Deñja Harris grew up in South Bay, San Diego, CA and now lives and works in the greater San Diego area. Her practice engages with contemporary fiber art, soft sculpture, design and installation. Combining dead-stock and new yarns, her work navigates the intersections of materiality, function, and abstraction. Grounded in themes of healing, vulnerability, and softness, Denja explores how color, pattern, and texture function as sites of connection.

Her practice is material and process driven, with a deeply intuitive and improvisational approach, allowing her to respond in real time. This synergy between material and process shapes works that are as dynamic as they are intentional. Through her art, Denja fosters a visual dialogue that gently encourages both self and viewer to stay soft in a world that wants to harden you.

Denja’s work has been exhibited in solo and group shows and featured in workshops and demonstrations at institutions such as San Diego City College, Mingei International Museum, Oceanside Museum of Art, Art Produce, Mortis Studio, and others.