Pat Harris was born in Dublin in 1953 and studied at the National College of Art and Design, Dublin and at The Higher Institute of Fine Art Antwerp. He was professor of painting at The Royal Academy of Fine Art Antwerp from 1986 till 2015. He has exhibited widely in Europe with solo shows at Taylor Galleries Dublin, De Zwarte Panter, Antwerp and Gallery S65 Aalst, Belgium.  His work has also been included in several major exhibitions of Irish art, including In the Time of Shaking at the Irish Museum of Modern Art.  His work is represented in many collections including: The Arts Council of Ireland, Irish Museum of Modern Art, and Hugh Lane Gallery of Modern Art.  

He is a member of Aosdána and of The Royal Hibernian Academy Ireland where he is Professor of Painting.