John Harris was born in Wales and studied of painting and ceramics at Cardiff College of Art. Following that he persued a career in art education.

In 1986 John Harris decided to leave the world of art education and become a full time professional artist. Since then John he has regularly and successfully exhibited in several British art galleries plus venues in South Africa, Australia and the United Arab Emirates.

John Harris is very much a landscape painter with a lasting facination in subtle light, reflection and the transitory aspects of weather conditions. Living Midlands he enjoys the muted tones of the Worcestershire landscape, also frequently seeking inspiration in Wales beside the Rivers Wye and the Usk. Wintertime though, sees John adjusting his palette to the sun bleached vistas of Africa and the Middle East, where the unique atmosphere of desert, wadi, mountains and coastlines provide a refreshing change of scene.