Haris Ahmad

EDUCATON   

2013 Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ MFA in Studio Art  

2004 Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL Bachelors in Studio Art

EXHIBITIONS   

09/2011 Index Art Center, Newark, NJ Group Exhibition - Seed Bomb

07/2011 Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN Solo Exhibition - Untitled

02/2011 Finley Gallery, Montclair, NJ Two Person Exhibition - Inside Out 

03/2011 Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ Open Studios Tour and 10 year program anniversary

10-11/2010 Index Art Center, Newark, NJ Group Exhibition - Don’t Look Now

09/2010 Finley Gallery, Montclair, NJ Two Person Exhibition - Temporary Bodies

06-07/2010 Finley Gallery, Montclair, NJ Group Exhibiton - Untitled 

04/2010 Finley Gallery, Montclair, NJ Solo Exhibition - Untitled 

10/2009 Finley Gallery, Montclair, NJ Solo Exhibition - Untitled 

WORK EXPERIENCE   

2012 - current Coordinator, Dunellen, NJ
Coordinator for Fine Arts Initiatives with Gravity (a non-profit organization specializing in urban development through the arts)

2012 - current Art Instructor, Art Garage Studio, Montclair, NJ
Art instruction to students in the school's Adult Classes Program.

2012 White Box Gallery, New York, NY
Install of works by artists Miranda Maher, Alyssa E. Fanning, and Klimentina Jauleska

2011 Public Works Mural, Upper Montclair, NJ
Collaborative work with artist Julie Heffernan and several other local artists

2004 - 2010 Freelance Artist, Online/Central FL/Houston, TX/Knoxville, TN
Freelance, Graphic Design, Illustration
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Greeting card designs/concepts, Character concepts, Magazine article illustrations, Product concepts, Illustrations, Portraiture, Web page design