Claire Harris (artist)

Claire Harris is a photographic and mixed-media artist from New Zealand.[1] In 2016 she was part of the artists' collective Fantasing which held the Artist in Residence position at the Audio Foundation in Auckland, New Zealand.[2]

Harris was raised in Gore and Christchurch in the South Island of New Zealand. She graduated from the University of Canterbury School of Fine Arts in 2005, majoring in photography, and completed a Post Graduate Diploma of Fine Arts at Massey University in 2009.[1] Harris specialises in video performance art and photography.[3][4]

Exhibitions
  • A Horse Walks Into a Bar, Cur. Mark Williams, Media Gallery, The Film Archive, Wellington, New Zealand, 2010[5]
  • Knowing You, Knowing Me: New Artists Show, Cur. Emma Bugden, ARTSPACE, Auckland, New Zealand, 2010[6]
  • Typical Girls: Comedic Feminist Video from Wellington, Cur. Bryce Galloway, Media Gallery, The Film Archive, Wellington, New Zealand, 2011[5][7]
  • Through The Keyhole, Enjoy Public Art Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand, 2013[8][9]

Awards and recognition
  • Best distribution (for New Zealand Comics Creators) , 2010 Black River Digital Eric Awards[10]
  • Celebrity Squares: Miley 2014, Parkin Drawing Prize finalist, 2015[11][12]

References
  1. "Claire Harris". CIRCUIT Artist Film and Video Aotearoa New Zealand. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  2. "2016 Artist in Residence: Fantasing". Audio Foundation. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  3. McNamara, T. J. (24 July 2010). "New artists not pulling any punches". NZ Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  4. "Feeling Guilty". The Big Idea. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  5. "Claire Harris". CIRCUIT Artist Film and Video Aotearoa New Zealand. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  6. "Claire Harris". CIRCUIT Artist Film and Video Aotearoa New Zealand. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  7. "Wellington.scoop.co.nz » Film Archive: Typical Girls – 7 video artists". wellington.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  8. "Through The Keyhole | Enjoy Gallery". enjoy.org.nz. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  9. "Feeling Guilty". The Big Idea. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  10. Kinnaird, Adrian (16 April 2010). "From Earth's End - a New Zealand Comics Blog: NZ Comics Weekend in Review Part Two: Hicksville and the 2010 Eric Awards!". From Earth's End - a New Zealand Comics Blog. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  11. Flightdec. "2015 Finalists". Parkin Prize. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  12. "Drawing inspiration from unlikely quarters: the Parkin Drawing Prize". Stuff. Retrieved 13 October 2018.


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