“I paint to experience the beauty of nature more deeply.”

Jo Harrison is an interpretative realist painter. Using palette knives, brushes and her favorite scraper, she scraps and draws into the paint, resulting in works that are rich in color, energetic and joyful.

“I try to paint the gesture of light - the moments when light and shadow intermingle or become shape.” The paintings start by drawing directly on the surface with the brush, then evolve through layers of lucious, expressive oil paint. Her brushmarks seem to dance with a freshness and spirit.

An art historian, art collector, and former gallery director, Jo became a working studio artist in 2019. Inspired by John Muir, and deeply connected to the poetry of Hafiz, Rilke, and Mary Oliver, her subjects focus on the natural world, often with a spiritual undertone. Grateful for the artistic communities of Provincetown and the Berkshires, Jo lives in Williamstown, MA, with a studio at the North Adams mill space Greylock Works.

Instagram is a great way to see and enjoy new paintings and inspiration throughout the year.

upcoming events

SAVE THE DATE … Sept 23 - 29 pop-up show with caroline carney … 444 gallery, commercial st, provincetown MA

2026 calendar

feb - new waterlily series

march - group show Renewal, bblg gallery

may - new paintings, greylock gallery

July 31 - Sept 13, PAAM 12×12 auction, provincetown art association and museum

august - open studio sale

nov 6 - jan 10 - PAAM small works show

nov 21 only - festive, greylock works

2025

May 3, 2025, Greylock Works, North Adams, MA
Open Studios 

May 2025, bblg gallery, Smithtown, NY

June, Williamstown, MA
Greylock Gallery

August, Provincetown Art Association Museum
PAAM 12 x 12 Exhibition and Live Auction

Fall ArtWeek Berkshires, North Adams, MA
Open Studios

Nightscapes, bblg gallery, Smithtown, NY

Holiday Collection, Williamstown, MA
Greylock Gallery

2024

Jan - March 5, Southern Vermont Art Center, Manchester
2023/24 Winter Members Exhibition

Flowers and the Flame, May 10 - 23, Smithtown, NY
bblg Gallery , Artist Reception Fri May 10

Still Life Pop Up, June 2 - 30, Williamstown, MA
Greylock Gallery

Shapes of Summer, June 20 - July 3, Wellfleet, MA
AMZehnder Gallery, Artist Reception Sat June 22

August, Provincetown Art Association Museum
PAAM 12 x 12 Exhibition and Live Auction

Nov - Dec, Provincetown Art Association Museum
PAAM Small Works Exhibit

December 2024

bblg gallery, Night Vision, Smithtown, NY

AMZehnder Gallery, Salon/Salon, Tiny Works, Big Conversations, Wellfleet, MA

Greylock Gallery, Holiday Pop-Up, Williamstown, MA