ADAM HARRISON

A brown wooden shelf with painting inside of a wooden horse toy on a purple table and a black and white photograph behind

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PRESS RELEASE 2026‍

‍ FEATURING: ADAM HARRISON (2026 Exhibition)‍

Adam Harrison, noted for his large scale urban landscape paintings done on site over many months, has turned his brush on more intimate subject matter. In this new series, Harrison is revisiting interior still life setups over days and sometimes weeks to capture the subjects as they change over time. 

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EDUCATION
2012, MFA, California State University of Long Beach
2005, BFA, Laguna College of Art and Design

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2026  Featuring: Adam Harris, Billis/Williams Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (upcoming)
2025 “Museum Shop”, Vanessa Chow studio, Santa Monica, CA
2025 “Stickers: Smoke To Clouds”, public installation, Santa Monica Airport Santa Monica, CA
2024 “California Landscapes: Then & Now”, Great Park gallery, Irvine CA
2024 “LAndscapes”, Billis/Williams gallery, Culver City, CA
2023 “Building on Rest”, Studio E Gallery, Seattle, WA
2022 “Changing/Never Changing”, Maximilian Contemporary Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2019 “Place”, One-person show, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA
2019 “Cityscape Show IX”, Billis Gallery Los Angeles, Culver City, CA
2018 “The Way I See It”, One-person Show, Billis Gallery Los Angeles, Culver City, CA
2017 "Cityscape Show VII" Billis Gallery Los Angeles, Culver City, CA
2016 "Cityscape Show VI", Billis Gallery Los Angeles, Culver City, CA
2016 "Next To Nothing", Two man show, B Minus Gallery, Santa Anna, CA
2015 "Thousand Skies", Billis Gallery Los Angeles, Culver City, CA
2015 "Cityscape show V, Billis Gallery Los Angeles, Culver City, CA
2012 Thesis Show: "Knowing the Familiar", Werby Gallery, CSULB Group Show
2012 Mobile Arts and Architecture Exhibits: Temporary Art Installations, Arts Council of Long
Beach.
2014 "Cityscape Show IV", Billis Gallery Los Angeles, Culver City, CA
2013 "Cityscape Show III", Billis Gallery Los Angeles, Culver City, CA
2011 Brand 40, "Entrances & Exits", Brand Library and Art Center, Glendale, CA
2010 "Insights" 2010: The Annual Student Show, UAM, CSULB
2010 Brand 30, "Finished/Unfinished", Brand Library and Art Center, Glendale, CA

PUBLIC LECTURES
2019 Panel Discussion: “Contemporary Landscape Painting Now”
Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach CA
2018 Guest Lecturer: California State University Long Beach
2017 Interview: with John Seed, Billis Gallery Los Angeles, Culver City, CA

AWARDS/ RESIDENCIES
2013 Residency: Borgo Finocchieto Tuscany, Italy
2011 Associates of Brand Library and Art Center Award
2010 Insights 2010, Best M.F.A Painting Award, UAM, CSULB
2010 Brand 39, Award in Memory of Howard Jacobson
2006 Best of show, Representational Works, The Art Studio Solo Exhibit

SELECTED REVIEWS, PUBLICATIONS, MEDIA
L.A. WEEKLY

Los Angeles Times

The Grunion

Providence Headlines 

HuffPost

Savvy Painter

Voyage L.A.

American Art Collector

Adam Harrison / Marc Trujillo: Building An Image by Peter Frank