Pat Harris

Pat Harris was born in Dublin in 1953 and studied at the National College of Art and Design, Dublin and at The Higher Institute of Fine Arts Antwerp. He was professor of painting at The Royal Academy of Fine Art Antwerp from 1986 till 2015. He has exhibited widely in Europe with solo shows at Taylor Galleries Dublin, Purdy Hicks London, De Zwarte Panter Antwerp, Gallery S65 Aalst and Valerie -Traan Gallery Antwerp. His work has also been included in several major exhibitions of Irish art, including In the Time of Shaking at the Irish Museum of Modern Art.

His work is represented in many collections including: The Arts Council of Ireland, Irish Museum of Modern Art, and Hugh Lane Gallery of Modern Art.

In 2008 he was awarded a Doctorate in Fine Art by the University of Antwerp.

He is a member of Aosdána and of The Royal Hibernian Academy Ireland and shares his time between his studio in North Mayo, Ireland and Belgium.