Her work has been featured at the National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian Institute, the Portland Museum of Art, the California Center for Contemporary Art, and the New York Public Library among other institutions. Prior to joining SAIC as a full-time faculty member, she was a part-time faculty member at the School, teaching courses in the Painting and Drawing department. Harris received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Washington University in St. Louis and her Master of Fine Arts from Yale University.