Painter, born in Dorset. She studied at Bournemouth College of Art, 1975–6, Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts, 1976–7, Brighton Polytechnic, 1977–9, Slade School of Fine Art, 1979–81, and Goldsmiths’ College School of Art, 1989–91, where she completed her master’s degree. Harris gained a number of awards: the Boise Travelling Scholarship, to Japan, 1981; a French Government Scholarship at Paris, 1985–6; Erasmus Exchange, Grenoble, 1990; and to Amsterdam in 1991. Participated in various group shows including Stowells Trophy, RA, 1979; New Contemporaries, ICA, 1981; and shared exhibitions in 1984 at Woodlands Art Gallery and in 1988 at Alpha Gallery, Swanage, and Holland Gallery. Had a solo show at University College London, 1981, and then at Anderson O’Day, 1992, Southampton City Art Gallery, 2001.