Gabi Harris is an emerging French-Australian contemporary jeweller. Her process driven practice, shaped by a background in photography, prioritises purity of form and spatial construction. She investigates form using a restrained palette and contrasting surfaces, creating emotional depth through repetition and material ambiguity.
Ongoing experimentation, informed by cross-cultural experiences, has led to the development of a strong abstracted aesthetic that blends biomorphic and geometric forms. Her linear compositions distil personal identity into pared-back, tactile works, engaging the viewer through a poetic visual language.
Gabi is currently completing a Master of Visual Arts at Queensland College of Art and Design, Griffith University, focusing on contemporary jewellery. She has participated in many group exhibitions and was recently a finalist in the National Contemporary Jewellery Award 2024 and Contemporary Wearables 2025.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Aug-Nov 2025 - Contemporary Wearables ‘25, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, Toowoomba QLD
Jul 2025 - Coming of Age, Grey Street Gallery, South Bank QLD
Apr-May 2025 - Grow, Grey Street Gallery, South Bank QLD
Mar-May 2025 - Profile 2025, Australian Design Centre, Darlinghurst NSW
Jan-Feb 2025 - Attachements and Fasteners, Project Gallery, South Bank QLD
Nov-Dec 2024 - National Contemporary Jewellery Award 2024, Griffith Regional Art Gallery NSW
Oct-Nov 2024 - Elemental, Brisbane Institute of Art, Windsor QLD
Oct 2024 - Review. React. Respond, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Oct 2024 - Reflect I Refract, Mossenson Galleries, Subiaco, WA
May 2024 - Both Sides of Here, Project Gallery, South Bank QLD
Apr 2024 - Conscious Adornment, Grey Street Gallery, South Bank QLD
Oct 2023 - Flow - JMGQ Member Exhibition, Impress Gallery Wooloowin, Brisbane QLD
Jun 2023 - Aerobia, Brisbane Institute of Art, Windsor QLD
Dec 2022 - QCA Collective Origins 15, Grey Street Gallery, South Bank QLD
Jun 2022 - Remagine Art Prize Exhibition 2022, Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre, Hornsby NSW
AWARDS
Finalist - Contemporary Wearables ‘25, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, Toowoomba QLD
Finalist - Profile 2025, Australian Design Centre, Darlinghurst NSW
Finalist - National Contemporary Jewellery Award 2024, Griffith Regional Art Gallery NSW
Finalist - Reflect I Refract, Mossenson Galleries, Subiaco, WA
Finalist - Remagine Art Prize 2022, Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre, Hornsby NSW
OTHER
Master of Visual Arts - Griffith University QCAD - estimated completion 2026
Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group of Australia, Queensland (JMGQ) - Treasurer 2024/2025