Artist Biography

My name is Geno Harris and I was born on the West side of Detroit. At a young age I was introduced to many different things to broaden my life experiences but did not settle upon art as my creative outlet until moving to a residence in the downtown area where I began utilizing visual art as my form of expression.

The residence where I lived was called "River Park Lofts" located on Detroit's East side. There were artists of all disciplines and that alone lended itself to my self discovery as a visual artist. The technique I use is known as "Decoupage" and I apply this artistic form to create wall hangings and tables of exuberant colors from found wood and decorative paper.

I began using this technique as a way of creating works to decorate my loft apartment, but it was Detroit's Blackout of 2003 that inspired me to take a chance and show my work to a new gallery owner, Katrina Redd owner/operator of "The Redd Apple Gallery".

The very first piece that I showed Ms. Redd was aptly named "Jambalaya, Series of the Melting pot" which was to remember the blackout because all of the tenants and management came together and supported one another without regard to race, color, religion or sexual preference. After showing my work to Katrina Redd, she was impressed enough to take a chance on me, which ultimately paid off. The work was sold within 2 days.

If you are interested in purchasing a commissioned piece or for art shows/gallery opportunities contact me at:

· Call Geno at 313-671-7983 or union10@comcast.net