De Buck Gallery is thrilled to announce “Spotlight: Megan Gabrielle Harris,” an online exhibition of new work by Harris that expands on the artist’s current series featuring women of color in repose, embodying the coveted state of leisure.
The exhibition, which will run from February 17 through March 17, 2022, showcases two new works, each reaching new levels of introspection and self-awareness. Harris combines exotic landscapes inspired by her travels with composed figures taken in turn from life and from her imagination to create her large-scale surrealistic canvases.
Her work typically features women of color depicted in states of quiet and thoughtful relaxation set against a natural backdrop featuring elements such as mountains, palm trees, or the desert. The artist’s latest series of works touch on her own aspirations for the calmness and peace associated with the idea of leisure. Gabrielle Harris stresses that the scenes she creates with her subjects are rarely seen in the media; a Black woman in a calm and drama-free state.
Megan Gabrielle Harris (American, b. 1990) divides her time between New York City and Sacramento, where she lives and works. She received her B.A. in Art History from California State University, Sacramento.
