- City
- Oakville
- Booth
- Nathan Phillips Square
Booth 6
Harriet Liu
As a contemporary landscape painter, my practice explores the intersections of place, memory, and resilience through observations of the environments we inhabit. Rooted in personal experience, my work reflects an ongoing interest in how landscape can hold emotional narratives and reveal moments of quiet transformation.
A formative influence on my practice was my time in Cusco, Peru, where I volunteered in early childhood education in 2015. Witnessing the resilience of Indigenous communities - their ability to cultivate beauty, warmth, and hope despite limited resources - profoundly shaped my understanding of perseverance and continues to inform the emotional undercurrents of my paintings.
Based in Oakville, Ontario, I draw inspiration from the shifting qualities of light and its ability to transform familiar landscapes. My recent neighbourhood-based series examines the interplay of light across urban architecture and natural spaces, capturing fleeting moments that evoke stillness, nostalgia, and a sense of timelessness.
I am a graduate of Sheridan College's Visual and Creative Arts Advanced Diploma program. My work has been recognized with First Prize at the Oakville Art Society Annual Juried Exhibition and has been presented in solo and group exhibitions at Oakville Galleries, Holcim Gallery, and Gallery 1313. I was selected as the Slipvillan Artist-in-Residence in Stockholm, Sweden, and have also been selected to exhibit at the Toronto Outdoor Art Fair.
My paintings are held in private collections across Canada, Sweden, and China, including collections in Oakville, Toronto, Mississauga, Vaughan, Etobicoke, Stockholm, and Beijing.
Instagram: @harrietliu19
https://www.harrietartstudio.com/
Painting
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Purple Weeping Beech in Front of a Window
- Year
- 2026
- Dimensions
- 60.96 × 76.20 × 2.54 cm
- Sale Price
- $2,500
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The Solitary Tree on Amantani Island (Lake Titicaca)
- Year
- 2025
- Dimensions
- 76.20 × 60.96 × 2.54 cm
- Sale Price
- $2,500
