Matthew Harris is an artist of mixed Koorie and European descent. His recent paintings bring together minimal serial abstraction with familial narrative and institutional critique especially as are conveyed by materials and material histories. Parallel to his painting practice, Harris creates sculpture in a range of materials which have drawn upon the labour of family members and icons of European sculpture. A queer sensibility underpins the work. Humour operates as a vessel for disruptive content.

Harris was a studio artist at Gertrude Contemporary, Melbourne from 2020—2023. In 2024, he completed his first public art commission at 602 Little Bourke St, Melbourne, at Make Room, a collaborative project between government and the philanthropic sector to address the critical needs of homelessness in Melbourne.