Heather ‘Bird’ Harris (b. 1987) is an artist, curator, and educator who prioritizes caretaking and connection. Her work explores the throughlines between land history and ecological crises, engaging with communities, scientists, and site-specific materials to investigate memory, systems of complicity, and possibilities for emergence.

Harris received her B.S. in Art History and Studio Art from Skidmore College and master’s degree in Education Leadership from Columbia University. Harris has served as principal of a turnaround school in New Orleans and has consulted with school leaders across the South to implement equitable learning practices and empowering history education. Her art has been exhibited at Art Fields, Stoveworks, New Mexico State University Museum, Bristol Art Museum, the Barnes Ogden Gallery at Louisiana State University, Science Gallery Atlanta, and has been featured nationally on NPR, Sea Change, Artist/Mother Podcast, and All We Can Save Project. She was one of 7 artists selected for the Arts & Social Justice Fellowship at Emory University in 2023. Upcoming residencies include the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in the Hudson Valley, New York and the Hambidge Center in northern Georgia. Bird is an MFA candidate in Painting and MA candidate in Art History at Georgia State University.

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Bird lives in Atlanta with her partner Josh and their two children, Jade and Hazel.