Maeve Harris

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Maeve Harris
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Maeve Harris

(1976-09-01) September 1, 1976 (age 46)
New Jersey, United States
NationalityAmerican
Known for Painting
Notable workWonder Woman [1]
Movementabstract art

Maeve Harris (born September 1, 1976 in New Jersey) is a Seattle-based American abstract painter noted for merging "nature and the abstract". [2] [3]

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Career

Her paintings were featured prominently on episodes of the TV show Celebrity Apprentice . [2] [4] Her paintings have appeared in posters. [5] [6] She was represented by New Era in 2002 [3] and exclusively by Grand Image Limited in 2003 and 2005. [7] [8] [9] [10] Her paintings are abstract renditions of outdoor natural scenes including dragonflies, ponies, and flowers. [6] She commented: "An important element in my work is beauty. I believe that concept or idea can interest the viewer as long as the artist is sensitive to aesthetic." [11] She uses a variety of inks and pigments to mix color and light into different natural and organic forms. [3] She uses rollers and spray cans as well as brushes.

In 2008, her paintings appeared in seven locations on the set of the NBC TV show Celebrity Apprentice , including a "huge abstract in The Donald's boardroom that was right behind everyone as they got fired." [4] She paints in Pioneer Square Studio and belongs to the national online art gallery Artaissance. [2]

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