Jason Harris

1440 E. Baltimore Ave, Apt. 3B

Baltimore, MD 21231
443.722.6596 (vm)
redlineseditor@gmail.com

FELLOWSHIPS/CONFERENCES
2014 Yale Writers Conference (Speculative Fiction with John Crowley)
http://summer.yale.edu/ywc
2015 Kimbilio Fiction Fellow, Southern Methodist University
http://kimbiliofiction.com/

CERTIFICATION
Red Cross First Aid and CPR Certification
BCPSS Background Check completed
Can speak 'Conversational' Portuguese

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
November 2015
Fly, Girl (novel)
Redlines Publishing

December 2013
Notes to Self: Essays on identity (introduction)
dewDrop collective Publishing

July 2013
Mandela: The Last of our Pride (essay)
Voices from Haiti Blog
http://www.voicesfromhaiti.com/2013/07/mandela-the-last-of-our-pride-written-by-jason-harris/

September 2012
REDLINES: Baltimore 2028 (Publisher, Editor, and Contributor to Anthology)
Redlines Publishing

WORKSHOPS\CLASSES
08/2013 ongoing

WombWorks Capoeira Angola Study Group,

Baltimore, MD

-student and instructor

04/2012 ongoing

Parkside Writers Salon,

Baltimore, MD

-founder and organizer

04/29- ongoing

The Living Well,

Baltimore, MD

-Director of Creative Services - in charge of organizing and running audio for concerts as well as
recording and producing video content for The Living Well's marketing efforts
-organized Percussion workshops
-organized Childrens Puppetry workshop, built puppetry set for workshop

10/2002-08/2007 International Capoeira Angola Foundation,

- co-founded Baltimore study group, built and administered group websites

Baltimore, MD

- led movement and music classes, assisted group leader with administrative functions
- developed curriculum material for group

09/2007-11/2007 One World Cultural Arts Society,

Baltimore, MD

- led childrens capoeira workshops

EXHIBITS
Ground Level Futurism, March 2011, Gallery 1448, Baltimore,MD
(collaboration with Dirk Joseph)
Berimbonic, September, 2009 Gallery 1448, Baltimore, MD (solo exhibit)

SELECTED PERFORMANCES
'Viva Brasil', February 2007, February 2008, February 2012, February 2015 (Samba Trovao)

Baltimore Book Festival, September 2009, September 2014 (with Mambo Combo)

Winter Wonderland event, November 2011 (with Mambo Combo)

Funky Formal Big Fun Gallery, Baltimore, MD April 2011, October 2011, (Timba Cartel)

Multicultural Festival Fall 2011- Towson University (with Samba Trovao)

Patterson Park Lantern Festival, October 2009, October 2010 (with Mambo Combo)

'New Years Eve', Red Maple, December 2007 (Samba Trovao)

Patterson Park Lantern Festival, October 2005-07 (Samba Trovao)

SELECTED ARTICLES

Interview The Scroll , Contemporary Museum of Baltimore, p. 7

http://issuu.com/thecontemporary/docs/scroll_i_don_t_care_i_love_it/0
(The Scroll Edition #1, 2014)

The Extra-Large Baltimore Lit Parade for December: John Barth, Stephen Dixon, Justin Sirois,
Jen Michalski, and More Greats
(Baltimore Fishbowl, December 2012)
http://www.baltimorefishbowl.com/stories/the-big-baltimore-lit-parade-round-up-for-decemberjohn-barth-stephen-dixon-justin-sirois-jen-michalski-and-more-greats/

Quick Sketches: Sept. 24-Oct. 2

(Baltimore City Paper, September 24th, 2009)
http://blogs.citypaper.com/index.php/2009/09/quick-sketches-sept-24-oct-2/

Dance Fight Revolution: A Brazilian martial art/Art form comes to Baltimore

(Baltimore City Paper, February 5th, 2003)
http://www2.citypaper.com/news/story.asp?id=4713

Peaceful Protests Take Over Intersection After Riots

(Huffington Post, April 28th, 2015)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/28/peaceful-protests-baltimore_n_7164442.html