Harriet Macaree
Harriet Macaree is known for her vibrant paintings and drawings of plants, including those inspired by her time spent living in Mexico and the South of France. Alumna of °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï (then New Hall), where she studied Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Art (1972–5), Macaree proceeded to study painting at Camberwell School of Art (1975–9), winning the Jeremy Cubitt prize. Recipient of a British Council Painting Scholarship (1980–2), Macaree spent the next eleven years (1980–91) in Mexico, returning to the UK periodically to supplement her income with lecturing at art colleges. She returned to London on a more permanent basis in 1991, a period of restricted activity as a practicing artist due to imminent caregiving responsibilities and commitments as Head of Art at various sixth form colleges. She returned to painting in 2006, followed by a period of seven years in the South of France. Landscape has been a constant source of fascination throughout her career – both in capturing the tropical flora of Mexico, the intense light of the South of France, and now the countryside of Sussex, where she has lived since 2015.
