GRADY HARP, MD

2603 Boulder Road Altadena, CA 91001

626.791.8123 Facsimile 626.791.8887 email ghad44e2@westpost.net
BORN: Enid, Oklahoma
LIVES: Altadena, California
EDUCATION:
AB Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA 1963
MD USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 1967
Post Graduate Training in Urogenital Surgery, Los Angeles County/USC Medical Cen
ter 1970 - 1974
EMPLOYMENT:
2008 - 2010 Staff Physician, Final Inches Medical Body Shaping Center,
Sherman Oaks, CA
2008 Staff Physician, Laser Shaping Center, Sherman Oaks, CA
1981 - 2010 (present) Director, Lizardi/Harp Gallery, Los Angeles
1974 - 1995 Practice of Urology and Clinical Professor of Urology, USC
1968 - 1970 Battalion Surgeon, Special Landing Forces, USMC, Vietnam
ACTIVITIES:
Assistant Clinical Professor of Urology, Keck School of Medicine
Board of Governors, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
Chair, Educational Policy and Student Life Committee
Board of Directors, LAX Los Angeles Exhibitions
Founding Board Member, Pasadena Chamber Orchestra
Founding Board Member, Los Angeles Opera League
Past President, Board of Directors, Pasadena Symphony Orchestra
Art Consultant, Artist Representative, and Art Dealer 1981 to present
Opera Producer for Pasadena Symphony 1980, 1982
Bluebeard's Castle Bela Bartok
Joan of Arc at the Stake Arthur Honneger
Music Critic, Free Lance
Tour Guide/Lecturer for Opera Tours in Europe and USA
Past Music Director for the Occidental College Summer Festival
Collaboration, War Songs, poetry and sculpture from the Vietnam experience, with
Stephen Freedman. Toured Museums in Cleveland, Chicago, Reno, Nevada, Hawaii,
and Los Angeles
Curator:
Ghatam: Performance piece for unique clay instruments and Percussion Trio. Steph
en Freedman and the Antennae Repairmen. LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitio
ns) for LAX Biennial '94
Deni Ponty at Occidental College 1995
Stephen De Staebler: Recent Work Fresno Art Museum, 1996
Body Language: Current Figurative Painters Art Institute of Southern
California, Laguna Beach, CA. 1997
Indomitable Spirits: The Figure at the End of the Century Art Institute
of Southern California, 1999

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Memento Mori: Contemporary Still Life by Tom Eckert, Robert Peterson, John Rise
2000, Lizardi/Harp Gallery, Art Institute of Southern California, Laguna Beach,
CA, Magnifico Artspace, Albuquerque, NM
Nocturnes: Ruprecht von Kaufmann Lizardi/Harp Gallery,Summer 1999
Wade Reynolds: Full Circle, Arnot Museum Art Museum, Elmira, New York, curate ex
hibition, catalogue essay, 2004
Participating Advisor for exhibitions at Palm Springs Desert Museum, Laband Art
Gallery, Art Center College of Design/Armory Center for the Arts, Santa Monica
College, El Camino College, Cerritos College, California State Colleges at Fulle
rton and Los Angeles, City of Brea, Mt San Antonio College, Forum Gallery San D
iego
Arts Editor, www.thegayread.com
Reviewer, Amazon.com, The Military Press, Barnes & Noble.com, Infoedit.com,
Goodreads,com, Powells.com, Borders,com
MEMBERSHIPS:
American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery
American Board of Laser Surgery - Diplomate as of August 2010, Certificate
#543
American Academy of Aesthetic Medicine
American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine
American Academy of Medical Esthetic Professionals
American Medical Association
California Medical Association
Los Angeles County Medical Association
Endourological Society
American Board of Urology
College Arts Association
Academy of American Poets
Art Dealers Association of California
Los Angeles Art Galleries
American Association of Museums
Cultural Tourism Committee, Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau
The Third Derriere Guard Festival 1999
