symbiosis. Bothnia Biennale. The Cultural Centre, Vanha Paukku, Lapua. Finland.
Peoria City Gallery. Arizona, USA.
Pyramid Atlantic Gallery . Washington D.C.
Edens Blueprint. The Oriel Gallery. Antrim, N.I.
Peoria Gallery. Arizona. USA.
Belfast International Airport.
First and Deputy 1st Ministers Office, Brussels.
20×20. Hot Bed Press
Neo Artists Gallery. Bolton.
West Yorkshire Print.
The Art House. Wakefield.
Blue Coat Print. Liverpool.
Oceanographic. Seacourt Gallery. Bangor.
Portaferry Visitor Centre.
2015
AIMPE. Awagami. Tokushima. Japan.
Members Show. Seacourt Gallery. Bangor.
First and Deputy 1st Ministers office. Brussels.
F.E McWilliams Gallery, Banbridge.
20×20. Hot Bed Press.
2014
Members Show. Seacourt Gallery. Bangor.
Printmakers. SERC Bangor.
PUPLICATIONS
Visual Artists Ireland, 2017, 02/March/April, Guest 2, critique by; Ben Crothers, Naughton Gallery, Belfast.
WORKSHOPS
Course facilitator at Seacourt Print Workshop
Photo intaglio
Cyanotype
Heat press textiles
Screen printing
A level Schools general printmaking
Volunteer work. Chest, Heart and Stroke
AWARDS
DDASF award 22/23
Chris Ledger Bursary 2021 Ards and North Down Borough Council.
DDAF award 2021/22
Arts and Business Awards commission 2021
Northern Irish Screen, Digital Film Archive commission 2021
DDAF award commission of work 2021
Ards and North Down Council Artist award 2020
University of Atypical Arts Council NI emergency funding 2020/21
IDA ADF artist award 2020/21
IDA ADF artist award 2018/2019
Ards and North Down council Artist award 2017/2018
IDA ADF Artist award 2016/2017
RESIDENCIES
Vannah Pakkua Cultural centre. Lapua, Finland. September 2017
Tyrone Guthrie. Chris Ledger Bursary 2022
New York and Connecticut residency DDASF 2023
COLLECTIONS
Bill Riddall collection. Centre for Independent Living NI 2023
Awagami. Tokoshima, Japan. 2015
Civil Service N.I collection, Arts Council. 2019
GALLERIES
Wallhangers. High Street, Bangor
The Yard Gallery. Holywood.