Margaret Harrison

Margaret Harrison

Ellen's Dress (detail), 1998

Biography


Margaret Harrison studied at the Carlisle College of Art from 1957 to 1961; the Royal Academy Schools, London, England, from 1961 to 1964; and graduated from the Perugia Fine Arts Academy, Italy, in 1965. She was one of founders of the London Women’s Liberation Art Group in 1970. A 1971 exhibition of her work that was closed by the police included a piece depicting Hugh Hefner as a Bunny Girl. Harrison continues to work in both the United States and England and has exhibited in many countries including America, Switzerland, Germany, China & Great Britain. Her work has been shown in the Museum of Contemporary Art USA, Tate Britain, Tate Modern & Tate Liverpool. She was a Senior Research Professor and Director of the Social and Environmental Art Research Centre at Manchester Metropolitan University

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May 27, 2013

The Guardian Group Show 2013 Northern Art Prize goes to Margaret Harrison

Sep 30, 2014

ARTFORUM Group Show Critics' Pick: Margaret Harrison

Jan 05, 2016

studio international Group Show "You have to have a strategy to draw people into the work"

Exhibitions

May 23 – Aug 17, 2017 Group Show Art on the Front Lines

Jan 09 – Feb 06, 2015 Margaret Harrison On Reflection

Nov 21 – Dec 22, 2008 Group Show Drawing Review: 37 Years of Works on Paper

Jan 12 – Feb 16, 1996 Group Show Withdrawing

Margaret Harrison

You Looking at Me?, 2013

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Margaret Harrison

You Looking at Me?, 2013

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Margaret Harrison

Getting Very Close to My Masculinity, 2013

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Margaret Harrison

No Danger to the public, 2014

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Margaret Harrison

He's Only a Bunny Boy But He's Quite Nice Really, 2011

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Allen Jones & The P.T.A., 2010

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What's That Long Red Limp Wrinkly Thing You're Pulling On?, 2009

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Margaret Harrison

Certified Organic, 2007

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Beautiful Ugly Gun, 2004

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Beautiful Ugly Hammer, 2004

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Margaret Harrison

Good Enough to Eat, 1971

On Reflection, 2015

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On Reflection, 2015

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On Reflection, 2015

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On Reflection, 2015

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On Reflection, 2015

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On Reflection, 2015

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On Reflection, 2015

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On Reflection, 2015

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On Reflection, 2015

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On Reflection, 2015

installation view

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On Reflection, 2015

installation view