Active Membership, Internet Film Critic Society (IFCS)
American Board of Medical Specialties
PUBLICATIONS AND REVIEWS:
Bleeding solitary renal cysts,Urology, Volume 3, Issue 5, Pages 649-650 G. Harp,
A. Goldstein, J. Morrow
SALLY WARNER: Contemplative Landscapes, 1987
MIGUEL CONDE: The Myth and the Man 1986
CHRISTOPHER JAMES: Takaragawa Bath Series 1986 and The Vatican Series 1987
RAMBLING SHOE: The Works of Deloss McGraw in Response to the Music of Woody Guth
rie and John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath 1987
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HARD TRAVELLING David Hickey, DeLoss McGraw, Grady Harp, Arthur Miller, et al, B
righton Press, Limited Edition 100, 1989
CITY ART Catalogue Essay, Millard Sheets Gallery 1994
WAR SONGS: Metaphors in Clay and Poetry from the Vietnam Experience,
November 1995, ISBN 1- 888033 - 0 - 2
SIMON TOPAROVSKY: Flight of Icarus 1995
SPIRIT & RITUAL, Exhibition Essay, 1996
STEPHEN DE STAEBLER Exhibition Essay 1996
The Visual Journals of Vahe Berberian, Catalogue Essay for touring exhibition
LA FIGURES: A Survey of Figurative Painting in Los Angeles 1996
Lizardi/Harp Gallery Newsletter Articles on Printmaking, Art History of Los Ang
eles, Artist Interviews, Chicano Influence in Los Angeles Art, Fine Art of Colle
cting
REPERTOIRE The Pasadena Symphony Orchestra publication published monthly. Pro
gram Notes, Artist Interviews, Feature Articles
REQUIEM CHORUS Touring exhibition of works by Kathryn Jacobi. Lachrymosa: Notes
to Accompany the Journey through the Requiem Chorus of Kathryn Jacobi. 1996
ERIK OLSON: b-boy (sexual) fantasy suite as Contributing Editor, Provocateur Mag
azine, 2.2, March 1997
POPE JULIUS II: PORTRAIT OF A WARRIOR. Provocateur Magazine, 2.2, March 1997
VIETNAM: REFLEXES AND REFLECTIONS, The National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum, Har
ry N. Abrams, Inc. Poems, biography, reproductions.
THE TIME MACHINE, published by Anchorage Museum of History and Art, 1997
BODY LANGUAGE: Current Figurative Painters. Art Institute of Southern California
, 1997
ERIK OLSON: ghosting series, Provocateur Magazine, 2.4, Fall 1997
OBJEKTOR: Jan Saether, Art Institute, Oslo, Norway 1997
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Hawkins, Margaret, "Vietnam surgeon heals himself through his sculpture, poetry"
, Chicago Sun-Times, August 29, 1997
Powell, Karla, "Grady Harp's war monuments", Chicago Reader, September 11, 1 199
7, Section One, pg 48
Evans-Smith Michael, Denver, review of Vietnam: Reflexes and Reflections
Contributing writer and picture research on following books published through Iv
y Press:
Ars Erotica by Edward Lucie-Smith, published by Rizzoli 1997
Adam by Edward Lucie-Smith, published by Rizzoli 1998 ISBN:
0 8478 2125 0
ZOO: Animals in Art by Edward Lucie-Smith, published by Watson-Guptill, 1998 ISB
N: 0823059812
CAT: Wild Cats and Pampered Pets by Andrew Edney, published by
Watson-Guptill, 1999 ISBN:0823005712
SEX: Portraits of Passion by John Williams, published by Watson-Guptill, 1999 IS
BN: 0823047849
BOTTOMS by Edward Lucie-Smith, published by Barnes & Noble Books, 2000 ISBN: 07
6072346
FLORA: Gardens and Plants in Art and Literature by Edward Lucie-Smith, published
by Watson-Guptill, 2001 ISBN: 0823018407
DOG: A Dogs' Life in Art and Literature by Iain Zaczek, published by Watson-Gup
till, 2000 ISBN: 0823012980
HORSE: From Noble Steeds to Beasts of Burden by Lorraine Harrison, 2000 ISBN: 08
23023346
Poetry published in the following anthologies published by The National Library
of Poetry:
The Rustling Leaves ISBN 1-57553-731-1
The Glistening Stars ISBN 1-57553-797-4
 An Eternal Flame ISBN 1- 57553-795-8
Outstanding Poets of 1998 ISBN 1-57553-978-0
Tranquil Rains of Summer ISBN 1-57553-893-8
Boundless Journey ISBN 1-57553-812-1
The Drifting Sands ISBN 1-57553-896-2
