Rain Harris has exhibited extensively in the U.S. and abroad. She has received numerous awards and grants. Her work is in the collections of the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts in Texas, Charles Wustum Museum of Fine Arts in Wisconsin, Rhode Island School of Design Museum in Rhode Island, and the Icheon World Ceramic Center Museum in Korea.
Harris states:Currently I am engaged in investigating the tension created in my objects by juxtaposing biomorphic and man made forms. I strive to create elegant objects by carefully incorporating lowbrow accessories such as feathers, rhinestones, and flocking. Frequently these elements are somewhat camouflaged; stones reside within striations in the surface; flocking mimics a complementary matte glaze. Lusters impart a luxuriant surface that treads a thin line between the sensual and the lascivious. I look to the contradictions that reside between the tasteful and the tawdry; I question the notion of good taste. One cannot examine notions around taste without examining the notion of beauty; I would argue that the two are inextricably entwined. Can an ugly object be in goo taste? Can a beautiful object also be a tasteless object? these are the questions that I have been asking myself when I create new work.