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① Artwork:
Sunday
This painting depicts a subject whose essence is vintage Hollywood glamour. The figure has coiffed hair and dewy skin, and lounges by the pool in a silk robe while soaking up the sun's rays and awaiting a lunch order. In July of 2022, the artist decided to book a night at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles, California. While there, fell in love with the location's design and colors, as well as the sense of ease she felt as soon as she arrived. The location, as well as the feeling that one could unwind and move at their own pace, inspired this composition.
Megan Gabrielle Harris’ work typically features women of color depicted as powerful, regal and divine; these figures are often painted against a rich and vibrant backdrop. Influenced by travel and nature, the artist explores dreamscapes and the concept of escape—an idea she identifies with the artwork of her father, Thomas Harris. Megan Gabrielle Harris taps into many elements of her father's work for her own practice, including: joy, sorrow, hopefulness, curiosity, fearlessness and the beauty of solitude.
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③ Artist:
Megan Gabrielle Harris’ work typically features women of color depicted as powerful, regal and divine—and often painted against a rich and vibrant backdrop. The artist’s practice encompasses drawing, painting and photography, and draws from the artwork of Thomas Harris, her father. Influenced by travel and nature, Harris’ work explores dreamscapes and the concept of escape.
BIO:
Megan Gabrielle Harris received a BA in Art History from California State University, Sacramento in 2014.
A two-person exhibition of Harris’ work, Ladies of Leisure with REWA, took place at De Buck Gallery in New York City in 2022; the artist also had a solo exhibition at De Buck Gallery in the same year.
Harris has collaborated with and been commissioned by high-end brands, such as: Kate Hudson’s INBLOOM (2021); Wandler and Bergdorf Goodman (2020); Ermenegildo Zegna (2020); and Veuve Clicquot (2019).
Group exhibitions of Harris’ work have taken place at: Out of Africa Gallery in London, UK (2022); Untitled Art in Miami, Florida (2021); PARISTEXASLA Gallery in Los Angeles, California (2020); and Nolan House in Governor’s Island, New York (2019).
Harris divides her time between Brooklyn, New York and Sacramento, California.
This painting, inspired by the artist's own summer, depicts a subject whose essence is vintage Hollywood glamour. The figure has coiffed hair and dewy skin, and lounges by the pool in a silk robe while soaking up the sun's rays and awaiting a lunch order.More
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