America at the Millennium: The Best Poems and Poets of the 20th Century, ISBN 1-
58235-510 X
Time after Time ISBN 1-58235-142-2
Nature's Echoes ISBN 1-58235-564-9
Poetry's Elite: The Best Poets of 2000 ISBN 2-58235-901-6
The Best Poems and Poets of 2002, ISBN 0-7951-5176-5
The Best Poems and Poets of 2003, ISBN 0-7951-5245-0
The Best Poems and Poets of 2004,
Walsh, Daniela B., "Celebrating a new body or work", The Orange County Register,
September 7, 1997. FINE ARTS pg 33
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Lee, Ela, "Estetica", 20 DE MAYO, no 1937, pg13, September 20, 1997. Review in L
iceo International de Cultura of Body Language
Litt, Steven, "Rare showing of works by Travis opens at CSU", The Cleveland Pla
in
Dealer, Friday section, pg 28, September 26, 1997
"War Songs, African Vision Showcases open Sept 26", CSU Cauldron, Culture secti
on, pg 12, September 25 - 28, 1997
Lee, Ela, "Estetica", 20 DE MAYO, no 1939, pg13, October 4, 1997, War Songs Feat
ure rticle with reprint of poetry
Lee, Ela, "Estetica", 20 DE MAYO, no 1940, pg13, October 11, 1997, Review in Lic
eo International de Cultura of War Songs. Conclusion
Lee, Ela, "Grady Harp's War Monuments", 20 DE MAYO, no 1977, pg13,
June 28, 1998. Review in Liceo International de Cultura
Websites: SaigonBao.com, War Songs included in books on Vietnam
Meigs@neca.com: Meigs, Carl, review of exhibition War Songs, for Ceramic Art S
how, Denver, CT. June, 1998
INDOMITABLE SPIRITS: The Figure at the End of the Century Library of Congress nu
mber 99-73530
Walsh, Daniella, "Human form given thoughtful treatment: Indomitable Spirits in
a provocative installment at the Art Institute", The Orange CountyRegister, SHOW
, Encore/Art Section, Sunday, August 28, 1999
Carasso, Roberta, "Century's end figures prominently at Art Institute exhibit",
LagunaNews-Post, Thursday, September 2, 1999, pg 24
Lee, Ela, "Siempre el hombre: la figura", 20 DE MAYO, 21 and 28 August, 1999, No
s 2037 and 2038, pages 14 (two parts)
Schoenkopf, Rebecca, "Nudes! Nudes! Nudes! and why is Laguna's art scene suddenl
y brilliant?", Orange County Weekly, September 10 - 16, 1999
Mendenhall, Lauri, "Singular Sensations", Coast Magazine, October 1999, pg 68
Gilbert, Rick, "Ruprecht von Kaufmann at Lizardi/Harp Gallery", Artweek, V 30, I
ssue 10, pg 18
Pulkka, Wesley, "Visions of Change: Exhibition proves Art of Painting not dead y
et", Journal North, October 21, 1999, pg 6
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Sterman, Paul, "Derriere Guard Festival for rebel classicists", The Oakland Trib
une, November 18, 1999. Illustration.
San Francisco Arts Monthly,"The Derriere Guard", November 1999, pg 4
Lee, Ela, "Inquietudes,"20 de Mayo, October 9, 1999, pg 14
Lee, Ela, "Arte,"20 de Mayo, November 20, 1999, pg 11
MEMENTO MORI: Contemporary Still Life Library of Congress Card Number 00-105262.
Catalogue for touring exhibition, 2000
Aphrodite's World, published by Econ Ullstein List, Munich, Germany. 2000
Lee, Ela, "Estelares," 20 de Mayo Liceo International de Cultura, no. 2088, Augu
st 12, 2000, page 14
Carasso, Roberta, "Momento Mori at AISC," Laguna News- Post, September 7, 2000,
pg 24
Mendenhall, Lauri, "Intimate Observing", Coast Magazine, October 2000, Vol 9, Is
sue 11, pg 98
Artscene, October 2000, Continuing and Recommended Exhibitions: Memento Mori at
AISC
Riggio, Tod, "At the Galleries", Woodshop News, pg13, November 2000.
Giuliano, Mike, "A Few Words About 1,000 Pictures. The Contemporary Showcases a
Massive Collection of Snapshots", Baltimore City Paper, Arts & Entertainment, No
vember 11, 2000
O,Sullivan, Michael, "1,300 Snapshots, One Surreal Show", The Washington Post, F
riday, November 17, 2000, pg N66
McNatt, Glenn, "Glimpsing, but not seeing: Collection of snapshots reveals truth
s, mysteries about photography", Sun Art from Maryland SunSpot.net, November 26,
2000.
