Hi, I'm Katie Harris.
I am a multimedia artist who mainly works in painting and photography. I was born and raised in the suburbs of North Houston and have strong ties to the aesthetics of East Texas and the piney woods, especially its suburban and rural structures. My long, complicated, and often tumultuous relationship with my family shapes how I view everyday objects and symbols and I frequently find the urge to make connections to my history and home life to the objects and structures I see around me. I feel that these specific symbols and aesthetics feel familiar to those who have grown up in similar spaces. I often find a melancholic and poetic attachment to the mundanities of life and how the "boring" can be beautiful. I forgo the depiction of actual people or an explicit rendering of myself for dream-like object collections that serve as restructurings of my mind and the world around me.
I have a great fondness for the south and Texas and I wish to continue working within these locations to expand the symbols I use within my artwork and form new landscapes that are site-specific. My family evolves and grows by the day; I am constantly pushed and inspired by my partner of 4 years and we have recently adopted a cat, Eowyn, who is loved dearly. I hope to continue making art influenced by those who I deeply care about.
