My Work
I was born and raised in the village of Banff in Banff Narional Park , The Canadian Rockies. Coming from a National Park rather than a city, town, or country has influenced my view of the world profoundly. We live in a world obsessed with politics and the modern tragedies in our own society and others around the world.. We live in a dangerous time in which threats both real and imagined abound. We need the transformative experience of beauty as an antidote to suffering. In a world often incomprehensible in it’s violence, nature still offers answers to many problems and solace to many cares.
I work on a project basis which allows me to explore specific issues of how we are moved by locale, subject matter, and circumstance. I work with images as narrative, suggestion, and inspiration. My background for many year has been in traditional nature and landscape photography. I use this background as a jumping off point to explore how we percieve and use nature in a modern context. Topics I am exploring with my work include the psychological effects of natural disasters, the counterpoint of wilderness and cultivated or manufactured landscapes, and the poignant juxtaposition of ancient cultural artefacts in the modern landscape.
Regardless of subject matter, my work is concerned with emotion and the liminal and fleeting moment which is the special prerogative of light. Of particular interest to me are the circumstances wherein past and present, the inner and outer world, and nature and culture come together in a singular illuminating moment.
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Education
University of Alberta, BFA, Theatre
The Banff Centre for the Arts , Certificate in Visual Communication, 2 year programme
Solo Exhibitions
Passing Through Fire, Wildfire as Metaphor and Inspiration: Harmon Gallery, Banff, AB, a part of Exposure 2009 | Calgary Banff Photography Festival
Windswept, Flowers and the Air Element, Harmon Gallery, Banff, AB, 2008
Grass: Harmon Gallery, Banff, AB., 2007
Exposure 2008, The Calgary/Banff Month of Photography
In Mountain Light - The Photographs of Byron Harmon 1906-1935, a touring exhibition edited and printed by Carole Harmon, circulated by the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, 1978, 1984
Selected Group Exhibitions
Exposure 2009 | Calgary Banff Photography Festival, juried exhibition, Our Environment, Tenuous Balance, Fire Along the Bow, photo collage, The Gerry Thomas Gallery, Calgary, 2009
Out of the Wildfire, Passing Through Fire series, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, 2004
Canmore Art Walk, 2004
Source, Source Remembered, multi-media collaboration with Gary Sill, artist residency and exhibition, Num-ti-jah Lodge, Canadian Rockies, 2003
Where the Land Stands on End, Peter Whyte Gallery, Banff, 1985
Exceptional Pass, the Quests, the Expeditions, the Explorations, Peter Whyte Gallery, Banff, 1982
Friends: Ed Cavell, Barbara Spohr, Carole Harmon, Peter Whyte Gallery, Banff,1980
Beyond Exceptional Pass, Peter Whyte Gallery, Banff, 1979
Toronto Photographers Co-op, exhibitions, 1977, 1978
Stone Foundations, The Gallery of Photography, Vancouver, 1973
Harmon Gallery
Harmon Gallery in Banff, Alberta is owned by the Harmon family and operated by Carole Harmon. It is located in the historically designated and restored HARMONS building. The goals of Harmon Gallery are to provide an ongoing venue for the historical photography collections of the Harmon family which are a rich source of interpretation and inspiration for the community and visitors to Banff. Harmon Gallery also showcases the work of Carole Harmon and occasionally other contemporary artists in the Banff area. Prints from the Harmon family archives are in private and corporate collections around the world.
Private and Corporate Collections | Carole Harmon
Melissa Borden -Viallon, Lyons, France
Deb Spicer, Calgary, AB
Rob Williams, London, England
Karen Booth, Cobble Hill, BC
Jean Turner, Vancouver, BC
Sonya Lea, Seattle, WA
Cindy Pujos-Michel, Banff, AB
John Murrell, Banff and Calgary, AB
Kathy Campbell, Banff, AB
Kathleen Thornbury, North Kingstown, RI
Triumph Energy Resources, Calgary, AB
Num-ti-jah Lodge, Canadian Rockies
James McAdam, Carstairs, AB
Rocky Mountain Resort, Banff, AB
Dwight Miller, Canmore, AB
Charlene Stern Dombal, Boston, MA
Cameron Runka, Calgary, AB
Shirley Tooke, Banff, AB
Jennie Gourlay, Banff AB
Dr. Nancy Blaney, Banff, AB
Selected Publications
Great Days in the Rockies, The Photographs of Byron Harmon, 1906-1934, Carole Harmon, editor, Jon Whyte and Bart Robinson, text, Oxford University Press,1978
Altitude Publishing Limited Selected Publications : I was a co-founder of Altitude Publishing Limited and worked as publisher, editor, and photographer for Altitude from 1979-1991
Columbia Icefield, A Solitude of Ice, Don Harmon, images, Bart Robinson, text, Carole Harmon, editor historical images, 1981
Rockies, English, French, German and Japanese editions, Carole Harmon editor and main photographer, 1982-1991
In the Heart of the Rockies, Carole Harmon editor and main photographer, 1984
Lake Louise, A Diamond in the Wilderness, Jon Whyte text, Carole Harmon, image editor and contributor, 1982
Great Days in the Rockies, The Photographs of Byron Harmon, 1906-1934, second edition, 1984
Byron Harmon, Mountain Photographer, 1906-1934, Carole Harmon editor, Bart Robinson text, 1999
Grants and Awards
Canada Council, Explorations, grant, 1973
Riveredge Foundation, Calgary, Alberta, shared project funding for the Byron Harmon Project,1973 |
