Associate Curator of Photography, High Museum of Art
Gregory Harris is the Associate Curator of Photography at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. He is a specialist in contemporary photography with a particular interest in documentary practice. Since joining the High in 2016, Harris has curated over a dozen exhibitions including Way Out There: The Art of Southern Backroads and Look Again: 40 Years of Collecting Photographs as well as solo shows with Thomas Struth, Paul Graham, and Amy Elkins.
He recently lead the expansion and installation of the High's new photography galleries. Before joining the High, Harris was the Assistant Curator at the DePaul Art Museum in Chicago. He previously held curatorial positions in the Photography Department at the Art Institute of Chicago. Harris has also contributed essays to monographs by Matthew Brandt, Paul D'Amato, Amy Elkins, Jill Frank, and the Metabolic Studio. In addition to his curatorial work, Harris is a member of the Advisory Council of Atlanta Celebrates Photography. He earned a BFA in photography from Columbia College Chicago, and an MA in art history from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
He is interested in seeing all kinds of fine art and documentary projects in any stage of development, but particularly likes to see projects that are still in progress. He is less interested in fashion, commercial, and editorial work.
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