Harris, Peter D.
b. 1974
Peter D. Harris was born in London, Ontario in 1974, and currently lives and works in Kitchener, Ontario. He completed a degree in Fine Arts at the University of Waterloo in 1997. In the last 10 years he has exhibited his oil paintings in group and solo exhibitions in Canada and the United States. He has won several awards for his continuing series of urban inspired landscape paintings, including an Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant and a Waterloo Region Arts Fund project grant. His work can be found in private collections in Canada, the United Stated and Europe. He is represented by the Mira Godard Gallery in Toronto.
Solo Exhibitions
2014 New Paintings, Galerie d´Este, Montreal, ON
2013 New Paintings, Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON
Urban Landscapes, The Arts Centre, Blue Mountain Foundation for the arts, Collingwood, ON
2011 New Paintings, Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON
2010 Montreal suite, Shayne Gallery, Montreal, QC
2009 New Paintings, Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON
2008 New Paintings, Shayne Gallery, Montreal, QC
Urban Landscapes, Marten Arts, Bayfield, ON
2007 New Paintings, Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON
2006 The Spaces Between, Robert Langen Gallery, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON
2002 Inside5, Rotunda Gallery, Kitchener City Hall, Kitchener, ON
2000 Urban Planner, Robert Langen Gallery, Sir Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON
Sunday Dinner Series, Rotunda Gallery, Kitchener City Hall, Kitchener, ON
Selected Group Exhibitions
2012 Toronto International Art Fair, (Mira Godard Gallery), Toronto, ON
SF Fine Art Fair, (Ian Tan Gallery), San Francisco, CA, USA
2011 Preview 2011, Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON
Winter Group show, Ian Tan Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Toronto International Art Fair, (Mira Godard Gallery), Toronto, ON
2010 Landscape-Cityscape, Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON
Fiat Luxe, Oxford Gallery, Rochester, New York, USA
Toronto International Art Fair, (Mira Godard Gallery), Toronto, ON
2009 Review 2009, Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON
New Paintings,(2 person w/ Sharon Gordon) Oxford Gallery, Rochester, New York, USA
Toronto International Art Fair, (Mira Godard Gallery), Toronto, ON
Preview 2009, Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON
Night, Oxford Gallery, Rochester, New York, USA
2008 Toronto International Art Fair, (Mira Godard Gallery), Toronto, ON
Reflections on Spring, Oxford Gallery, Rochester, New York, USA
2007 Review-2007, Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, ON
Toronto International Art Fair, (Mira Godard Gallery), Toronto, ON
2006 Toronto International Art Fair, (Mira Godard Gallery), Toronto, ON
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, ON
2005 Lost Paradise, Oxford Gallery, Rochester, New York, USA
Landscape-Cityscape, Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON
Three New Artists, Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON
Winter Landscapes, Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON
Toronto International Art Fair, (Mira Godard Gallery), Toronto, ON
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, ON
PRESS
Review from: 'CITY Newspaper', Rochester, USA, September 23, 2009, p24
Reviews/Media
10.10.00 Landscape/Cityscape, David Balzer, ARTnews, P.133
09.09.23 The Space between, Rebecca Rafferty, CITY Rochester
08.01.04 tv Interview, Designer Guys, Episode 14, HGTV
06.09.30 >The Spaces Between@, Robert Reid, The Record, C1
05.02.05 tv interview, Bravo
05.03.05 Urban Lifestyle, Robert Reid, The Record, P. C1
02.01.03 Domestic Destiny, Robert Brandstetter, Echo, P.9
01.10.22 >Work of three artists forms AConvergence@, Beacon Herald staff, The Beacon Herald
01.10.20 >Gallery 96 features three Kitchener Artists=, Record Staff, K-W Record, P. F8
00.08.10 ‘So much meat on the wall=, Lynn Jackson, K-W Record, P. D19
00.08.02 tv interview, On the Beat, CKCO-TV
99.09.30 Of ABizzareries and Delicatesse:@, Karoline Varin Jarkowski, Echo, P.16
96.05.03 Sometimes a Banana is Just a Banana, D. Zachariah, Imprint, P.20