Harrell Fletcher
| Harrell Fletcher | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1967 (age 49–50) Santa Maria, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | MFA, California College of Arts and Crafts. BFA, San Francisco Art Institute |
| Known for | relational art, video art, performance, and sculpture |
| Notable work | Portland, Oregon |
| Movement | Social practice (art) |
| Awards | Americans for the Arts Outstanding Public Artwork, Portland State University Civic Engagement Award For Excellence in Community-based Learning and Teaching, Alpert Award in the Visual Arts, Creative Capital, Creative Work Fund |
Harrell Fletcher (born 1967 in Santa Maria, California) is an American artist living in Portland, Oregon and a key figure in the development of Social practice (art) and relational art in the US.
Fletcher received his BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1990 and his MFA from California College of the Arts in 1994.
A one time collaborator with Jon Rubin, Fletcher became known for making projects in collaboration with strangers and non-artists. He went on to found the Social Practice program in the Art department of Portland State University, where he is still on faculty.
With artist Miranda July, Fletcher founded the online arts project called Learning to Love You More (2002–2009). The project's website offered assignments to artists whose submissions became part of "an ever-changing series of exhibitions, screenings and radio broadcasts presented all over the world". In addition to its internet presentations, Learning to Love You More has been compiled for exhibitions for the Whitney Museum, the Seattle Art Museum, and other hosts. A book version of the project's online art was released in 2007. The project is now part of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) Collection.
In 2011 he was in residence at Exploratorium, and won an award from Americans for the Arts for Outstanding Public Artwork. In 2005 he won the Alpert Awards in the Arts and a residency at ArtPace. In 2002 he won the Creative Capital award He has been in residence at Capp Street Project at the Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, and Ox-Bow School of Art. In 2006 he was faculty at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.
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