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Established in Naples in January, 1964 by Foster Harmon,
the Harmon-Meek Gallery has been primarily interested in promoting the creativeness of certain
American artists dating from 1920 to present. In 1972, J. William Meek, III joined the gallery as
assistant-director and became director-owner in January, 1978.
William Meek has curated and lent more than
three hundred exhibitions of gallery artists to more than seventy-five museums and art
centers in more than twenty-six states from coast to coast.
In December 2001, William Meek was presented the annual “Contributions to the Visual Arts Award”
by Artists Equity Association of New York. That was the only time this award was presented to an
art dealer. Meek has been a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts of London, England since 1979 and
has been listed in Who’s Who in American Art since 1975.
Over the years people have said the
following about the Harmon-Meek Gallery:
"Finest sales gallery in
Florida", Governor Lawton Chiles, 1994
"The Harmon-Meek Gallery...the best private space in town", art editor Donald Miller of the
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, 1997
We are the recipient of the 1998 Naples
Guide Award, "For Outstanding devotion, passion and education in promoting
the arts."
We are also the recipient of the 1998,
Naples Illustrated, Readers Choice Award, "Simply the best - gallery
exhibit."
"Harmon-Meek Gallery here in Naples has been a long-time pioneer both locally and nationally.",
n magazine, March, 1999
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