“Activating the Surface” an exhibition of thirty drawings by the historically significant artist Paul Harris (1925-2018) conveys a lifetime of understanding the world through color and line. Known for his sculptures, these drawings bring patterns and textures into a relationship with space through depictions of flowers, fruit and doorways done with a modernist’s eye toward acknowledging the flat surface.  Sponsored in part by the Bozeman Art Museum, Montana Art Galleries and Directors Association, and the family of Paul Harris, these…