<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/michelle-harris-expressing-a-powerful-long-journey-on-canvas.html" dsn="news"><title>Michelle Harris: Expressing a Powerful, Long Journey on Canvas</title><item_date>05/26/2016 12:00:00 PM</item_date><author>Staff Report</author><image><img src="/news/images/michelle-harris_5362.png" alt="Michelle Harris: Expressing a Powerful, Long Journey on Canvas"/></image><image_caption>Michelle Harris: Expressing a Powerful, Long Journey on Canvas</image_caption><thumbnail><img src="/news/images/michelle-harris_5362.png" alt="Michelle Harris: Expressing a Powerful, Long Journey on Canvas"/></thumbnail><summary>The language written into Michelle Harris’ bold paintings is unfamiliar. So is the name of the Native American tribe in central California from which she descends. But the power of her attachment, the strength of her connection and the emotional tug of her Coast Miwok people are clear. She’s a member. She belongs. She yearns for closeness to this ancient story.</summary><category>Around Campus</category><featured/><tags><tag>Around Campus</tag></tags></item>