Caryn Harris

Caryn Harris
Pastels and Watercolors

My paintings are metaphors, symbols for moments in my life. Though my work is autobiographical, my hope is that the there is a classic universality to them which is able to move the hearts of others to views of hope, redemption, and peace. —Caryn Harris

Caryn Harris received her B.F.A. from the Philadelphia College of Art (now the University of the Arts). Her interest in western art history led her on an extensive tour of the treasures of Europe where she was able to study some of the Italian Renaissance drawings archived in the Cabinet des Designs at the Louvre. She spent sixteen years homeschooling her four children and has, in recent years, been able to start working again in her studio. She loves working in soft pastels and in a Signature Member of the Pastel Painters of Maine. Caryn served as Dean of Academics during 2006-08, and developed and taught the K-12 art curriculum for the Maine Classical Christian School in Freeport, Maine. She has also taught Beginning Watercolor and Beginning Drawing for Adult Education in Lisbon, Maine. She lives in Cumberland, Maine.

Exhibitions

• May 1982 – Emerging Artists Juried Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA
• July/August 1982 – Glenwood Springs Art Show, Glenwood Springs, Colorado
• June 2003; 2004; 2005 – Pastel Painters of ME International Juried Exhibition, Kennebunk, ME
• December 2003; 2004 – Pastel Painters of Maine Members Christmas Show, Kennebunk, ME
• March 2005 – Pastel Painters of Maine Members Show at Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME
• April 2003; 2004; 2005 – Waterville Area Art Association, Maine Juried Exhibition
• July 2006 – Pastel Painters of Maine Members Show at the Portland Ballet, Portland, ME
• September 2007 – Pastel Painters of Maine Members Show at Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME
• July 2008 – River Tree Arts Center, Kennebunk, ME, Juried show: “The Maine Scene” Awards
• 1982 Bocour Painting Prize, Philadelphia College of Art
• 1982 Honorable Mention for Oil Painting, Glenwood Springs Art Show, Glenwood Springs, CO
• 1982 Honorable Mention for Watercolor, Glenwood Springs Art Show, Glenwood Springs, CO
• 1982 Second Place for Drawing, Glenwood Springs Art Show, Glenwood Springs, CO
• 2004 Honorable Mention for Pastels, Waterville Area Art Association
• 2005 Second Place, Pastel Painters of Maine Members Show, Bowdoin College Commissions
• 1983 Prop Design for Toby’s Dinner Theatre; Columbia, MD
• 1983 Poster Design for Westinghouse Health Systems; Columbia, MD
• 1985 Two Story Mural for the Baltimore Industrial Parts Company; Baltimore, MD
• 1985 Window Murals for the A&E Tool Company; Baltimore, MD
• 1996 Watercolor Portrait; Private Commission
• 1999 Watercolor Portrait; Private Commission
• 2004 Watercolor Portrait; Private Commission
• 2004 Set Design for “A Comedy of Errors” produced by SMASH, Winthrop, ME
• 2005 Watercolor Family Portrait; Private Commission
• 2006 Watercolor Family Portrait; Private Commission
• 2007 Pastel Portrait; Private Commission
• 2007-08 Mural; Private Commission