Harry McDermott

Born and raised in Arkansas, Harry McDermott became infatuated with art in the second grade watching a schoolmate draw a picture of a horse during math hour. He regarded her as a sorceress. After his sixth grade teacher required him and his fellow classmates to paint and draw as part of his curriculum, Harry spent too much time drawing away his hours on a sketch pad in his room, which resulted in his parents suspecting he was possibly gay.

He took a high school art class and also enrolled in a figure drawing class at night. Being confronted with his first nude model at the Arkansas Art Center, he became red-faced embarrassed at having only a charcoal sketch of a pair of breasts on his art pad at the end of his first art class exercise.

Although he did not major in art, he took too many art classes at the University at Arkansas which resulted his mixed media of nudes, entitled “Southern Women” being displayed at the Arkansas State Capitol and his mixed media “Fall” still being displayed at Memorial Hall at the University of Arkansas. Since graduating he has had his art displayed at Arsaga's, Walton Art Center, Art Expo NWA, the Art Gallery, Gallery 111, and Whimsical Gallery.



Acting experience:

Leading roles in 11 plays at the Arkansas Arts Center, Ozark Stage Works, the Walton Arts Center, and University of Arkansas Theatre, and a competition short film:

Orlando, “As You Like It;” Jamie Lockhart, “The Robber Bridegroom;” Bill Starbuck, “The Rainmaker;” Victor Prynne, “Private Lives;” Mark Halliday, “Dial M for Murder;” Bill, “The Collection;” Roy, “Domino Courts;” Captain Keller, “The Miracle Worker;” Thomas Putnam, “The Crucible;” Epops, king of the birds, “The Birds;” Senator Wingwoah, “The Best Little Whore House in Texas;” the Host, “The Dinner Party” a short film accepted and shown at the Fayetteville Film Festival and the Little Rock Film Festival.

I am a national slam poet competitor.

Side Talents:

United States Taekwondo Federation
3rd degree Black Belt national champion;
cartoonist for the Little Rock Free Press
and Fayetteville Free Weekly;
drummer in a punk band,
blues band, and a country western band;
Community Access Television president
dated a famous psychic for one year.

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: Cartoonist for the Grapevine, Fayetteville Free Weekly, and Little Rock Free Press. Personal art displayed at Arsaga's, Walton Art Center, Arkansas State Capitol, The Gallery, and NWA ART Expo. Past president of Fayetteville Community Access Television. Member of Poets Northwest, Ozark Writers and Poets, and Ozark Poetry Slam. Participated in plays at at the University of Arkansas, Ozark Stage Works, Walton Arts Center, Arkansas Arts Center and Arkansas Repertory Theatre. United States Taekwondo Federation national champion 3rd degree division and World Champion Cheese Dip winner 2010.

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