Pulkka, Wesley, "Three of a Kind", West Side Journal, Friday, November 10, 2000,
pg 8. Pictoral preview of Momento Mori at Albuquerque, NM
Pulkka, Wesley, "Three-artist show encompasses beauty, craftsmanship, business",
The Albuquerque Sunday Journal, November 12, 2000, pg F2.
THE ART OF ILLUSION, Catalogue Essay Qualifying Dreams for Millard Sheets Galler
y, September 2001
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Vayda, Priscilla Fleming, "A Splendid Spectrum of Still Life," Pasadena Star New
s, Voices, Sunday, September 9, 2001, pgs D1, 3. Interview
Vayda, Priscilla F., "150 Years of California Still Life," Inland Valley Daily B
ulletin,
Sunday, September 9, 2001, pgs E5, 8.
ON SEEKING EDEN, Catalogue Essay for Wes Hempel Exhibition, Nicolaysen Museum, C
asper, Wyoming, 2002
POETS AGAINST THE WAR, Online publication of antiwar poetry. www.poetsagainstth
ewar.com, 2003
THEATRE OF THE MIND, Poetry Anthology International, published by Noble House,
London, U.K. 2003
RIGHT LIGHT, Catalogue essay for exhibition of Robert Peterson works, Munson Gal
lery, Santa Fe, NM, 2003
Voices in Wartime, published on the internet 2004 at www.voicesinwartime.org
WADE REYNOLDS: FULL CIRCLE, Curator for Exhibition and writer for Catalogue Essa
y for Arnot At Museum, Elmira, NY September 24 through November 28, 2004
Aloi, Daniel, "For California artist, you can go home again", Star-Gazette, Elmi
ra, NY, 15 Oct 04
Harp, Grady, Wade Reynolds: Full Circle, Catalogue for solo exhibition, Arnot Ar
t Museum, Elmira, New York, September - November, 2004
Labours of Love, Poetry Anthology International, published by Noble House, Londo
n, U.K. 2005
Book reviews, bi-weekly, The Military Press, November, December 2004
Leonard, Michael, War Songs review, The Military Press, Volume 27, Issue 18, Jan
uary, 2005
Cain, Steven, How To Appreciate A Vietnam Vet: Dealing With The Myth Of The Unwi
nnable War, ISBN 0-9684165-5-1, 2005, Five Ships Literary Company, Ltd. also on
Internet site www.fiveships.com
Talay, Ung-aang, "Modern, Exciting, Accessible - Wing on Wing, Foreign Bodies an
d Other Works by Esa-Pekka Salonen,",Bangkock Post - 21 April 2005, Andante Maga
zine, April 2005 (references to Grady Harp's concert review)
WAR SONGS, www.stephenfreedman.com, Website publication of poems and photographs
of a collaboration, 2005
Blood Moon's Guide to Gay and Lesbian Films, Darwin Porter & Dwayne Prince
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Yip, Norm, 2.AM The Asian Male: Photography by Norm Yip, Foreword by Grady Harp,
2007
O & S (ORANGES & SARDINES - POETS & ARTISTS): Volume 1 Issue 4, Volume 2 Issues
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Art Reviews: Wade Reynolds, Gerard Huber, Pia Stern, Leonard Koscianski, Jose Pa
rra, William Martin Fogg, Rod Moss, Kirk Pedersen, Jacquelyn McBain, Younhee Pai
k, Edward Walton Wilcox, Kehinde Wiley, Jason Kowalski, Ray Turner, Wes Christen
sen, James Xavier Barbour, Noah Davis, Mitchell Johnson, Stephen Douglas, Ruprec
ht von Kaufmann, F Scott Hess, John Valadez, David Simon, Julia San Roman, Herme
s Velasquez, Kenny Harris, Didi Menendez, Deborah Poynton, Tab Beck, Miguel Ange
l Reyes, Trevor Southey, Douglas Malone
Poetry Reviews: Jenn McCready, Nicole Mauro, Nicholas Manning, Susana Gardner,
Juliet Cook, Paul Siegell, Sandra Simonds, Andrew Demcak, Kim Young, Jee Leong K
oh, RJ Gibson, Rebeca Foust, Steven Reigns, Bryan Borland
WWW.POETS AND ARTISTS.COM, Interview with Grady Harp by Didi Menendez, published
November 8, 2008, Oranges & Sardines blogsite. Topic: Grady Harp as Poet with p
hotographs and poems from WAR SONGS
ONE NIGHT STANDS, Review of the photography of Drasko Bodanovic for La Petite Mo
rt Gallery, Ottawa, Canada September 2009
