Selected Exhibitions and Collections
Collections (Public):
Appleton Museum of Art. Ocala, FL.
Art In Embassies, U.S. Department of State. Washington, DC.
International Quilt Museum. Lincoln, NB.
Michigan State University Museum. East Lansing, MI.
Museum of Wisconsin Art. West Bend, WI.
Progressive Art Collection. Cleveland, OH.
Racine Art Museum. Racine, WI.
Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.
Solo Exhibitions:
Sharon Kerry-Harlan: Textiles and Works on Paper. James Watrous Gallery, Madison, WI. 2019
Urban Chatter. Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, FL. 2019
Urban Chatter. Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA. 2018
Group Exhibitions:
Future Fibers. Walker's Point Center for the Arts, Milwaukee, WI. 2024
Working on the Bias: The Fine Art of Fiber. Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend, WI. 2023
This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC. 2022 - 2023
Wisconsin Triennial - Ain't I A Woman. Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison, WI. 2022
Untitled Art - Miami Basel Week. Portrait Society Gallery, Miami, Fl. 2021
Claiming Space | A New Century of Visionary Women. Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend, WI. 2021
MARN Mentors and Mentees Exhibition. MARN Gallery, Milwaukee, WI. 2021
Unraveled, Restructured, Revealed. Trout Museum of Art, Appleton, WI. 2021
2020 2.0: A Year in Transition. MARN Gallery, Milwaukee, WI. 2021
SOFA (Intersect Chicago). Chicago, IL. 2020
Seams – Contemporary Textile Artists. Portrait Society Gallery, Milwaukee, WI. 2020
We Are The Story. Textile Center, Minneapolis, MN. 2020
In Stitches. Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI. 2020
This Is America. 5 Points Art Gallery, Milwaukee, WI. 2020
Art + Protest. Portrait Society Gallery, Milwaukee, WI. 2020
2020 MARN Exhibition. Hawthorn Contemporary, Milwaukee, WI. 2020
Black Eyed Peas & Coal Black Blues: Sharon Kerry-Harlan and Alison Saar. Portrait Society Gallery, Milwaukee, WI. 2019
Susceptible to Images. Portrait Society Gallery, Milwaukee, WI. 2019
Collage. Cedarburg Art Museum, Cedarburg, WI. 2019
And Still We Rise: Race, Culture, and Visual Conversations.
Mariposa Museum and World Culture Center, Peterborough, NH. 2019
California State Museum, Sacramento, CA. 2018
Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. 2017
Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA. 2017
Kalamazoo Valley Museum, Kalamazoo, MI. 2017
Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, Winchester, VA. 2016
Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT. 2016
Orange County Regional History Center, Orlando, FL. 2015
Bullock Texas State History Museum, Austin, TX. 2015
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Cincinnati, OH. 2013
Human Rights in the New Millennium: Quilting the World’s Conscience.
Johannesburg, South Africa. 2018
Fitton Center for the Arts, Hamilton, OH. 2018
The Art of Collage/Assemblage. Arts Mill, Grafton, WI. 2017
Ubuntutu: Life Legacies of Love and Action.
Potchefstroom Museum, Potchefstroom, South Africa. 2017
Art Scape, Cape Town, South Africa. 2017
Nelson Mandela Gateway Museum, Cape Town South Africa. 2016
Bagging Culture: Art Inspired by 1900’s Feed Sacks.
Carroll University, Waukesha, WI. 2016
Alfons Gallery, Milwaukee, WI. 2015
Collector’s Showcase. Visions Art Museum, San Diego, CA. 2015
Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela.
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY. 2015/2016
National Afro American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce, OH. 2016
International Quilt Convention Africa. Emperor’s Palace Convention Center, Johannesburg,
South Africa. 2014
Wisconsin 30. Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI. 2013
Remarkable Women. Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI. 2011, 2012, 2013
Journey of Hope: Quilts Inspired by President Barack Obama. 2009 – 2013
National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce, OH.
DuSable Museum, Chicago, IL.
Hampton University Museum, Hampton, VA.
A New Legacy Revealed: African American Quilts. International Quilt Association. Houston,
TX. 2012
Uncommon Threads: Contemporary Wisconsin Textiles. Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend,
WI. 2012
Current Tendencies II. Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee, WI. 2011
Visions, Voices, Viewpoints and Victories. Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI. 2011
Ceres National 2010 Juried Exhibit. Juror - Lowery Stokes Sims, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY. 2010
International Textile Biennial. San Jose, Costa Rica. 2010
Common Bonds. DuSable Museum/Gallery Guichard. Chicago, IL. 2010
Collage, Assemblage and Quilting. Uihlein Peters Gallery, Milwaukee, WI. 2009
Varied Voices. Alfons Gallery, Milwaukee, WI. 2009
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Love and Relationships. Walker’s Point Center for the Arts,
Milwaukee, WI. 2008
Quilting African American Women’s History: Our Challenges, Creativity and Champions.
National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center Wilberforce, OH. 2008
Trip Tick 2. Homewood Studios, Minneapolis, MN. 2006
Sisters Stories. Walker’s Point Center for the Arts, Milwaukee, WI. 2004
Pure Black. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Art Gallery, Milwaukee, WI. Best of Show
Award. 2003
Spirits of the Cloth: Contemporary Quilts by African American Artists. 1998 – 2002
American Craft Museum, New York, NY.
The Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte, NC.
The Smithsonian/Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC.
University of Florida/Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville, FL.
Evansville Museum, Evansville, IN.
Blaffer Gallery, Houston, TX.
International Quilt Festival. Houston, TX. 2002
Art Quilts: Encrustations. Page-Walker Arts and History Center, Cary, NC. 2002
American Quilter’s Society 18th Annual Competition. Paducah, KY. 2002
America Quilts. Wisconsin Public Television, Madison, WI. 1999
Recovering History: The Tradition of African American Quilting. Milwaukee Art Museum,
Milwaukee, WI. 1998
External Traditions. Charles Allis Museum, Milwaukee, WI. 1998
Contemporary Urban Visions. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI. 1996