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The Gallery at First Parish Church
Presents:

Jamie Harper - Author, Illustrator

At the First Parish Art Gallery - January 6, 2005 - April 14, 2005

Jamie Harper's stories and artwork are fresh, energetic, and whimsical. Her first book received a starred review from Publishers Weekly and was praised for its "comically charged watercolors" and "imaginative range of perspectives." Ms. Harper lives in Weston, Massachusetts, with her husband and three young daughters.

FORTHCOMING WORK

Me Too! (Little, Brown, 2005)

Only Emma by Sally Warner (Viking, 2005)

Weirdo Emma by Sally Warner (Viking, 2005)

Miss Mingo and the First Day of School (Candlewick Press, 2005)

PUBLISHED WORK

Don't Grown-Ups Ever Have Fun? (Little, Brown, 2003)

REVIEWS

“The three busy siblings who star in Harper’s funny first book just can’t understand the apparent doldrums of adulthood…there are laughs here for everyone.”

—Publishers Weekly, starred review

"In this promising debut, Harper takes on a kid's point of view with comic results...Harper's sketchy watercolors capture the humor and frustrations of family life, showing both the frazzled moments and the sweet ones. This high-spirited romp will elicit both giggles and groans of recognition."

—School Library Journal

"Harper's comic and colorful pen-and-ink-with-watercolor illustrations radiate the positive energy and creativity that children bring to life, dressing up in their parents' clothes, constructing messy art projects in Dad's previously pristine office, setting up their own beauty spa for Mom, and 'helping put away groceries.' Harper lets the pictures tell the story here, with text kept at a comfortable minimum."

—Kirkus

About The Gallery At First Parish

The Gallery At First Parish opened September 17, 2000.

Its purpose, as described by the founders:

The mission of The Gallery At First Parish is to add another dimension
to the spiritual fabric of our lives by exhibiting the work of visual artists
who seek to contribute to a deeper understanding of the human condition.

The Gallery is intended to be a service to the parish, the artist and the wider community.
It is open to the public without charge 9 AM – 4 PM weekdays, and 9 AM – 12:30 PM Sundays.
Gallery exhibits are listed in the First Parish Event Calendar.

Gallery Exhibits

 2000   Washburn  Tingley          
2001 Bing Wheeler  Mongolian Youth  Grad Rines Hsiung  
2002 Brooks Frankel Dayton Baker Randle    
2003 Thurber Cohen Poirier        
2004 French Canty Cody  Sprayregen       
2005 Harper Ahern Zoller Berger  Decaneas     
2006 Daley  Greenfield  Boyle Ferrara Dverin Howell  
2007 Tingley Haas Brown Cirioni Baker  Lorenzen   Wooding 
2008 Hsiung Rines Dauge St. Clair      

Gallery Committee

Mary Jo Rines
Winky Merrill
Toni Junkin
Carol Hinckley
Karen MacDuffie
Betty Lou Marple
Wendy Wrean
Ellen Touart-Grob

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