Harry Edgar Palacio

category: Literary, Music, Visual, Visual-Illustration,

Contact & Info

Website: https://soundcloud.com/hari-edgar-palacio

Phone: 8454904118

  • harry.palacio@gmail.com

Artist Statement

Harry Edgar Palacio is a straight single male U.S born celebrity: numerous award-winning musician, author and fine artist. He is signed to Interscope Records & performed with Grammy winners and Grammy nominated artists including Ari Up; lead singer of The Slits 'Godmothers of Punk' former members of The Raincoats. He was featured on MTV, CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX, Rapper Journal, Muzic Times, HipHop Since 1987, Vents and Bitgog, etc. Harry performed at Lucy's Garage, Paramount Theater, NYC, Dominican Republic, Dutchess County Music Festival, September Fest, Pace University, Manhattanville University, Embark, Hudson Valley & Peekskill NY. Harry is 'Oregon Kool-aid,' 'Harry Palacio,' and 'Harry Edgar Palacio,' his songwriter/ recording artist/ producer projects are found on all platforms. Harry is a numerous award-winning author: anthology featured in Remezcla, finalist for Fjords Review Book Competition, semi-finalist for Quartz Literary Prize and Willow Run Book Award, grand prix at Hudson Valley MOCA Writing Off the Walls, Finishing Line Press chapbook competition, Finishing Line Press book competition & grand prix St. George School literary contest. He has two books published by Finishing Line press & one forthcoming by Atmosphere press. Harry performed at Electronica 1.0, Electronica 1.1 and has been accepted to be published in Mortal Magazine, Cesarus, Coffin Bell, Storm Cellar, Wingless Dreamer, Chronogram, Quail Bell, Rigorous, Absurdo Lírio, Punt Volat, Active Muse, BarBar, Tule Review, Landlocked Magazine, Taint Taint Taint magazine, Untenured, Inlandia & elsewhere. He is an award-winning fine artist featured in Arts Westchester with artwork accepted to be published in Bellevue Literary Review, The Bitchin' Kitsch, International Voices, Photoclosing & Personaland, who has shown fine art at several gallery exhibits in New York City, Westchester, & Hudson Valley; including School of Visual Arts, Open Studios Peekskill 2016, 2017, & 2021; Paul Robeson Gallery, H-Art Gallery, Crossover XO, Hermosa, Mount Kisco Arts Council & Energy Movement Center etc. Also, Harry Edgar Palacio won the Earth Day art contest at Fox Lane Middle School. He was a music journalist & contributor at Tom Tom Magazine, More Sugar, & Popfadblog. He is nephew of former Consulate José Saldaña. He has read 4,627 books in his lifetime making him top #26 reader in the US & top #49 reader globally. Harry was a WARY 88.1 college radio DJ and Rock Music Director. Harry is an international Yoga teacher 200 Hours certified by Universe Yoga Alliance in Nepal/ India, an ordained Yoga Guru, Pandit, Bhikkhu, Druid, Shaman, Rabbi, Ayurveda Guru, Feng Shui Master & certified Astrologer whose guru is Sri Dharma Mittra, master of poses, who studied under Sri Yogi Gupta; famed yogic master. Harry is second generation Osho lineage. He has also meditated 126k minutes. Harry is a United States of America citizen who lives in Mount Kisco, New York born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; former residence Florida, Dominican Republic, & Nepal. He received a master’s in education from Manhattanville University, where he worked as assistant director of the university’s social justice branch. Harry was accepted into Harvard University. He has certificates from The New School & Rolling Stone Magazine, Parsons School of Design & Complex Magazine, Wesleyan University, Sydney University, Stanford University & over twenty others. Former New York Military Academy student (JROTC). He is a BIPOC, Dominican-Colombian


Educational Background

Master’s in Education: Manhattanville College 

Bachelor’s of Liberal Studies: SUNY Purchase

Associate's in Fine Arts: Westchester Community College

Applied Arts Certificate: Westchester Community College 

Computer Arts Certificate: Westchester Community College 

Writing Essentials: The New School x Rolling Stone Magazine 

Streetwear Essentials: Parsons x Complex