SELF PORTRAITS, Poets and Artists/O&S Volume 2, Issue 6, 2009. Two new self por
trait poems published. September 2009
POWERFULLY BEAUTIFUL, book by E. Gibbons. Foreword by Grady Harp, 2009
Poetry: The First 10 Years of the New Millennium: GRADY HARP by Didi Menendez, h
ttp://goss183.wordpress.com/2010/01/16/grady-harp/
http://orangesandsardines.blogspot.com/
100 ARTISTS OF THE MALE FIGURE, Foreword by Grady Harp, Schiiffer Publications,
2011
THE ART OF MAN, Quarterly Journal, Staff writer, Art Historian Grady Harp
O'Driscoll, Sean, For online 'super reviewers' rewards go offline: Online 'super
reviewers' invest hundreds of hours, but say the payoff is worth it, Associated
Press, July 8 2010
POETS and ARTISTS Journal, Staff Reviewer, 2008 - present
50/50 Words and Images for Didi Menendez, July 10, 2010: poetry, art review, Par
ra as Past Contributor
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Wolin, Jeffery , INCONVENIENT STORIES: Vietnam War Veterans, Umbrage Editions, 2
006
Jackson, Nicholas, 'What Motivate Amazon's Hardcore Raters?, TheAtlantic.com, 2
7 September 2010
O'Driscoll, Sean,"For online 'super reviewers' rewards go offline', Associated P
ress, Thursday July 8, 2010
Wolin, Jeffrey A., Fondation Bullukian-US VIETNAMESE WAR VETERAN Photographic Ex
hibition with poems, Lyon, France, September 2010
'us today after...' Lyon Septembre de la photographie - 6th edition*from Septemb
er 9th to November 4th 2010
The Peanut Gallery, Schroeder's Lament, December 2010 http://mipoesias.com/the-
peanut-gallery/grady-harp/
COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS and EXHIBITIONS:
SEA SONGS Clay and Poems, 1994 with Stephen Freedman
WAR SONGS:Metaphors in Clay and Poetry from the Vietnam Experience1995 with Step
hen Freedman. Traveling exhibition: Amaury Saint-Gilles Fine Art, Hawaii, Nevad
a Museum of Art, Reno Nevada, National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum, Chicago, Ill
inois, Cleveland State University Art Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio, California Stat
e University, Los Angeles, California
REPRESENTATIONAL ART: PETER ZOKOSKY (tentative title) Educational Video for PBS
MIGUEL CONDE: Grandes Formatos, Madrid, Spain, 1998 - 1999
SNAPSHOT Contemporary Museum, Baltimore, MD, 2000 - 2002. Travelling
PASS THE WORD: A Collection of Poetry by Vietnam Veterans, National Vietnam
Veterans Art Museum, 2001, Chicago, IL
VILLANELLE, collaborative poem and painting, Grady Harp/Jose Parra, , IN PURSUIT
Issue Poets and Artists 2010
AWARDS:
Artist in Residence, Nevada Museum of Art, Reno Nevada, June 1997
First Place, FALL ARTS FESTIVAL, Cultural Arts Festival Hawaii, for War Songs ve
ssel, 1995
Artist in Residence, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, 1997
Poetry Reading, NVVAM, request of Vice President and Mrs Gore and Chicago Mayor
and Mrs Daley1997
Third Place, North American Open Poetry Contest, 1998
Editor's Choice Award for Outstanding Achievement in Poetry, 1998, The National
Library of Poetry
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Artist in Residence, California State University at Los Angeles, 1998
Diplomate, Cuandratura del Circulo Poetico Iberoamericano and Liceo Internationa
l de Cultura Honorary Member in recognition of work on behalf of international c
ulture 1998
Commencement Speaker, Art Institute of Southern California, 2000
Lecturer and Coordinator for Fine Arts, Senior Curriculum, Pasadena, CA
Fall semester 2000. A Walk Through Paradise Garden: Contemporary Representatio
nal Art
Editor's Choice Award for Outstanding Achievement in Poetry, 2001, The National
Library of Poetry
Lecturer and Coordinator for Fine Arts, Senior Curriculum, Pasadena, CA
Fall semester 2001. The State of the Fine Arts: Borrowing and Lending