Jennifer Harrison
Jennifer Harrison was born in Hamilton, Ontario in 1972. Belonging to a long line of mediocre (yet persistent) landscape artists, she first began painting at a prodigiously early age. By age 11 she began expressing herself through less conventional media such as snow sculptures and Das. In 1988, she won a Halton-wide pumpkin carving contest and was featured prominently in the “Lifestyles” section of The Hamilton Spectator.
Remaining at her parents’ house following her graduation of grade 13, Jennifer continued to paint and sculpt as a means to avoid buying gifts for Christmas and birthdays. Embarrassed by her success at home, she would rarely sign her pieces, making it hard to create retrospectives later in her career.
In recent years Jennifer has miraculously survived an earthquake, a flood, a house-fire, a hit-and-run automobile accident, a barbeque explosion, homelessness, toothlessness, a (near) plane-crash, a brain tumour and vicious dog attack. To balance the pace of this hectic lifestyle, she has worked hard to become the full-time painter she is today. Now, working quietly at home for hours on end, she averts disaster and, perhaps, even saves lives. With annual exhibits throughout North America, the UK and in her hometown of Toronto, Jennifer participates in an average of 10 shows per year.
Though her materials and technique continue to evolve, her favorite subject will always be the Edwardian houses and alleyways surrounding her house in Toronto. She also enjoys painting cottages from photos of places she someday hopes to visit.
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