Alyne Harris
Alyne Harris was born in March 1942, in Gainesville, Fl. and passed away August 12, 2025.
As a young girl, Alyne and her sisters played in a nearby cemetery where her family members were buried. She imagined herself in the presence of heavenly spirits and her fascination prompted her to draw angels in the mud. Though she continued throughout her career to paint angels, she eventually broadened to other favorite subjects such as church scenes, black people in her community, and spring gardens filled with animals and birds. For her, each painting began with a clear view of the image she wanted to portray. She then found a scrap of paper, a piece of masonite, or canvas to fit the picture in her mind.
Alyne’s work is included in numerous museums and corporate and private collections. She is also featured in many folk art publications such as “Souls Grown Deep: African American Vernacular Art of the South.” June 2021 – January 15, 2022, The Thomas Center in Alyne’s hometown of Gainesville, FL hosted a solo exhibit of her work, “Between Heaven and Earth: The Paintings of Alyne Harris.”
We were sad to hear Alyne passed away at home in Gainesville, FL on August 12, 2025.
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