At Boston Sculptors Gallery, Mags Harries Sets A Table For Community Action
November 05, 2019
“Obviously there is a metaphor in here that one table with one leg will not stand up by itself,” says Harries, a professor at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts who teaches sculpture and installation. “It is a metaphor for people getting together and creating something that functions. It might not function in the normal way, but it functions anyway.”
Latitude to Comment and Play: A Conversation with Mags Harries and Lajos Héder
July 02, 2019
Mags Harries was born in Wales, graduated from the Leicester College of Art and Design, received her MFA at Southern Illinois University, and teaches at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. She is a multimedia artist who uses found objects, drawing, photography, performance, new technology, and 3D printing to fabricate visually
Mags Harries at Boston Sculptors Gallery: Adrift
May 10, 2017
Addressing themes of global warming to the survival of humankind, Mags Harries’ new solo exhibition Adrift will feature sculptural and two-dimensional works depicting subjects ranging from life vests to icebergs. In response to the political environment created by the Trump administration, Adrift alludes to the tide of uncertainty in which we are caught. Sensing a threat to our democracy, the planet, and its inhabitants, Harries grapples with glacial melts, and the turning back of migrants who have come here to establish a better life. The artist, an immigrant herself, asks, “How does one ignore these changes? How does one understand this uncertainty? How does an artist deal with these issues?”
Thinking About Water: Artists Reflect
May 22, 2017
Thinking about Water: Artists Reflect
Group show featuring work by Mags Harries "reflects on the beauty of our most precious natural resource and on the impact of global climate change."
Metropolitan Waterworks Museum
2450 Beacon Street
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Opening Reception: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at 7pm
March 22 - June 30, 2017
Open Wednesday 11am - 8:30pm and Thursday to Sunday 11am - 4pm
Free and open to the public
Submerge on the Marquee through August 2016
June 01, 2016
Mags Harries & Catherine Siller collaborated on Submerge for the 18th round of Art on The Marquee at the Boston Convention Center. It will be on view through August 2016.
Submerge on View
Submerge a video collaboration by Mags Harries & Catherine Siller is on view on the Boston Convention Center Marquee as part of the 18th Round of Art on the Marquee
Precautionary Tales show listed in Globe
March 09, 2016
The Globe lists Mags Harries "Precautionary Tales" at Gallery Kayafas in Week Ahead
Nothing Is What It Appears To Be
"Nothing Is What It Appears To Be"
Artist Talk with Mags Harries at Gallery Kayafas
Saturday April 2nd 2:30 - 4:00pm
Precautionary Tales at Gallery Kayafas
March 04, 2016
Mags Harries Precautionary Tales will be on view at Gallery Kayafas March 4th - April 9th, 2016.
Artist Talk "Nothing Is What It Appears To Be" Saturday April 2nd, 2:30 - 4:00pm.
The show features photography, and 3D printed sculptures.
Mags Harries on WBUR
September 01, 2015
On Thursday September 17, 2015 Drones Are Changing How We See - And Think About - Our World aired on WBUR's The ARTery. Curt Nickisch and Greg Cook included a conversation with Mags Harries about her recent drone collaboration with Boston Virtual Imaging on The Disappearing Drumlin.
Mags Harries work at deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum
October 01, 2015
Mags Harries work will be in The Sculptor's Eye: Prints, Drawings, and Photographs from the Collection
Oct 03, 2015 - Mar 20, 2016
deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum
51 Sandy Pond Road
Lincoln, MA 01773
Mags Harries' 70's Ceramics featured in Brutal Magazine
Mags Harries' Ceramic Table Pieces are featured in Issue 2 "Stripped" of Brutal Magazine
34 at Boston Sculptors Gallery
July 01, 2015
Mags Harries' The Disappearing Drumlin will be in "34" at Boston Sculptors Gallery
Opening Reception: Sunday July 26th, 3–5pm
SoWa First Friday Reception: Friday, August 7th, 5–8pm
34 is a show curated by Liz Devlin about the Boston Harbor Islands. Mags Harries' work The Disappearing Drumlin focuses on Sheep Island. The piece features video by Boston Virtual Imaging.
Isles Arts Initiative
July 22, 2015 - August 16, 2015
Boston Sculptors Gallery
486 Harrison Ave
Boston, , MA 02118
United States
Review featuring Mags Harries' Sun and Rain Catchers
Review of Sculpture Embraces Horticulture show at Blithewold in Artscope Magazine. Sculpture Embraces Horticulture Review in Artscope Magazine
Mags Harries/ Levels featured in Sculpture Magazine
Mags Harries' show Level was reviewed by Christine Temin in Sculpture Magazine issue September 2013
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Review of Mags Harries' Exhibition "Levels"
Cate McQuaid reviews Mags Harries' exhibition Levels in The Boston Globe: “What’s up at Boston-area art galleries”