Denja Harris (pronounced deen-ya) is an artist from South Bay San Diego, CA. Intentionally sourcing dead-stock yarns and combining with new, the work she makes is a mix of contemporary fiber art, soft sculptures, installations and sometimes functional, sometimes not functional pieces. Her art practice is a form of healing and exploring self, vulnerability, and softness through the relationships of color, pattern and texture. Her work aims to visually communicate and gently remind self and viewer to stay soft in a world that wants to harden you.
Denja's work has been featured in solo exhibitons, group shows, workshops and demonstrations at San Diego City College, Mingei International Museum, Art Produce, Mortis Studio, and others.INSTALLATIONS
2024 SPARKS GALLERY, SOMETIMES BUT NOT ALWAYS, SAN DIEGO, CA
EXHIBITIONS
SOLO
2023 I N T E R V A L S ROOM, DENJA HARRIS, SAN DIEGO, CA
2022 COFFEE AND TEA COLLECTIVE, UNTITLED, SAN DIEGO, CA
2021 MORTIS STUDIO, SOFT, SAN DIEGO, CA
GROUP
2024 OCEANSIDE MUSEUM OF ART WEST AT THE SEABIRD, ORGANIC CUBISM, OCEANSIDE, CA
2024 MC DONOUGH MUSEUM OF ART, I JUST LIKE YOU: NEW & INSPIRING FIBER ART, YOUNGSTOWN, OH
2023 CITY GALLERY, CONNECT, SAN DIEGO, CA
2023 ART PRODUCE, CONNECT, SAN DIEGO, CA
2023 PAIN SUGAR GALLERY, BLUEPRINTS, RIVERSIDE, CA
2022 THE BROWN STUDIO: SAN DIEGO DESIGN WEEK, COMMUNITY THROUGH CREATIVITY EXHIBITION & FILM, ENCINITAS, CA
2022 THE CHRYSILAS: MONARCH SCHOOL'S CENTER FOR THE ARTS, METAMORPHOSIS, SAN DIEGO, CA
SELECT PRESS AND PUBLICATIONS
TUFT THE WORLD: AN ILLUSTRATED MANUAL TO TUFTING GORGEOUS RUGS, DECOR AND MORE APRIL 2024
KPBS AUGUST 2023
SAN DIEGO MAGAZINE MARCH 2022
KPBS DECEMBER 2021
2023 I N T E R V A L S ROOM, DENJA HARRIS, SAN DIEGO, CA
2022 COFFEE AND TEA COLLECTIVE, UNTITLED, SAN DIEGO, CA
2021 MORTIS STUDIO, SOFT, SAN DIEGO, CA
GROUP
2024 OCEANSIDE MUSEUM OF ART WEST AT THE SEABIRD, ORGANIC CUBISM, OCEANSIDE, CA
2024 MC DONOUGH MUSEUM OF ART, I JUST LIKE YOU: NEW & INSPIRING FIBER ART, YOUNGSTOWN, OH
2023 CITY GALLERY, CONNECT, SAN DIEGO, CA
2023 ART PRODUCE, CONNECT, SAN DIEGO, CA
2023 PAIN SUGAR GALLERY, BLUEPRINTS, RIVERSIDE, CA
2022 THE BROWN STUDIO: SAN DIEGO DESIGN WEEK, COMMUNITY THROUGH CREATIVITY EXHIBITION & FILM, ENCINITAS, CA
2022 THE CHRYSILAS: MONARCH SCHOOL'S CENTER FOR THE ARTS, METAMORPHOSIS, SAN DIEGO, CA
SELECT PRESS AND PUBLICATIONS
TUFT THE WORLD: AN ILLUSTRATED MANUAL TO TUFTING GORGEOUS RUGS, DECOR AND MORE APRIL 2024
KPBS AUGUST 2023
SAN DIEGO MAGAZINE MARCH 2022
KPBS DECEMBER 2021
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