Bill Harris (artist)

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William C. "Bill" Harris was born and raised in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Harris is a prolific and innovative artist who is equally adept at handling large-scale murals as well as intimate portraits. Currently working with oil on canvas, his subjects include a range from silent narratives to still-life paintings, all of which reinterpret the effects of color, light and line.

His work is easily identifiable and extremely original, not only for striking color combinations and light effects, but also for intriguing and thought-provoking subject matters.

Harris has shown his work in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, California and Mexico. Private collectors boast from Arizona, California, Florida, Iowa, Maryland, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington, D.C. and England.

Harris’ studio at LibertyTown Arts Workshop in historic downtown Fredericksburg gives an exceptional opportunity to meet and observe the artist at work.

Harris resides in Fredericksburg, Virginia, with his wife, Karen, and their three sons.

[edit] Awards

  • Artist of the Year 2004, Front Porch magazine
  • Best in Show, "Cliff's Studio" oil painting - Uniquely Fredericksburg 2004 Biennial Juried Exhibit, Fredericksburg, Virginia
  • Artist of the Year 2003, Front Porch magazine
  • Best Local Painter 2003, Fredericksburg Guidebook
  • Artist of the Year 2002, Front Porch magazine
  • Best Artist 2002, Fredericksburg Guidebook
  • Best in Show, "Heaven's Blue Smile" oil painting - Uniquely Fredericksburg 2002 Biennial Juried Exhibit, Fredericksburg, Virginia
  • Best in Show, "Chalk Line Angels" oil painting - King George Art Guild's 15th Biennial Juried Art Show 2001, King George, Virginia
  • Second Place – Painting, "Mother Earth" oil painting - Uniquely Fredericksburg 2000 Biennial Juried Exhibit, Fredericksburg, Virginia
  • Best in Show, "Home in the Woods" oil painting - Annual Fredericksburg Fine Arts Juried Exhibit 1997, Fredericksburg, Virginia
  • First Place – Painting, "Waiting" oil painting - Annual Fredericksburg Fine Arts Juried Exhibit 1996, Fredericksburg, Virginia