ATHENS, GA (PNAN) – The Georgia Museum of Art’s Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Curator of African American and African Diasporic Art, Shawnya L. Harris was selected among 100+ who received the Museum Professional of the Year award.
Harris has worked hard to achieve her scholarly prestige. In her dedication to promoting African American art and artists, she works behind the scenes to ensure every project she works on is comprehensive and detailed in all respects.
Among those projects, her exhibition “Emma Amos: Color Odyssey” was a highlight, selected as one of the best exhibitions of 2021 by the New York Times, which also was selected by GAM as one of the best exhibitions of the year.
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