Britt Harrison

Photography by Jarid Blue

ARTIST STATEMENT

Britt Harrison is a Brooklyn-based artist and curator originally from North Carolina. Her work considers transitions, temporal shifts, and water's transformative power. Through custom-designed wood panels, ceramics, and oil paint, Harrison explores the symbolic and spiritual roles of water—its power to purify, conceal, and reveal.

Water contains space for transformation—the giver of life, a container for ecosystems, a moment of relief. It exists in both the everyday and the sacred: the same element that cools the body can also cleanse the soul. Harrison layers soft gradients and repeating patterns that shift with changing light, drawn to the shimmer across water's surface and the moment of clarity it brings. Her work offers a pause from constant thought, creating space for quiet recognition of the beauty and immensity that surround us.

Dimensionality is central to her process. Most panels are cut using a CNC machine, allowing her to create fluid, organic shapes that mirror the movement of water. Their unique forms invite the environment into dialogue—the wall becomes negative space, and shadows extend the work’s sense of presence and form. Her practice embraces abstraction and minimalism, allowing simplicity to open into depth.

Britt Harrison is a Brooklyn-based painter, sculptor, and curator from North Carolina. She gained her BFA in Painting and BS in Psychology from UNC Wilmington in 2011 and has continued her artistic education through courses at Art Center (Pasadena, CA), Pratt Institute (Brooklyn, NY), and the University of California at Los Angeles. She holds an MPS in The Business of Art and Design from the Maryland Institute College of Art. She is the Director of under the pale blue, a contemporary gallery in Queens, NY and the Residency Director for Hidden Hills in Asheville, NC.

Please email me through my contact page for commissions, murals, or other projects.