Maeve Harris

Biography

Influenced by natural and organic forms, Maeve Harris renders expressions of color and light. Created with a variety of inks and pigments, her paintings reveal a focus on the medium itself. Harris is interested in the integration of traditional subject matter with contemporary styles and techniques.

Born in New Jersey, Harris grew up in Washington, D.C., and outside of New York City, where she became an avid equestrian and also fell in love with the creative process. Encouraged by the diversity of art New York had to offer, Harris explored a broad spectrum of art from traditional and historic works at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to installations and contemporary pieces in galleries.

Harris received a B.F.A. in photography from Arizona State University in Phoenix. Her work in photographic processes carried into printmaking and then painting. She uses both her own and found photographs as references in her work and enjoys experimenting with other media to push the limits of paint.

Harris' life was richly influenced, both personally and artistically, by study abroad in Florence, Italy. Travel and adventure are an important part of her life, and she draws from her experiences an optimistic and wholehearted spirit.