Harriet Mead

Who is Harriet Mead?

Harriet Rebecca Mead is an English Wildlife Artist specialising in metal sculptures.

She received formal art education during a foundation year at St Albans College, followed by a degree in Fine Art at the Norwich School of Art.

Mead’s work is inspired by animals and birds. From an early age she was encouraged to observe and develop a keen interest in British wildlife due to the influence of her late father, Chris Mead, who was a well-known author and broadcaster. Harriet uses personal experience and direct observation to provide inspiration for her work. The countryside and wildlife around her home in rural Norfolk and her travels to various places around the world, including Asia and Africa, provide subject matter for her work.

After showing at its annual show for several years, Mead was elected a full member of the internationally renowned Society of Wildlife Artists. In 2004, she was elected to Council of the SWLA. Harriet has won the Society’s prestigious Capmark Award in 2007 and was runner-up in 2006. In 2009, she was elected as the Society's President, making her the youngest and first woman in its 47 year history.