Bio
Lydia Harris is an award-winning photographer currently working on a major documentary series portraying the original homeowners of a historically black neighborhood in Atlanta, GA.
Her work can be seen in a Sept.2012 solo exhibition at the Firehouse Center for the Arts Gallery in Newburyport, MA. “EPHEMERA” features images from her series “Finding Beauty Through Fear” and “Take Me With You”.
In 2011 she exhibited photographs from “Without Love – Death” as the featured artist on Northeast Online (NEO), a monthly one-person, web-based exhibit showcased by the Photographic Resource Center in Boston, MA. Additionally, her work has been seen in The Light Factory’s 4th Juried Annuale (Charlotte, NC) and UMaine Museum of Art’s Photo National 2011 (Bangor, ME)receiving the Director’s Purchase award for “Hendrie” which is now in their permanent collection. Her image “Jacob” won best photography and best in show at the Newburyport Art Association’s 15th Regional Show.
Lydia received a Professional Certificate in Photography from Maine Media College in 2010, and is currently pursuing an MFA at the School at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Originally trained as a Microbiologist, she holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Maine and a Master’s degree from the University of Maryland.
