Artist Statement "If we go down into ourselves we find that we possess
exactly what we desire."
Simone Weil
My work is about search and discovery, both metaphorically and
literally. I want the viewer to be engaged beyond the surface
of the picture plane, stimulating a mood that envokes memory.
The content of my work consists of a collection of images that
I've seen, imagined or appropriated. The combination of these
facets also relate to the context of my work in that I combine
experience and imagination along with aspects of reality to create
imagery that expresses my individuality.
New Work
Elephant
SOLD
Mixed Media on Panel
60 x 40 inches
Bocci
Ball
Acrylic on Canvas
36 x 48 inches
Polar
Mixed Media on Panel
18 x 72 inches
Quiet
Turbulance
Mixed Media on Canvas
40 x 40 inches
Wardrobe
II SOLD
Mixed Media on Canvas
45 x 18 inches
Biography
Marcia Harris was born in Gaspe, Quebec Canada. Her interest in
art started at a young age. In grade twelve she won a provincial
art competition called, Canadian Poster Challenge Contest where
she was flown to Ottawa and received the exciting honor of meeting
her Majesty the Queen. In her early twenties Harris had a casual
art career as a freelance artist which consisted of jobs ranging
from business logos to wall murals.
It was not until her mid twenties that Harris became serious about
her art. In 1999 now married and living
with her husband in Calgary Alberta. In 2000 Harris enrolled into
the Fine Arts Program at Okanagan University College and graduated
with distinction in 2004. While in school she earned several awards
including the Helen Pitt Award in 2002, Citizenship Award in 2004,
the President's Purchase Award in 2004 for the final grad show,
and 2004 President's Purchase Award for one of her screenprints.
Since the summer of 2001 Harris has also been apart of a commercial
gallery in Kelowna called The Art Ark. In three years her success
has grown towards development of style, recognition in the community
and increased sales and value of her work.
