Michael Harris

Michael Harris is a self-taught oil painter, song writer and world traveller from Toronto Canada. Following a brief stint studying graphic design at college, Michael turned to travel for inspiration and adventure. Several months of immersion in the galleries and culture of Europe at 19 was followed by a year of travel in Australia at 21. To mark his transition to the ranks of professional artist at 24, Michael took his paints and palette on a yearlong trip around the world – painting his way through Hong Kong, Thailand, Australia, Nepal, India, Greece, Turkey and the UK. Between trips he honed his skills as a working artist, which included creating reproductions for an international art company, illustration, portraiture, murals, graphic design for an independent record label and private commissions.

Michael has spent years developing his personal approach to painting in oils. He has exhibited in Canada, the US and Australia and his work is enjoyed in private and corporate collections at home and internationally.