User:Jbackler/Spencer james harrison

Spencer James Harrison was born on 16 July 1962 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada and is the second child of Dorothy Jean (nee: Chambers) and William Harrison. Harrison went to highschooland completed a Bachelor of Arts at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. After a number of years, Harrison returned to school and completed his Masters degree at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario; he is currently a PhD Candiate at University of Toronto's Adult Education and Counselling Psychology in the art-based research program.

Harrison is currently Artist in Residence at Georges Vanier Secondary School (http://www.georgesvanier.com/)in Scarborough, Ontario where he is producing a body of work, Freakshow, which is a major portion of his PhD dissertation. In addition, Harrison is sessional faculty at OCAD University and is cross appointed in Fine Arts and Liberal Studies (http://www.ocad.ca/faculty/profile_articles/20100210_spencer_harrison.htm)

In 2009, Harrison traveled with the Centre for Diversity Studies' March of Remembrance and Hope (http://www.remembranceandhope.com/index.html) and will be profiled in the full length documentary by award-winning documentary filmmaker Fern Levitt in 2010.

Spencer Harrison's personal web site: www.spencerjharrison.com. --Jbackler (talk) 00:24, 6 September 2010 (UTC)