Renee Watremez Harbers
Fine Art Photographer
Lives and Works in New York and Montana
reneeharbers.com | harbersfoundation.org
Education
2024 MSt History of Art and Visual Culture, University of Oxford
2022 MFA Photography, University of Hartford
1985 BS Engineering, University of Massachusetts
Awards/HOnors
2024 Merit, MSt History of Art and Visual Culture, University of Oxford
2023 Regents Award, highest graduate honor, University of Hartford
2023 Curator’s Choice, SxSE photoMagazine
2023 Selected Artist, Chico Review
2022 Stanley Fellman Award
2022 Mary Frey Book Award
2022 Fred Wilson Installation/Exhibition Award
2022 Hannes Wanderer Book Award
2022 Juror, photo contest, Green Templeton College, University of Oxford
2017 Champion of the Arts, Southampton Arts Center
2015 Salute to Service, University of Massachusetts
Solo Exhibitions
2024 Trixie and the Ranch, curated by David Campany, Blue Door Gallery
Livingston, MT
Group Exhibitions
2023 With No End in Mind, curated by Jeff Robbins, These Days Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2022 Constructions/Connections, curated by Jennifer McClure, SxSE Gallery, Molena, GA
2022 Notes From A Detour, curated by Robert Lyons, Joseloff Gallery, Universityof Hartford, West Hartford, CT
2022 Unknown Outcome, Outcome Unknown, Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, WA
2022 Unknown Outcome, Outcome Unknown, Strange Paradise, Oregon Contemporary, Portland, OR
Publications
2022 Trixie and the Ranch, Meridian Printing, East Greenwich, RI, 52 pages,
Edition of 100 (self-published)
2022 Unknown Outcome/Outcome Unknown, University of Hartford MFA
photography, West Hartford, CT (group)
2021 If The Sky Falls, They Shall Have Clouds for Supper, Slow Dance Press,
Washington, DC (group)
Press
2023 The Disappearing Woman, SxSE photoMagazine, Curator’s Choice,
February 13, 2023
Boards andAffiliations
9/2011 - present International Center of Photography, New York, NY
Advances photography and visual culture through exhibitions and
education
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Executive Vice President
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Vice President
2/2024 - present Visual Arts Worcester, Worcester College, University of Oxford, UK
Facilitates arts engagement and industry pathways through talks and
workshops for students, faculty and staff
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Founding Member, Advisory Board
5/2012 - 10/2023 Whitney Museum, New York, NY
Showcases contemporary American art and innovation
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Member, Photography Acquisition Committee
11/2018 - present National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Collects, exhibits, and fosters the understanding of works of art
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Member, Photography Initiative
11/2018 - present University of Massachusetts College of Engineering, Amherst, MA
Advises the Dean on strategic initiatives for engineering education
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Member, Dean’s Advisory Council
12/2012 - 9/2015 W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund, New York, NY
Supports photographers committed to humanistic storytelling
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Trustee / Sponsor
9/2014 - 9/2017 Marymount School of New York, New York, NY
Empowers girls through a rigorous, STEM-focused education
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Trustee
3/2010 - 8/2015 Ripple Effect Images, Reston, VA
Documents global aid programs through photography and film
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Board Chair
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Board Director
1/2008 – 1/2011 International League of Conservation Photographers
Promotes conservation through impactful visual storytelling
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Founding Board Director
Work Experience
12/2007 - present Harbers Family Foundation (aka Harbers Studios), New York, NY
Gives visual voice to important ideas, causes and nonprofits
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Founder / CEO / Executive Producer
5/1988 - 5/1994 Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA
Develops software, services, and devices to empower people and
businesses
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Group Product Manager-Microsoft Office for Apple Macintosh
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Product Manager-Microsoft Word for Apple Macintosh
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Associate Product Manager-Microsoft Excel for Windows