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Steve Harris BIOGRAPHY
Born 1953 Dunedin, New Zealand. Known for: Hyper-realist painting and drawing of landscape and objects reflecting human life.
Steve Harris was born in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1953 and is now located in Australia, continuing to exhibit in both countries. He is a self-taught artist whose reputation as an outstanding... Read full biography
Steve Harris was born in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1953 and is now located in Australia, continuing to exhibit in both countries. He is a self-taught artist whose reputation as an outstanding hyper-realist is evidenced by the rare availability and high demand for his laboriously detailed work. Harris... Read full biography
Steve Harris was born in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1953 and is now located in Australia, continuing to exhibit in both countries. He is a self-taught artist whose reputation as an outstanding hyper-realist is evidenced by the rare availability and high demand for his laboriously detailed work. Harris began exhibiting through group shows from 1978 and was accorded solo exhibitions from the early 1980s. Testament to his virtuosity, Steve won the Montana art award in 1984. His most prestigious award... Read full biography
Steve Harris was born in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1953 and is now located in Australia, continuing to exhibit in both countries. He is a self-taught artist whose reputation as an outstanding hyper-realist is evidenced by the rare availability and high demand for his laboriously detailed work. Harris began exhibiting through group shows from 1978 and was accorded solo exhibitions from the early 1980s. Testament to his virtuosity, Steve won the Montana art award in 1984. His most prestigious award was won in 1991, The ACTA Maritime Award in Sydney, Australia. Working in acrylics, watercolours and pencil, Harris is inspired by the beauty he finds in everyday objects. From kitchen utensils and fruit and vegetables to abandoned vehicles and... Read full biography
Steve Harris was born in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1953 and is now located in Australia, continuing to exhibit in both countries. He is a self-taught artist whose reputation as an outstanding hyper-realist is evidenced by the rare availability and high demand for his laboriously detailed work. Harris began exhibiting through group shows from 1978 and was accorded solo exhibitions from the early 1980s. Testament to his virtuosity, Steve won the Montana art award in 1984. His most prestigious award was won in 1991, The ACTA Maritime Award in Sydney, Australia. Working in acrylics, watercolours and pencil, Harris is inspired by the beauty he finds in everyday objects. From kitchen utensils and fruit and vegetables to abandoned vehicles and buildings, all of Harris’s subject matter is imbued with new life as he strives to achieve stunning qualities of hue and light. Indeed, his w... Read full biography
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Steve Harris was born in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1953 and is now located in Australia, continuing to exhibit in both countries. He is a self-taught artist whose reputation as an outstanding hyper-realist is evidenced by the rare availability and high demand for his laboriously detailed work.
Harris began exhibiting through group shows from 1978 and was accorded solo exhibitions from the early 1980s. Testament to his virtuosity, Steve won the Montana art award in 1984. His most prestigious award was won in 1991, The ACTA Maritime Award in Sydney, Australia.
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