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Jeffrey Harris

Jeffrey Harris (Born 1949) is active/lives in New Zealand, Australia.  Jeffrey Harris is known for Expressionist figurative painting, surreal, horrific.

Jeffrey Harris (born Akaroa, 1949) is a New Zealand artist. Harris started his career in Christchurch, moving to Dunedin, New Zealand in 1969. In the early 1980s he worked briefly in the United States, before moving to Melbourne, Australia in 1986. In 2000 he returned to Dunedin, where he still lives. Largely self-taught, but mentored by notable 'New Zealand' artists such as Michael Smither and Ralph Hotere, he has painted full-time since 1970.

Harris was born in Akaroa and grew up on Banks Peninsula on his parents farm. He attended high school in Rangiora, then worked in Christchurch for three years. He went to Dunedin so he could learn from Michael Smither, with whom he stayed for a year. He never went to art school but was influenced by artists such as Francis Bacon and his Crucifixions; his primary early inspiration came from art books.

Harris's works are mainly large expressionistic canvases depicting family groups in daily situations. These works, based to a large   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2008 characters.]  Artist bio

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