Born 1987. From Berry Springs, NT (Kungarakan country). Living and working in Canberra, ACT (Ngunnawal and Ngambri country).

Harriet Body's art practice is centred around care, slowness, and community. In her studio she works with media that broadly cross textiles, ceramics, and installation.

Harriet's socially engaged art practice involves creating community and exploring collaborative art making in a range of different contexts. She is currently examining motherhood as a conceptual underpinning to her socially engaged artwork. Harriet also works as the Creative Learning Programs Convener at the National Gallery of Australia where she works with a team of artist educators providing programs for both young and adult learners and community groups around Australia.

Harriet holds an MFA (research), for which she received an Australian Postgraduate Award, and a BFA (first class) from the UNSW School of Art and Design. She received major project funding from CreateNSW in 2015, 2018, and 2021. She was a finalist in the NSW Emerging Visual Arts Fellowship in 2019 and was awarded the Hazelhurst Art on Paper Prize in 2017.