Harry Pollitt
Fluid line and elegant form describe Pollitt’s work perfectly. Harry Pollitt keeps line, form, balance, positive and negative space, rhythm and flow in mind when creating these masterful crystal glass sculptures. As an artist who has been creating for 40+ years, this artist began his sculpting career by carving wood. Glass has become his main obsession. “I love the color glass offers as a medium. There is so much to explore. I love the color and translucency crystal glass offers.”
Invitational & Curated Shows
2014, 2013 Art Palm Beach, Thomas R. Riley Galleries, Cleveland, OH
2013 Traver Gallery Invitational Exhibition, September 18, Seattle, WA
2013 Wheaton Village, GlassWeekend 2013, Thomas R. Riley Galleries
2013 Wheaton Village, GlassWeekend 2013, Thomas R. Riley Galleries
2013 Collect International Art Fair for Contemporary Objects at Saatchi Gallery, Chelsea, Plateaux Gallery, London
2013, 2012, 2011 SOFA Chicago, Thomas R. Riley Galleries, Cleveland, OH
2012 New Mexico Contemporary Glass Invitational, Glass Alliance New Mexico/Mill Fine Art, Santa Fe
2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 SOFA Chicago, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2010 Collectors of Wood Art at SOFA Chicago, Is Ornament A Crime?
2010, 2009 SOFA WEST: Santa Fe, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2010, 2009, 2008 Turned & Sculpted Annual Invitational, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2009, 2008, 2007 Selected Works, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2009 Los Angeles Art Show, 14th Annual, Fine Art Dealers Association, del Mano Gallery
2008, 2007 SOFA New York, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2008 Eighth Contemporary Wood Invitational, The American Art Company, Tacoma, WA
2008 Collectors of Wood Art Annual Forum, Scottsdale, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006 Collectors of Wood Art at SOFA Chicago, The Presence of Absence
2006 SOFA Chicago, Zane Bennett Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM
2006 Wood ’06 Group Exhibition, Zane Bennett Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM
2005 Decorative Arts, Concourse Gallery, Upper Arlington, OH
2003 Wood Turning Center, Philadelphia, PA
2003 German Village Art Crawl, Columbus, OH
2000 Tenth Annual Sculpture Week, Brunen, Switzerland
2000, 1999 Bissang, Kussnacht a. Rigi, Switzerland
2000 Bassage Galerie, Weggis Switzerland
1999 Sparkasse Schwyz, One-Man-Show, Brunen, Switzerland
1998 New Albany Fourth Annual Arts Festival, New Albany, OH
1998 Dan Emmett Music and Arts Festival, Mount Vernon, OH
Museum Exhibitions
2010 Holter Museum of Art, “Outside the Box: Art of Wood ,” Invitational Group Show.
National & Regional Master Wood Artists, July 1-October 15, Helena, MT
2003, 2002 Capital University, Schumacher Gallery, Invitational Exhibition, Columbus, OH
1999 – 2001 New Jersey Center for Visual Arts, Summit, NJ
Awards & Honors
2013 Rising Star, Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass, GlassWeekend 2013, Wheaton Village, NJ
2001 Five Awards: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Abstract Class & 2nd Abstract & Ornamental Group,
Affiliated Wood Carvers Ltd., International Competition, Davenport, IA
1998 First Prize – New Albany Fourth Annual Arts Festival, New Albany, OH
Bibliography, Books & Features
Wood Art Today 2, Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., Atglen, PA, May 2010
Sculpturenwochen Brunnen 1989 – 2000,
published by Kultur Brunnen, Brunnen, Switzerland, October 2000
Woodcarving Magazine, Feature Article, May/June 2000