American, b. 1939
Born in 1939 in Philadelphia, Pa., Harry Kramer received a BFA from the Philadelphia College of Art in 1962 and an MFA from Yale University in 1965. In 2013, he received grants from the Robert Lehman Foundation and the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. He was also a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in 1982, two CAPS/New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowships, among others.
Kramer first gained public recognition in the 1970’s with solo shows at the Brata Gallery and 55 Mercer Street Gallery, critically acclaimed alternative spaces in New York City during that time. In Kramer’s work, the thick surfaces of the canvas are built up from layers of rich color which are interspersed with animated drawing to create what he calls “the bones”. Structure and movement that he experiences in nature inform the rhythmic relationships which make up the abstract essence of his work. Kramer’s extensive practice in drawing serves as a corollary to his paintings.
He served as Professor of Art, Queens College, City University of New York, and a visiting artist at New York University School of the Arts, the New York Studio School and the Yale School of Art at Norfolk, CT. He lives and works in Lakeville, Connecticut.
Kramer first gained public recognition in the 1970’s with solo shows at the Brata Gallery and 55 Mercer Street Gallery, critically acclaimed alternative spaces in New York City during that time. In Kramer’s work, the thick surfaces of the canvas are built up from layers of rich color which are interspersed with animated drawing to create what he calls “the bones”. Structure and movement that he experiences in nature inform the rhythmic relationships which make up the abstract essence of his work. Kramer’s extensive practice in drawing serves as a corollary to his paintings.
He served as Professor of Art, Queens College, City University of New York, and a visiting artist at New York University School of the Arts, the New York Studio School and the Yale School of Art at Norfolk, CT. He lives and works in Lakeville, Connecticut.
