About Madison Harrison

Madison Harrison is a Raleigh, North Carolina–based artist whose work explores the complexity of emotion and perception through the lens of lived experience. Working primarily in acrylic on canvas, she uses light-manipulating mediums, layered glazes, and expressive gradients to translate raw feeling into vivid visual form. Her style—rooted in pop surrealism—merges striking color palettes with symbolic compositions that blur the boundary between reality and introspection.

With a background in design from Elon University and NC State’s School of Design, Madison brings a refined sense of balance, structure, and visual rhythm to her emotionally charged pieces. She often questions the nature of emotional truth—how feeling can distort, clarify, or redefine the way we see ourselves and the world around us. Her paintings serve as both reflection and affirmation, revealing that emotional truth exists beyond binaries of right and wrong.

Each work captures a moment—sometimes only understood in retrospect—and transforms it into a shared emotional space where viewers are invited to pause, confront, and connect. Through her art, Madison opens a dialogue about authenticity and the quiet beauty found in vulnerability, reminding us that while our experiences are uniquely our own, we are not alone in how we feel.