Last updated November 6, 2011



ART SHOWINGS & PROJECT PARTICIPATION...
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JAN 2012      Elektrashock Studio, Venice, CA, Venice Artcrawl group show featuring art by Zeal Harris, Duane Paul, Raksha Parekh, Gisele Lubsen, Lili Bernard, Graham Goddard, and Ofunne Obiamiwe

NOV 12th 2011      Beacon Arts Building, Inglewood, CA, 5th Annual Inglewood Open Studios Group Show Opening Reception, Group show featuring art by Zeal Harris, Michael Massenburg, Mona Lisa Whittaker, Ginger Van Hook, Luke Van Hook, Renee A. Fox, Holly Tempo, Scott Grieger, Geo Vanna Gonzalez and 20+ artists

DEC 2011 - JAN 2012      William Grant Still Arts Center, Los AngelesGroup show featuring art, dolls, objects, and sculptures by artists including Zeal Harris and others.

OCT - NOV 2011      William Grant Still Arts Center, Los Angeles, Group Show, "Colonialism: The Collective Unconscious." Group show featuring art by Zeal Harris, Lili Bernard, John Outterbridge, Willie Middlebrook, Raksha Parekh, Harry Gamboa Jr., Roger Guenveur Smith, Raul Baltazar, Dorit Cypis, Barbara Carrasco, Lavialle Campbell, Mark Broyard, Stephanie Mercado, Steven J. Brooks, and Xiomen Rios

OCT 2011 - FEB 2012      SEIU United Long Term Care Workers Gallery, Group Show, "Hands-on Healing." Group show at the SEIU (Service Employees International Union ULTCW Los Angeles building featuring art by Zeal Harris, Favianna Rodriguez, Steve Alfaro, Ana Teresa Fernandez, Ras Terms, and others.

JUL - SEP 2011      Open Call 2011, Group Show sponsored by The Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery Associates (LAMAGA)at Barnsdall Park

APR 13, 2011       Spring Arts Tower, Group Show, "Bluecanvas Magazine Issue 8 Launch Event Art Exhibit in Downtalk Los Angeles Artwalk." Group show featuring art by Zeal Harris, Cecil Kim, Nathan Ota, Bob Dob, Adam Ybarra, Bryan Holland, Charmagne Coe, Christopher Gideon, David Cole, Johnny Quintana, David Lovejoy, JAW Cooper, Javier Villanueva, Max Neutra, Rona Liu, William Zdan, Da Kyung Kim

FEB - APR 2011      Artist's Showcase at Assemblymember Holly Mitchell's Office Open House, Culver City, CA , Group Show, "Women's History month theme." Featuring art by Zeal Harris, Synthia Saint James, Dominique Moody, Glynnis Reed, June Edmonds and others.

OCT 2010 - JAN 2011      The Loft at Liz's, Los Angeles, Group Show, "Skin Deep: Exploring the Relationship Between Blacks and Whites." Group show featuring art and jewelry by Zeal Harris, Garth Trinidad, Ted Meyer, Jackie Nach, Miles Regis, Franceska Schifrin, Richard Turner, and Monique Birault

JAN - MAR 2008   18th St Arts Center, Santa Monica, CA , Group Show, "The Future of Nations: Patriot Acts II", curated by Linda Pollack

Dec 2007 - Mar 2008 "Colors to Life Beautiful", 626 Gallery (Charles Bibbs's Gallery) Downtown Los Angeles Group Show on exhibit through MAR 2008

NOV 2007                       "Pillow Talk" Erotic Group Exhibit of Seven Women, organized and curated by Numa Perrier at "The Castle" 2062 Ivar, Hollywood

SEP 2007 Pounder Kone Art Space, Atwater (Glendale Blvd.) Group show, "Circumnavigate the Soul" featuring; the art of Zeal Harris, Alan Nakagawa, Femi Dawkins, Carol Es, Dan Bronstein, Glynnis Reed, Steve Irvin, and Claudia Carballada

SEP 2007 Group Exhibit, "The Pyramid Show", Monte Vista Art Space, Highland Park

SEP 2007 Runway Boutique, Los Angeles. Monthly Arts Showcase

AUG 2007 "Ecstasy of Living", Gallery Viento y Agua, Long Beach
SOLO - SHOW selected by Justine Serebrin

AUG 2007 Featured Artist in The Fine Art Pavillion (626 Gallery) 22nd Annual African Marketplace, Los Angeles

JUL - AUG 2007 Anderson Ranch Arts, Full Scholarship, Narrative Painting Workshop, Snowmass, Colorado

JUL - AUG 2007 Barnsdall Park, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery
Open Call Show

APR - MAY 2007 MFA Thesis Show, "Public Secrets", Bolsky Gallery, Los Angeles

MAY 2007 All MFA's Show, Otis College of Art & Design Graduate School, Los Angeles

MAY - JUN 2007 Participating as artist/organizer for "Women's Stories of Work & Survival" (Suzanne Lacy project). Events for "Wack! Art and The Feminist Revolution" at the MOCA GEFFEN, Los Angeles

MAR 2007 Gallery 626 (Charles Bibbs's Gallery), Los Angeles. "Sisters In Spirit: The Power of Seven", curated by artist Synthia SAINT James. (Exhibition featured; Synthia SAINT James, Zeal Harris, Robin Strayhorn, Manuelita Brown, Beverly Heath, Barbara Wesson, & Rosalind Grimes)

MAR 2007 18th St. Arts Center. Participating "next generation" feminist artist in Suzanne Lacy & Leslie Labowitz Project, "Restricted Access: The Performing Archive", Santa Monica

NOV 2006 The Sentinel Newspaper Office Group Show, Los Angeles

SEP 2006 Artcrawl 9 Group Art Show and Kick-off Party, Los Angeles

SEP 2006 Sparc Gallery & Le Florence Gallery, "Stomping Ground: Young Women of Color Explore Homeland" Group Show, Los Angeles

AUG 2006 Greater LA MFA Exhibition California State University, Long Beach

JUN 2006 Greater LA MFA African-American Students Show, "Making Room", Kerckhoff Gallery, UCLA

MAY 2006 Otis MFA Open Studios, Los Angeles

APR 2006 Otis MFA Mid-Residency Show, Los Angeles

OCT 2005 Laguna Beach Museum, "Annual Juried Southern California Art Exhibit & Auction", Laguna

SEP 2005 Cactus Gallery, "Women's Art Show", Eagle Rock

NOV 2005 Emporia Art Walk, "The Gathering Space Opening", Ontario

AUG 2005 Knox Salon, "Zeal Harris, solo-show", Los Angeles

JUL 2006 "Pasadena Women's City Club Group Art Show Fundraiser", Pasadena

APR 2005 Cannibal Flower (Monthly) Group Show, Los Angeles

FEB 2005 Lucy Florence Gallery, "In Celebration of Women's Month", Leimert Park, Los Angeles


PRESS, PUBLIC SPEAKING, PRINT, & PUBLICATION...
JUN 2010                                     Book cover art for a SUNY Press publication, African Americans Doing Feminism: Putting Theory into Everyday Practice. A collection of African-American Feminist Essaysby Aaronette M. White, editor.
OCT 2008 Photo of Congo Square selected for 5th ed. of Schmap New Orleans Guide.
SEP 2008 Playbill cover art for "Bones of Lesser Men", at The Met Theater, Hollywood.
APR 2008 Guest artist for "Black Art & Artists" Panel Discussion, 626 Gallery Los Angeles.
MAR 2008 Participating artist for Discussion with the Artists, "Patriot Acts", 18th St. Arts Center.
FEB 2008 & 2007           The Los Angeles Cultural Affairs African American-Heritage Month Cultural Guide, cover artist in 2008, featured artist in 2007.
JAN 24, 2008 The Los Angeles Times Newspaper, "Artist's Engage in Patriot Acts", article in The Guide, Calendar section, p15
JAN 31, 2008 Palisadian Post Newspaper, "Art Exhibit 'Acts' Out First Amendment Issues", article in Lifestyle section
JUN 2007 Art Business News Picture Gallery, JUN 2007 issue pg 48. Featured in group art show photo with Synthia Saint James and other artists
DEC 2006 The Sentinel Newspaper featured artist on Thursday, DEC 21, 2006

JUN 2006 Downtown LA Life Online Magazine,"Women's Edition II", JUL 15, 2006

OCT 2005 Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Arts Section, "New Emporia Arts District in Ontario". Article written by L. Alexis Young, OCT 27, 2005

SEP 2007 Interview of Zeal Harris by Joanne Griffith. Aired Thursday, SEPT 6, on WBAI, 99.5 Pacifica Radio, New York, New York

APR 2007 "Your L.A.", Channel 4, KNBC. 3pm (brief interview)

SPR 2007 Brief appearance as Goil Amornivivat's client on "Top Design", BRAVO, Reality Television Program (Ebsco Productions)

MAR 2007 The Santa Monica Mirror, Volume 8, Issue 40, MAR 15 - 21,"The Performing Archive Project" Video Interview by Gisele Lubsen

SEP 2006 Guest Artist, interviewed on KPFK 90.7 FM by Sonali Kolhatkar, "Stomping Ground: Young Women of Color Explore Homeland"

JAN 2006 Guest Artist on "Pacesetters", KTLA Channel 5, Los Angeles

MAR 2005 Guest Artist, interviewed by Sheenekra & Khansa on 87.7 Oran-Z Liberation Radio, Los Angeles

TV SHOW PLACEMENT FOR ARTWORKS



SEP 2006                                   NBC/Channel 4 News at 6pm, news segment with Cary Berolund (9/15/06)

APR 2006 "Commander and Chief", Executive. Producer, Rod Lurie. Aired on ABC

OCT 2005 "All of Us", Executive Producers; Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith, Warner Brothers, airs on UPN

Memberships



Since 2011                                    Los Angeles Art Association at Gallery 825

Since 2010 California Artist Coalition Los Angeles